<p>I am an international applicant, I have superior EC, a lot of awards. My school grades are mostly A, but a few B+.<br>
My SSAT could be a little weak, based on my assumption, the result could be 80-85%, math 98-99%, reading 80%, verbal 60%.
I am trilingual.<br>
I apply the top schools, HADES.
I appreciate the feedback on how important is my SSAT socre. Do I need to take Jan. test</p>
<p>SSAT is only a part of the admissions process, strong EC’s sound good.
You may want to study for the verbal section and take the January test.
Good luck. :)</p>
<p>You sound like a great applicant and they will probably take into account that englishh is not your first language (im assuming its not but because im an international and english IS my first language I thought id check) and would dramatically improve if you were immersed in it 24/7. One suggestion is for your essays make sure your english flows a little better. The SSATs are only one part and I think as long as you get 80> overall then you’re more than fine.
Good luck!</p>
<p>Are you guessing what your scores will be from the December 12 test?</p>
<p>yes, I am guessing the Dec. 12th score. The verbal was much harder vs. the pratice test.
Although I almost got 2250 to 2230 every time in the pratice tests, the 12/12 was harder, made me worry.</p>
<p>But my ECs is really good, because I got national rewards many times. I also had very good community service record.</p>
<p>I’m international too and I was advised not to expect them to cut me any slack for being foreign (non-English speaking country), but if you do OK on the test and do good on the TOEFL they still might.
I think their main concern about not speaking English well enough has to do with the fact that English is a major subject. Your English however seems fine (from your post) and I don’t think you should worry too much 
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<p>Concerning how much it counts probably varies from school to school. Where I live we have a national test (similar too the SAT’s) at 16 when we enter a new school stage, and that’s to evaluate everyone based on the same factors. 'Cause some schools might give an A for the same performance as another would give a B. So that increases the fairness, and it’s really necessary 'cause some schools here only admit around 15%. I’d imagine that’s the same point they’re trying to make with the SSAT’s. </p>
<p>Their whole point with admitting international applicants though is to increase diversity so your TOEFL will probably matter more than the English part of the test. </p>
<p>Good luck with your application process :)</p>