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<p>Remarkably, that same poster boasted of a 2400 on the SAT in December in another forum. He's on a roll.</p>
<p>I think the January test was VERY much easier than the November one. I walked out of there knowing I had done better and it wasn't because of any "additional knowledge" I had picked up in the eight weeks. </p>
<p>I am not sure how that works. I had thought all the tests would be pretty much the same but they are not. I boosted my scored by 10 percent.</p>
<p>So, we're agreed: The schools will look at the January schools and mentally deduct 10% from all of them when they start looking over the admission files...right?</p>
<p>Typically, if you take a standardized test a second time, your scores will improve. You know what to expect, and you have the benefit of having your first test results, so you know what areas you needed to study.</p>
<p>There are proven studies that show a student's test performance increases when they retake the SAT or ACT. The SAT averages about 10 or 20 points, the ACT composite scores increase by about one scale point. Of course, some students will experience larger increases than this, and some will even experience decreases due to a variety of unanticipated circumstances, such as not feeling well during the second test or testing in a noisy environment.</p>
<p>I do not think the January test is "easier" than the other 6 tests given by SSAT throughout the year.</p>
<p>It's a self-selected group, those who choose to report their scores on this board, isn't it? And there are no controls to confirm a poster's claims.</p>
<p>I suspect there's a far larger group of students who are not posting, because their scores stayed the same, or went down. They shouldn't feel that everyone else is scoring in the 90s. </p>
<p>Also, if a poster scored at, say, 91% in October, and scored at 93% in January, big whoop. Both scores are within the range of possible scores on the test. They're both within the margin of error, as it were. So, if you scored an 89%, and someone else scores a 91%, you shouldn't lie awake nights worrying that two percentage points on the SSAT will mean your quest is hopeless. It's more productive to buckle down and do well at your current schools, on your current assignments, because those grades are hugely important for your application.</p>
<p>i loved my scores :) :) :) :)</p>
<p>what was ur score</p>
<p>wait what is SSAT?</p>
<p>Hehehehe.
SSAT</a> Student Guide Online 2007-2008</p>