<p>Are these scores good enough for Exeter, Andover, Hotchkiss, and Taft? I'm applying for 11th Grade.</p>
<p>Math: 91%
Reading:89%
Verbal: 75%
Composite: 89%</p>
<p>I thought most schools ask for the PSAT for 11th grade, but it’s unlikely those scores would be a problem. On the other hand, they won’t carry you over the goal line either. You’ll need a solid overall application at any of these schools.</p>
<p>they ask for ssat or psat, my psat scores were like…
Math: 97%
Reading: 85%
Verbal: 75%</p>
<p>should i send those?</p>
<p>any opinions…?</p>
<p>I don’t think it would hurt, especially since you did so well on the PSAT math.</p>
<p>Of the two, I think your PSAT scores will look better since 10th grade is the young end of PSAT taking and the older end of SSAT.</p>
<p>i agree but both those scores are compared to only kids my age</p>
<p>We had sent both of them.
PSAT was: for CR - 95%, for WS - 96%, for Math - 84%.
SSAT: Verbal -92%, Math -69%, Reading - 99%, Overall = 96% (for female, 10th Grade).</p>
<p>We are also international.</p>
<p>yea im pretty sure it’s different for international</p>
<p>No.
SSAT is comparing you with all other students of your sex and age (doesn`t matter international or US) who took this test during last 3 years.
PSAT has 2 type of scores: National and International. That one which i’ve posted above is our National Rank. For International we had higher ranks: CR - 98%, WS - 99% and Math - 86%.
I forgot to say that we also had to take TOEFL, course it`s common requirement for international students. It was the easiest test comparing to PSAT and SSAT:-) My daughter had 112 point on IBT TOEFL (the highest rate is 120).</p>
<p>Right–but here’s my thinking. While you’re compared to your peer group, the test is the same for all grades, so it may be that a school would have a higher expectation for SSAT percentages when you’re an older student–expecting that you should have mastered the content by tenth grade. Of course, I’m just guessing.</p>
<p>@Sabi6a: i meant it is different since you have to send in both and I don’t (I wasn’t talking about the actual tests)</p>
<p>@classicalmama</p>
<p>not exactly. because say there were 10 questions on the ssat. a 8th grader got 6 right because they haven’t learned the material on the last 4. They got into a good percentile in the 80s or 90s.
A 10th grader of the same gender took the same test and got the same 6 right. HOWEVER, they had been taught the material and many from their age range got 9 or even all 10 right because they were familiar with the concepts. Consequently this 10th grader would maybe get around a 60 or 70th percentile.
Therefore, the admissions officers are not looking for higher percentiles for older students, but they are looking for more right by not changing what percentiles they want.
Does that make sense? I feel like I rambled…</p>
<p>bbc420, sorry, i didn`t understand you, i thought you are talking about the tests ranking.</p>
<p>it’s cool .</p>
<p>not entirely true saying boarding schools prefer ssat or psat for junior year. I took ssat and after I talked with admissions and the football coachses they said my scores were solid and that I should not worryabout testing so don’t get hung up on them</p>
<p>also solid ssat score</p>
<p>ok thanks (10chr)</p>
<p>Ehphant: I understand what you’re saying, and for the most part, I’m guessing you’re right. I’m just hazarding a guess that a school like Exeter or Andover would expect a 10th grader to have mastered the content on the SSAT, and so might look for a very high percentile from a tenth grader (even normed against other tenth graders) and might count a lower percentage less in an eighth grader, who might not have seen all the material yet. </p>
<p>If bbc’s scores were all in the 90’s, I’d say send them both in. But given the caliber of schools to which he/she is applying, and the fact that the scores for both tests were so similar, I think I’d go with the higher level test. </p>
<p>But again, it’s true that the SSAT is normed against a more select group of students, so I don’t know, maybe it would be best to send them both in. I guess I’d decide based on the scores: were the SSAT scores all all mid-700’s and above? If so, I’d send the SSAT scores in.</p>
<p>@bbc:</p>
<p>what were your actual PSAT scores in terms of the 20-80 score and total out of 240 (if you don’t mind me asking)? I think they look closer at this score instead of the percentile.</p>
<p>I would imagine that what hopeful said is true. SSAT percentiles don’t transfer to other tests well because the testing pool is self-selected. Doesn’t EVERY kid in the US take the PSAT? I wouldn’t think the percentiles for that would be meaningful in the boarding school’s applicant pool, whereas the ssat percentiles would be. The numeric scores for the PSAT would give them a reasonably good idea of how you will do on the SAT and if it is in line with the school’s interquartile range. I would look at the school profiles of the schools you are applying to and check what their sats are. Add a zero to you PSAT scores and see where you land.</p>
<p>I’d send both.</p>