How many very high SSAT scorers are rejected?

<p>A curiosity...</p>

<p>Acceptances at the more elite HADES plus Groton, Milton, etc. generally run about 20%, plus or minus a few percentage points. </p>

<p>I would assume that students w/ very high SSAT's (97, 98, 99) in this range have a higher acceptance rate than the ~20%, but I also have heard of students in the 99th percentile who are not offered admission to any of the schools to which they applied. Do any of you with admissions experience have any insight into how many students w/ scores in this range are rejected?</p>

<p>all those who didnt show themselves(or their parents) well in the interview process, and those whose essay answers showed that they wouldnt be a good fit for a particular school. adcoms look at those factors as much as they do at scores</p>

<p>If you look through old threads here, a number of talented students with very high SSAT scores did get rejected from the top schools last year. Many, by their postings sounded like great kids, and had lots of ECs and I would assume lovely recommendations. If only 20% can be accepted, that means 80% rejected, and along with that a lot of really great kids. The other thing to keep in mind is that schools do not want all of the same type of kid, eg. math prodigy or soccer star. They have many teams to field, and other activities on campus that they would like to see have participants. </p>

<p>I think that to say that people who got rejected did not present themselves well etc. is, in general, not true. Where we live, there are some day schools that are quite tough to get into, and many talented, smart, nice kids are rejected every year. Usually it is not easy to understand why one was accepted, and one not. Also, some who are accepted turn out to be a lousy "fit" as well. The admissions people try their best, but are not infallible.</p>

<p>If you look the SSAT averages at top boarding schools, you'll find that the scores aren't that impressive</p>

<p>Hotchkiss: 92%
Deerfield: 90%
St. Paul's School: 88%
Andover: 93%
Exeter: 92%
Groton: 90%
Middlesex: 86%
Milton: 90%</p>

<p>These are great scores, but none of these schools have averages above 95%. SSATs dont carry that much significance</p>

<p>What is moe important 2 years of hard work reflected in your transcripts or 2 hours on a Saturday morning, where a few questions can loose you 5%.</p>

<p>I got an 87% which is not a great score, but it's all right. Honestly, the kids that get 99% are weirdos. If you look at the students with 99% probably only about ~20% are admitted because they are dweebs</p>

<p>I do not have admissions experience to answer this question, But I am guessing this does not happen too often. CCers like GemmaV is in better position to comment, so it would be nice to hear from them. </p>

<p>It is possible that people were talking about subtest percentiles. For example, it is possible that a kid has one 97% and two 50% along with it which would raise a red flag according to some other discussion threads.</p>

<p>sour grapes, benevolent?</p>

<p>97%, rejected by lawrenceville & the hill. waitlisted at andover & tafts, accepted by loomis, westminster and n.m.h.</p>

<p>Lol ya , don't put down the kids that got 99 (I didn't btw)</p>

<p>You don't think 92-93% average is high mark? think again. If you are legacy, athletes, minority, or with other hooks, you may be able to get in with a score in the bottom 50%, there got to be another half with scores higher than the average to make it even. people like to say how many 99%s were rejected. I guess the fair question is what percentage of 99% get rejected, and what percentage of 90% get rejected. Let's admit this: all things equal, 99% is better than 90%.</p>

<p>Like watertester alluded to, I am interested in how many 99%ers are rejected as compared to 90%ers. I would presume less, but am curious to what proportion. Thanks for all the input.</p>

<p>lol mpicz! I woke up on the wrong side of the bed.</p>

<p>Obviously there are exceptions, but the majority of people who get 99s tend to be socially awkward, unathletic, introverted, ect. </p>

<p>mpicz your obviously not, but most 99ers are.</p>

<p>"Obviously there are exceptions, but the majority of people who get 99s tend to be socially awkward, unathletic, introverted, ect.</p>

<p>mpicz your obviously not, but most 99ers are."</p>

<p>Umm, benevolent, I wouldn't make such a broad statement.
How many people do you know personally that scored a 99% anyway?
You've got no basis for judgement.</p>

<p>Once you hit the 87% or so for ssat, it really doesnt matter, all other things being equal, if you have a 99, 98, 97, etc. If your grades are upto par, then its your essays, your recs, your and your parents interview are what carries the weight between taking one person over another.</p>

<p>Benevolent = socially awkward statement.</p>

<p>A girl in my class got a 98. She is very odd...</p>

<p>I happen to know that mpicz plays lots of sports at a high level. I don't know him but he sounds pretty normal.</p>

<p>A girl in my class got a 98. She is very odd...</p>

<p>I happen to know that mpicz plays lots of sports at a high level. I don't know him but he sounds pretty normal.</p>

<p>I didn't get a 99..btw.</p>

<p>this is how I think of it:
there are the people who get 99
the people who get 75-98
and everybody else
(thats how I bet they catagorize it)</p>

<p>In at least one instance I think very high SSAT scores are negative, rather than a positive. If a student has extremely high scores and mediocre grades he can look like an underachieving slacker - not the kind of image you want to project if you are applying to an elite BS. Ultlimately, I think the most significant statistic to look at in assessing just how competative the top prep schools are is the GPA of accepted students. My guess is that they would be pretty high; and that you would be hard pressed to find more a handful of kids who didn't have at least a 3.25-3.3 GPA (assuming a 0.0-4.0 scale).</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/509939-does-anyone-know-ssat-averages-accepted-students.html?highlight=admission+stat%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/509939-does-anyone-know-ssat-averages-accepted-students.html?highlight=admission+stat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>A thread from last year with high scorer rejection stories. </p>

<p>I really think it is rude to imply that someone who gets a high score is per se weird. I realize that students seemingly are posting these rude comments in the parents forum. Guys, rudeness is never an asset. </p>

<p>Many students at the "top" schools are very advanced in subject matter, taking calculus or pre calculus as freshmen, for example. Perhaps this is "weird" in some schools, but at those schools, while it may not be the norm, it is not uncommon. In fact, one of the reasons that the schools are highly regarded is the ability to accelerate where appropriate. This explanation is mainly directed at the students posting here.</p>