<p>He took the middle/upper level.</p>
<p>Guys, I just have gotten my score.
+Verbal : 689-59%
+Math: 767-82%
+Reading: 608- 19%
–>Overall: 2064- 56%</p>
<p>I know why it is too low like that ( I am in grade 9). Do you guys have any advices for me? I need to improve it up to 90% in almost 3 weeks.</p>
<p>Daughter:
Middle/Upper total:
2181 90%
Verbal:746 91%
Math:722 81%
Reading:713 88% </p>
<p>Not sure how that makes 90% but she is happy with her scores. She would like to take it again because she thinks she can improve her math- I wonder if she should? She is not feeling stressed and generally enjoyed the process- would that be silly?</p>
<p>I feel so strange, why my son’s raw score is lower than yours, while the percentage is higher than yours?</p>
<p>My son got a 2187 which turned out to be an 87%. He got a 96 reading, 78 math and 80 verbal.
He plans to take it again, but is happy with the score. It is a bit confusing as math is his best subject. He got well into the 90s on all the pretests.</p>
<p>It looks like the different sections are weighted slightly differently when figuring the combined percentile, perhaps because they don’t have the same # of questions.</p>
<p>Anyway, we are breathing a sigh of relief here. My son is interested in some very selective schools and, because he is coming from a fairly generic public school, we knew he would need a very high SSAT score to prove himself “worthy” (to us as well as to the schools - we don’t want to throw all that application money down the drain).</p>
<p>The percentiles are dependent upon your grade & sex. Girls are ranked against other girls. 9th grade test takers are ranked against other 9th grade test takers.</p>
<p>Yes! I thought the math was okay, but I really struggled with the reading section. I suggest getting the SSAT official guide, though like everyone said, the actual test is MUCH harder.</p>
<p>Also, I heard that getting into some of the top schools is difficult regardless of your score. There have been many examples where some 99 percentile get waitlisted, or even rejected.</p>
<p>Is this true?</p>
<p>PikaKid- yes, some 99 percentile students do not get into top prep schools. Your test scores are only part of the admissions process; getting a 99 does not guarantee you into any school.</p>
<p>A friend of my son’s had 99th percentile SSATs last year was rejected from 3 HADES schools, wait listed at 4th and then didn’t get in-- but got into a hidden gem, where he’s very happy. Others get into HADES schools with numbers in high 80s. It’s really NOT all based on test scores.</p>
<p>You guys are scaring me. I’m taking it November 9.</p>
<p>@stargirl3: There’s no reason to be scared. The test (and your score on it) is what it is.</p>
<p>Here are things you can control at this point:</p>
<ul>
<li>Everything on your application BUT your SSAT scores</li>
<li>The schools you choose to submit application to</li>
</ul>
<p>Focus on that. You’ll sleep better.</p>
<p>We just received scores from October 12 SSAT. Score was 24% overall. She did some prep work with a tutor including using the SSAT official book for sample test. We know she is not good at standardized testing but is an A student at a private school now- 8th grade. She has an amazing work ethic and is determined to go to bs. She is looking at schools not in top 10 as most posts have mentioned but some competitive schools listed in top 30. Suggestions or comments regarding next round of SSAT? Kaplan course, etc? Is it worth the $? Can she get in bs with 1875?</p>
<p>@stargirl3 I haven’t seen you on this forum in forever! Don’t be nervous! I know you did awesome! Remember how well you did last year?</p>
<p>@loveyoutoo YOU’RE STILL HERE?!</p>
<p>@SevenDad. Great advice that I will share with my daughter. She is taking the SSAT for the second time on November 9th. We’ll take it a third time if needed. I don’t want her or I to have any regrets during this process. Other than we need more time. But I guess everyone fights that battle.</p>
<p>@4Momblog. My older D got an SSAT score similar to your Ds (mid 20’s), and was accepted to a “top 30” school. It did not work out well. She was blown out of the water academically, and returned home at the end of the year, confidence shattered after she was asked to leave on academic grounds. She had been an excellent student at our good local public, where she returned, and again was a high honor roll student. (And by the way got into her first choice college after writing about the experience in her essay).</p>
<p>Do not minimize the challenge of the academics at the boarding schools. Will your D be happy or thrive near the bottom of her class (as SSAT scores in the 20s suggest she will be?)? </p>
<p>I suggest if boarding remains an interest, look for a very supportive school that will allow her to develop EC interests, and try to make a portfolio for “test optional” colleges. Being in the upper half of her class, and having an area of non-academic excellence will do her more good than squeezing in without adequate preparation and scraping by at an academically challenging school.</p>
<p>There is time for students to mature, but failure is not a positive experience.</p>
<p>@stargirl YEAH OF COURSE!</p>