<p>If OPs son does not get into lville or hkiss, it will not be because of a 93 reading score. There really isn’t a statistically significant difference between a 93 and a 99.</p>
<p>I thought he had 75% reading, not 93%…
That’s a pretty big difference. </p>
<p>I’m not sure I’d have my kid retake it, but I can see the inclination.</p>
<p>Once the child’s composite score is well beyond the school’s average, a few percentile points difference don’t matter. </p>
<p>What can your child contribute to the Lville & Hotchkiss community? What talent or diversity angle does he/she offer? That’s what will distinguish your child from the pack of hundreds of applicants w high SSAT scores.</p>
<p>GMT- I’m just wondering, will it matter is there is a significantly lower score? I got a 98 in verbal, 98 in math, but a 76 in reading. My overall score was 97 (not sure how that happened). Will AOs care about my reading score, even though my overall score was still high?</p>
<p>As released by collegeboard today, SAT score that my son took in October is 2160(98%).</p>
<p>Critical Reading 650(90%)
Math 750(97%)
Writing 760(99%)</p>
<p>Although SSAT reading is easier than that of SAT, his score is reverse.</p>
<p>I hope that he can raise reading score of SSAT in November.</p>
<p>You are seriously going to have him take that test again? Trust me. It will make NO difference.</p>
<p>New to the board. My son did pretty well for Oct. test. Some schools recommend Nov, Dec. test. Do we have to take it again for those schools?</p>
<p>vamom88 - any test within the academic year (SSAT considers that August-July) will be considered by schools. Some schools recommend a later test so kids have a few more months of math, and are settled in. If he did well then move on to the rest of the process. You can send the October scores at any time during the process - once you have finalized your schools.</p>
<p>@vamom88: Welcome to the forum. I think it’s entirely up to you/your son. If you are happy with the results and think they accurately reflect what he’s capable of scoring, then my advice would be to forego additional testing…save yourself the time and money and focus on the applications, tours/interviews, etc.</p>
<p>I think schools might recommend later test dates because students might pick up some math/vocab that could be of use on the test.</p>
<p>My older daughter took the test twice (I think both were in Oct), but only because her day school administered a flex version to help select high-school scholarship candidates from her grade. If that had not been the case, we would have been fine with her results on first (the two scores were not radically different).</p>
<p>Forget about retaking the test, reading may come up but the others score can go down. The test changes every time it is administered. Even if you don’t report the results, the schools will see how many times the student has taken the test. Retaking the test with those scores sends a message unrelated to the test itself. Boarding schools are trying to neutralize some of the excess pressure imposed by overbearing parents. this pressure creates sleep deprivation along with a multiple of other problems. When these problems manifest themselves, the school is left dealing with the problem. I believe these are some of the subtle indicators the AO looks for to find the right match. The last thing they want is a boarding student who is being micro managed by a parent several hundred miles away. When you agree to send your child to boarding school, you relegate a lot of this responsibility to the school. After all, they have been doing this for a very long time. This is why we send our children to PREP SCHOOL, so they are prepared for college and a big part of that is managing their own affairs. Improving the reading will not increase your chances of admission. Be grateful and move on to some other part of the application process.</p>