My son got into all 8 schools he applied to with 2019 SSAT scores and this is back in 2021. He was accepted into Mercersburg, Taft School, Kent School, Lake Forest Academy, Woodberry Forest, Shady Side Academy, St. Stephen Episcopal, Cranbrook and Western Reserve Academy. He has good EC activities, strong recommendation letters from teachers, strong character skills tests and good essays. So SSAT is not everything.
Standardized test scores are not everything. I have one kid who always tests extremely well - 99th %ile but has very uneven academic performance due to EF issues and another who just can’t break 50%-ile but has strong, consistent academic performance.
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Hi! I struggled with the verbal A LOT (since I learnt English by myself) and ended up getting a 80th percentile. So, I have a few tips!
I used the SSAT practice thats comes with the fee waiver, I did a quiz everyday and studied mostly the roots, perfixes and suffixes. I advise you to use Quizlet too.
I should’ve done this sooner but write every word you come across during practices that you don’t know and a simpler synonym or definition!! I did this only the week before and it helped me a lot. Also, while doing the verbal sections, always look at the other options and see ifthey’re connected. (IDK how to explain).
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