<p>You should post this in the chance section.</p>
<p>I got my ssat score this week.
verbal 722 – 86%
math 764 – 94%
reading 731 – 96%
total 95%</p>
<p>I’m an A student. do i have chance to get in Andover & Exeter?</p>
<p>Applying only to PA Andover. Recently got my ssat scores.</p>
<p>Verbal: 800 (99)
Math: 800 (99)
Reading: 749 (97)</p>
<p>Because of the scores that I got, I was just wondering whether the ssat might be easier than other standardized tests. Maybe an 800 on this test is something much lower on another test. Also, how good of a predictor is the ssat in terms of how well you will do on the sat? Thanks in advance for any feedback.</p>
<p>By the way, I did no studying whatsoever for the test which is why I think it might be a particularly easy exam.</p>
<p>I recently got my scores from the January SSAT. I’m applying for Choate, Deerfield, and Exeter. Scores as follows:</p>
<p>Verbal Score:756 93%
Math Score:764 87%<br>
Reading Score: 698 82%
Overall: 93%</p>
<p>Will this affect my chances?</p>
<p>^ That’s a great score! People with a lower score have gotten in. Plus, the average is somewhere around that anyway.</p>
<p>On the SSAT score it has your PREDICTED scores for the SAT’s.</p>
<p>I’m applying to PEA and PA for prep year, and I took the Jan. SSAT exam.</p>
<p>Verbal-800 (99%)
Math-791 (99%)
Reading-740 (97%)
Total-2331 (99%)</p>
<p>I think I did pretty well on both interviews, and I worked really hard on my PEA apps (PA’s not due yet).</p>
<p>Sadly, I haven’t yet gotten my parents quite convinced yet. Does anyone have advice on how to get them more into it?</p>
<p>I am a bit surprised by how much fishing for compliments goes on in these types of sites. If you got three scores in the 90s, not only will you probably do fine, but you should also be smart enough to know that. And your need to be patted on the back only serves to make the folks who did less well even more anxious than they already are.</p>
<p>And it’s unbecoming</p>
<p>Despite his straight 90s having smarts and self esteem aren’t neccessarily in the same category.</p>
<p>I worry a lot about my chances. Just because your smart doesn’t mean you can see yourself clearly… Although even I realised that my high 90 scores were brilliant and didn’t neeed to ask if they were good. Clearly they are, no need to make people feel bad, the SSAT is only one component.</p>
<p>I think that SSAT’s aren’t very important, I got into Exeter with a 71% overall…without any hooks besides maybe that I am a 3 sport athlete, nothing amazing though…dont think if you get below a 90 they will automatically reject you. rec’s and the interview are MUCH MORE IMPORTANT!!</p>
<p>“without any hooks besides maybe that I am a 3 sport athlete, nothing amazing though”</p>
<p>you’re kidding, right? being a 3 sport athlete’s awesome, especially if you’re really good at those three sports… that’s definitely a hook 
if you didn’t play those sports, it’d be unlikely that you’d get in with 71, don’t you think?? i’m not trying to be insulting but 3 sports is pretty significant…</p>
<p>Well the thing is I’m not that great at them haha, if you looked at me you would never think I am an athlete</p>
<p>I think I just fell in love with NoMoreFishing…what beautiful and accurate opinions.
I did well on the SSAT, but hopefully thus far, no one here thinks that I felt a need to flaunt it or ask for compliments.</p>
<p>I was wondering if grades are a big portion of the application. Because, last year (I was in seventh grade, now going into eighth, applying for ninth), I got a C in Math. If I do well in 8th grade, and have some strong EC’s, SSAT scores, recommendations, and interviews, would I get into a school with a 42% of acceptance???</p>
<p>Grades, especially coming from a school that the HADES or others already know about, is more important than SSAT scores. Our child got accepted in several HADES with an SSAT score LESS than Gabiiwoz, but our kid had the best grades from a middle school that sends multiple kids to the HADES each year. I suppose it also helped being an elite athlete in 2 sports.
Seems parents and applicants want to give the SSAT more worth than it needs because its something quantifiable. However, its really just one piece of the puzzle.
And yup…our child did great academically at the HADES schools currently at, despite an overall SSAT score below Gabiiwoz.</p>
<p>@rizzledrizzle,
One C in math isn’t going to kill you. I’d be more concerned if you got a C in Algebra 1, however. That could hurt you. But a C in Pre-Algebra? Nah, it’s not going to help you, but it won’t kill your application. Good luck, and if you have any questions about the admission process, shoot me a PM.</p>
<p>The SSAT should not be something that students should study for; it is to test your current ability. I did not study for it and I did well… 99% for verbal and math and 97% for reading. The best way to study for reading and verbal would probably be to read many books such as works by Charles Dickens. And for math, a little elementary geometry and a strong knowledge of Algebra I will suffice. A hook is usually an aspect of a student that a school really wants; whether it be sports or music or leadership roles. </p>
<p>Closing this 8 year old thread.</p>