SSAT issue

Prep School Admissions
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<p>So I have recently come up with a problem. My parents are dragging me on their vacation and we won't be back until January 11th. I have looked and looked and January 10th is the only SSAT date. Is there anything I can do???</p>

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<p>The SSAT is administered at a lot of different locations - perhaps you can find a place where you will be.</p>

<p><a href=“Find a test center throughout the world - SSAT”>http://www.ssat.org/test-center-search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>How does one learn whether a school will accept Jan SSAT test scores without calling the individual schools? Is it a safe bet that they all will?</p>

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FYI, most boarding schools take a very dim view on this. Should you be accepted to one, your parents will need to plan their vacations around your school breaks.</p>

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<p>Yes I know. So is there anything I can do. There aren’t any other dates besides February 7. Will schools accept a late admissions?</p>

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<p>Sign up to take the Flex test (one flex test allowed per test-year). It costs more, but the test date is flexible:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.ssat.org/test/flex-test-standard-test”>http://www.ssat.org/test/flex-test-standard-test&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Note that SSAT is not guaranteeing that the January 10 test date will meet January 15 application deadlines.</p>

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<p>That’s a very stressful problem, and I’m sorry to hear it. I agree with the first comment–try to find one where you’ll be going. </p>

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<p>I am going to my vacation house in the Bahamas. There is literally nothing out there. However I did contact someone from a flex testing facility and may be able to take the test tuesday.</p>

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<p>Problem solved! Remember, the answer is almost never “E.” </p>

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<p>^Disregard that; an answer can most definitely be “E.” ;)</p>

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<p>Reference to 80s B-movie “Making the Grade” with Judd Nelson about boarding school. Probably belongs in the Parents forum.</p>

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<p>Ah, well, that reference flew over my head, haha.</p>

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<p>As we geared up for middle school, my fifth grade teacher was telling us about letter grades. “You can get an A, B, C, D, E, or F,” she told us. </p>

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<p><a href=“Making the Grade (1984) FULL MOVIE - YouTube”>Making the Grade (1984) FULL MOVIE - YouTube;

<p>Look at around 59:00 discussing SAT strategy</p>