<p>Regarding low scores, I got a 95 on my ssat and had mediocre grades but was admitted to Exeter/Andover. My friend had same hook, excellent grades, but a 80 on his ssat and was rejected. Idk how to interpret this but I think ssat is important</p>
<p>Your transcript and ssat score (and hook) arenāt the only factors that are in play when A/Oās decide whether they want you or not. Your interview plays a HUGE role and so does your application. My friend got in with a 77 on her ssatās and still got in with FA. Maybe youāll meet her next year to confirm that my sources are legit</p>
<p>I believe you, calm down. Man cc has gotten really hostile.</p>
<p>xD</p>
<p>My intentions werenāt to act hostile (or make you believe I was) towards you. I was just giving my opinion and giving you ways to explore the reasoning behind my logic.</p>
<p>CC is a hotbed of debaters, BronxKid, whether they be parents or students. Personally, I donāt think SSAT is going to be a make or break deal, unless you have a REALLY low score, like 50 percentile. A big factor this year, overandover98, was FA. Itās much harder in that pool of applicants than full pay applicants. Also, just because you play an instrument (I learned this the hard way) does not mean you have a hook. If you play it really well, yes, but really well as in private lessons and performing in a youth symphony good.</p>
<p>Iām sort of counting on being hispanic to be my hook :/</p>
<p>High Five for being hispanic 
Iām Dominican, what are you?</p>
<p>Colombian :)</p>
<p>Do you speak Spanish?</p>
<p>Por supuesto que si :D</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Sorry to let you down, but I donāt speak Spanish. lol
I understand what you said, but I donāt use Spanish enough to respond backā¦ sorry. I understood alot when I was younger, but I canāt understand/speak everything.</p>
<p>Being hispanic is a bit of a hook but not much unfortunately. Does it hurt your application? Absolutely not. Does it help significantly, eh, maybe a little. I am 100% hispanic but so are a lot of other Choaties as well as at these other boarding schools.</p>
<p>Do boarding schools like āaverageā people?</p>
<p>Sadly, boarding schools really look for candidates who will enhance the already high- standing population of the school. That is why most people at boarding schools have some kind of hook or on the more political side of things, money. Unfortunate, but true.</p>
<p>Yellow, another hispanic 
so a lot of hispanics at choate thatās awesome. What are you?</p>
<p>@bronx-- </p>
<p>I PMed you haha</p>
<p>well i just got accepted into a school called Hopkins which is located in CT. This school was ranked in top 20 forbes list, so it is a high class school. My ssat score was horrible but i was still accepted. it was less than 50 percent like 49 percent overallā¦ im not sure about schools like andover and other but i got accepted to hopkinsā¦ I hope this helps you
ctkhan97</p>
<p>Iām also really scared because I did really bad on the SSAT (below 50%) but this is unlike any other standardized tests I have taken which I normally get high 80s to 90s on also I have gotten 4.0s nearly every trimester throughout elementary and middle school
I have great ECs:
Acting for 5 years- Clubs, Private lessons, School plays, other productions,etc.
Singing 4 years- Worldwide&Statewide Select Choir+School Choir
NJHS
Girl Scouts 2 years
Lacrosse 2 years
International Student: lots of traveling and unique expierences, service trip to Nepal
My interviews went GREAT and Iām working super hard on my essays and I donāt need FA
Will my SSAT score kill my applications for Choate, Milton, Andover, Deerfield, Loomis, Governors, and NMH?</p>
<p>No one can really answer that question. It really comes down to āit depends.ā A lot of great kids with really high scores are rejected. A few students with low scores are accepted. I just depends on what the school is looking for in a particular year, what the student brings to the table, and sometimes what success the school has had with prior applicants from your school (or area if not many apply from a particular school).</p>
<p>No one can really tell you what your āchancesā are or if youāve hurt them. A low score, however, does make the road more difficult. Aās from a school donāt necessarily indicate if a student can do the BS work. Some schools are more academically rigorous than others.</p>
<p>Just do your best. Or you can try taking the test again to see if the scores get better.</p>
<p>When I went to visit Andover, Exeter, SPS, Groton, etc., they all told me that the SSAT isnāt that important. They said you need to be very well-rounded, have high grades, have a great interview, and have a very, very, impressive application. </p>
<p>For the SSAT, I scored a 93% average without studying, all I did was do a practice test the night before. I didnāt have time to study because of my commitments that took over every weeknight and weekday. However, I would like to know, did the people who scored a 98% or 99% average on the SSAT study a lot?</p>
<p>mugmug4:</p>
<p>did you score below 50% on the SSAT ranking or the national ranking?</p>