So who gets SSAT scores?

<p>This may be a dumb question, but years and years ago when I took the ACT I got a lot of mail and invitations to apply from various colleges as I had a somewhat high score (28 on the old scale). My PSAT and SAT were higher, so the mail might have been from them. (I was a NM Commended student back then; I think I would have been a semi-finalist today based on the current practice of separate cutoff scores for various states).</p>

<p>Anyway, I'm just curious what happens when a student takes the SSAT. I know scores will be sent to schools one selects, but do certain schools get names of students who meet criteria they give to the SSAT?</p>

<p>My daughter made a 27 on the ACT as part of the Duke Tip talent search earlier this year, and her English and Reading scores were quite high. I would guess that with a small amount of prep she should do well on the SSAT.</p>

<p>I have to say we would be interested in financial aid, particularly merit aid. I know this is quite rare, but that's why I'm asking here about it.</p>

<p>No, at least I don’t think so. Most scores are confidential to whoever took it and those they choose to send it to. The SSAT, however, is much like SATs/ACTs in terms of admission. For example, a perfect SSAT score doesn’t guarantee admission, and bad score doesn’t guarantee rejection.</p>

<p>OP, my D was like yours, strong in all subjects but particularly so in English, and got consistent scores in both SAT and SSAT. All your D needs is probably to go over a few sessions of mock test to familiarize herself with SSAT test format. She should do well. </p>

<p>Anyway my D got a lot of unsolicited invitations from BS around the country, some of which might have offered merit-based scholarship, but she ended up applying to none of them. You could guess what sort of schools they were. </p>

<p>I agree with Meander that “a perfect SSAT score doesn’t guarantee admission” but disagree with “bad score doesn’t guarantee rejection.” I wouldn’t quite say bad score guarantee rejection, but it’d be quite close. That is, unless an applicant can provide something badly sought after by a school.</p>