<p>On my practice tests, I got a 2103 and a 2028. What are these on a percentile as an 8th grader?</p>
<p>According to Princeton Review, 2103 = is high 70's if you're a girl, low 70's if you're a boy.</p>
<p>2028 = mid60's for a girl, mid50's for a boy</p>
<p>Wow, that's quite a difference between gender! I don't know how accurate these charts are. My son's percentile in math from the score report was 10 points less than what the Princeton Review charts predicted. I think the percentiles are recalculated with every testing date so naturally, they will vary slightly.</p>
<p>just remember that in this test, there is a huge bell curve (can't even call it bell, more like spike) that leans on the 2100s ish place. i got like 2250 (could be a little more or less, don't remember) and it was 95th
but my friend got like only 100 points less (can't call it only i guess but it's a hell of a lot less than 500 pts or something) and it was ... not as good lol</p>
<p>Exactly, Westcoast. One incorrect answer makes a huge difference in the upper percentiles, which is why you can make such drastic changes to your score with retakes; assuming you're already in the higher range. A quick comparison of ssat to national percentiles will show you how competitive this group is. A 30th percentile ssat is equivalent to 95th nationally. The sampled group is much smaller in the ssat pool and that's who you're being compared to. There WILL be people who take this test and "set" the curve at 100%. When you take the ssat, you are thrust into a very small, and VERY well-stocked pond.</p>
<p>Like most things having to do with math, I don't completely understand the process of "equating" that is used to convert raw scores to scaled scores, but my understanding is that it has something to do with varying levels of difficulty between test editions. This is why a tester can miss or omit a few problems from the verbal section and still get an 800; or conversely, miss nothing on math and get something like a 795. (well, I don't really understand that - but it's true)</p>
<p>I think of it like this....</p>
<p>There's this bell curve and the upper quintile has been redistributed across a hundred point scale. If you don't normally fall within that upper quintile, you'll tank. If you fall within the top of that quintile it's amazing! If you fall within the bottom, you're still amazing and in the top group, just the bottom of the top! </p>
<p>The SSAT really does split hairs among the nation's top students.</p>
<p>You're running with the swift.</p>
<p>I'm surprised that there's a gender difference for the scaled scores.</p>
<p>There isn't. The difference is just what percentile the scaled score yields.</p>
<p>Actually, those are not your SSAT percentiles. Take about 5-10% off of those National percentiles(In princeton review) and you will have your SSAT percentiles. A 99% national percentile is almost a 90%(Most catagories at least). </p>
<p>I took a practice test and I'm taking the full on SSAT this saturday... Not one administered by my school either. I've done a good bit of research on the matter... So good luck.</p>
<p>italianboarder is right. i got like 95s on my math and reading and got 99 on national, you have to use the the nonnational ones to truly find out :)</p>
<p>is that right italianboarder? i thought the percentiles in the princeton book were not the national ones. not the best news</p>
<p>The scores are found on the table. The top right hand box that has the percentiles listed, states "Estimated National Percentiles".</p>
<p>I found out my SSAT percentiles by asking people that had taken the test what they had gotten. I compared my scaled score to their's... The scaled scores are according to gender and age. So those will be universxal if you take the UL or LL test. Upper level means freshman year or higher.</p>
<p>What sort of score do you think is good enough for a 7th grade girl?</p>
<p>wait. so what happens if i got 2172 for a grade 8 girl? well technically im going to grade 8 in september. but yea.</p>