Hello,
So I took the SSATs last month and my scores were as follows:
Verbal: 800 (99%)
Math: 800 (99%)
Reading: 719 (91%)
Overall: 2319 (99%)
I’m applying to Andover and Exeter, and I’m just slightly concerned about my reading score. Even though I got perfects on verbal and math, the “stark” difference between my reading score and the aforementioned math and verbal scores causes a bit of second-guessing for me.
Any words on this?
Much thanks,
livesk8dream
There is no stark difference.
Congratulations on the great score! Move on. Time to focus your efforts on essays and other parts of application.
Omg what even you have amazing test scores!! Andover and Exeter both have an average 93% SSAT acceptance rate, which means have of the students got lower than that. I think that’s what makes Andover and Exeter soecial is that they value your character more than just your brain. Focus on your other applications and extra curriculars, interview, and essay. I am also applying there and taking my ISEE in 12 days
Also how did you improve your verbal and reading scores
These scores are a non issue and you shouldn’t be concerned at ALL. You need to think deeply about and portray well the qualities you would bring to each school. Is there a particular activity for which you are dedicated – music, sport, volunteerism, etc? That’s what will set you apart from other applicants.
Thank you for all of your responses!
@payn4award thank you! I can breathe a little easier now and I’m in the process of working on my essays now
@worriedaboutprepschool I will PM you about this 
@MAandMEmom yes, I do math competitions (I qualified for AIME last year), I’m a competitive figure skater (qualified for NE regionals 3 years in a row), and I play violin in the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. Oops, I guess that’s 3 activities, but if I had to choose my most “defining” activity, it would probably be competitive math.
Hello, just wondering how did you managed to receive a 99 for verbal? I am struggling in only that particular subject is wondering if u can offer some help/advice
@jinghe2 Verbal this year wasn’t as hard as I expected it to be. I just took the test this morning and I can tell you that you’re going to have to study some SAT words. For my verbal prep I used The Princeton Review and http://www.99percentileprep.com because it had a list of 1200 common ssat words. Good luck!
@jinghe2 I will PM you. I agree with the advice that the above stated also.
You’ll be perfectly fine! As a current lower at PEA, I scored around a 97% on reading and a 98% in verbal, but an 89% in math. Even if one of your scores is lower than the others, I can also tell you that the school has definitely made a shift towards more deeply evaluation recommendations, overall grades, essays and interviews within the past few years; this doesn’t mean your SSAT scores don’t matter, but if you’re worried, they don’t matter as much as they used to. Good luck, and I hope to see you around on campus next year!
@AnExonian Thank you so much!