<p>@twentyfourteen,
Wow thanks for that long post. It was really interesting. And the part about the straight A student with a perfect SSAT score not getting places is really true. I know a girl who got a 99 on the SSAT, straight A, and was a leader. But she didn’t get into any of the boarding schools that she applied. I think this was because she wasn’t that driven and wasn’t that motivated to succeed. She just got straight A’s without trying. I think that the admissions officers would rather see a student who gets A’s and -A’s, but tries their hardest. That’s just my take on it. Thoughts?</p>