<p>So my child took the SSAT in oct, dec, and jan. All three were a disappointment. However, the scores did improve by about 10 percent. Oct=54 percentile, Dec=67 percentile, and Jan=76 percentile. Her math went up to a 90 percentile and the english went up to a 71 percentile. She's a straight a student except for math... This year she went to geometry honors instead of taking algebra 1 like most kids do. So, she got a B but here are the rest of the grades: Science=99.76 A+
Math: 86.58=B
History=97 A
English=96 A
PE= 103.70 A+
Spanish=96 A
Also, we do not need financial aid and we put in a bunch of extracurricular and sports. The teacher recommendations are hopefully good because all the teachers do like her :) They told her she's a very hardworking student. However, the SSAT percentile seems to really lower down her chances. What are her chances of getting into Deerfield, Taft, Blair, and Linden Hall? Oh and she's applying for grade 9.</p>
<p>I thought there was a prep school section of this forum. You might get better answers there.</p>
<p>Try posting here:[Prep</a> School Admissions - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/]Prep”>Prep School Admissions - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>Good chance for Blair and I can’t say enough good things about Blair. It is life changing.</p>
<p>I can second MOWC on Blair. Amazing, amazing school. Current parent here, happy to answer any questions. Feel free to PM me as I am not always on this board.</p>
<p>Certainly discuss with the prep school board; that group has great insights into the particular schools. My two cents, from my 2 kids’ experience (#3 is staying home for high school in part for what I am about to say), BS is filled with top, top demanding and talents students, driven and often high performing on test scores. While there can always be exceptions, your kid must be ready to get his/her a-- kicked by very high performing students at BS. Struggling academically at BS is not talked about very much, so let me say that, unless your kid is bored out of her mind at home, she might be better served by gaining maturity academically at home and with the guidance and nurturing that being at home provides.</p>
<p>Yes, the prep school parents’ board is probably the best place to refer the OP. </p>
<p>I have been saddened to hear of erlanger’s unhappy experience with the boarding school his/her child attended. However, our child is not at all as erlanger describes, did not have the experience outlined in post 6, and is truly happy at boarding school. Based upon the classmates I have come to know, our child is not the exception at this school, but the norm.</p>
<p>The trick for us was getting to know the schools and their cultures very, very well, and choosing carefully based on fit. There were some boarding schools, though excellent at what they do and who they are, that would have been laughably wrong for our kid. Each of us has different children with different needs. That said, boarding school is not right for every kid, and we may well decide that home is the right place for our younger child.</p>