<p>I know that a lot of people are feeling pretty solid academically when they apply to BS. Many of us have a variety of EC's and have something we love to do and are passionate about. But the part I remember being the most intimidating for me is those darn SSAT scores. I know there are a few people, like me, that somehow got into top schools with relatively "low(<90%)" scores. For all of those people who didn't score amazingly, I am asking you to post your score and which schools you got accepted at, NOT the schools you got denied at. The whole point of this thread is to prove to future applicants that SSAT scores are not the world, and you don't need to have an amazing score to get accepted into top schools. I'll start off:</p>
<p>yea, seriously.
i didn’t have a sport down as my ec at all, so don’t flip out if you don’t think you’re well-rounded enough.
oh, and the ssats… don’t freak out about them.
they’re seriously… like the least imp. things in your app. process. (at least, in my opinion).</p>
<p>I agree, I cannot remember the thread or who posted but it was a comment that a current Exeter student made, he wrote “I must be the worst math student at Exeter, on my SSAT’s I got a 54% in math.” obviously if he is truely a student, the SSAT’s must not be very important.</p>
<p>My son got 96% on the SSAT (did not apply to Exeter) but a good friend of his is going to Exeter and he got 87% on his SSAT. Another friend got 86% on his SSAT and is going to Hotchkiss. However both did have a hook and came from an academically strong private school.</p>
<p>I got 99% and I got denied at Exeter - it’s all very variable I guess. Then again, I applied for 11th grade and was an Andover legacy. And I talked a lot about boys’ volleyball during my interview - which I later learned that Exeter does not even offer.</p>
<p>Ahh well, lesson learned. I did get into Andover with nearly a full scholarship though, so I guess that showing interest is a very important aspect of the process as well.</p>
<p>My 98% got me waitlisted at Exeter and Deerfield and rejected at Andover</p>
<p>64% got me into SPS.</p>
<p>Goes to show it’s more about what you can offer the specific school…still shoot for the highest possible score. Even if you have to take it 2-3 times.</p>
<p>TomTheCat, didn’t know you were legacy of Andover. What kind of legacy, if I may ask?</p>
<p>mpicz, ? you had different score for SPS only?</p>
<p>I know both you two applied for FA. When you are FA applicant, things are more complicated. It’s hard enough to draw any conclusion about the relationship between your SSAT score and acceptance even without the FA factor.</p>
<p>Well my mom put in the code for the wrong st. paul’s. Realized it…but much later. It was pretty much to late, sent it in anyway…I asked my interviewer if it made a difference and he said no. It came in to late.</p>
<p>Yea…opening wait list after wait list makes you think a little about the whole FA factor. And I applied to Exeter and Andover for 11th…so Im sure that made it harder also. Plus I’ll admit, as I look back at it…my Andover application was ****. It was the first one I sent it and all</p>
<p>PPV, true, true =) I am, after all, the one who always hammers on about Andover being fully need-blind.</p>
<p>Yeah, I personally think it’s a little silly that legacies are supposedly given an advantage. That’s kinda unfair. It’s not like kids make a conscious choice to be a legacy or not.</p>
<p>I think it’s important to disclose if you are a legacy, an underrepresented minority and/or have a hook in terms of sports, music, whatever if you’re going to post your SSAT on here. Those things do make a difference in admissions.</p>
<p>Well, most good applicants have at least one of those things. And we’ve already established that the SSAT has very little bearing on an applicant’s success with applications to top schools unless the score is below 70%.</p>
<p>Tom, I may be saying this in preparation for college where my legacy will help me in multiple top schools, but I believe legacy is important. Not for the pedigree of the rich line that has gone to harvard since 1600s… More for the establishment with the school. A college provides a life long experience that one cherishes, the benefits last a lifetime. Passing on such benefits is important… Top schools (the one that care about “alumni relations”) believe (whether this is true or not idk, but they think this) that their alums will be among the top and as such their children will be great. </p>
<p>That “second look” gives the child of a great kid another chance. It passes the torch to the next generation… While the school may not embody these principles while choosing legacies, I am sure they consider inflow of money. When they see a modest alum (middle class) giving even 250 dollars a year, they see commitment. That’s speaking miles about the parents and the type of household one has been raised in.</p>
<p>Such “legacies” often counter benefits for first gen college bound, low income, and URM. This is my take on it…</p>
<p>Latin Dood - SSAT scores are not the world …especially if you are an underrepresented minority from the Latin world. If you are white and and an average athlete you better be high 90% to get in the best schools, or be ready to shell out full pay for 4 years with a potential for a bump.
nuff said.</p>