<p>I got a 93 total score, but I received a 74 percentile on math:( Should I even bother applying at this point?</p>
<p>This is killing me:( </p>
<p>Please, anybody?</p>
<p>It was the first time I had ever taken this test. I guess I can take it again in the fall and see if I do better, I just don’t want to bother spending all that money if there is no point. Any chance my math score could go up? </p>
<p>Yes you should absolutely apply, I’m pretty sure I had the same scores as you for my first SSAT. You can take if again, and of course that test isn’t everything, just be strong in other areas of your app. Good luck and don’t stress about it!</p>
<p>Most definitely! A 93 overall is definitely sething to be proud of, and if you brush up on your math skills then you’ll only be helping your score more if you take it again.
Good luck to you and don’t stress so much! I swear it’s not worth it! :D</p>
<p>You’ll be fine!</p>
<p>[color=green] Me being the party pooper: post this in the Chances section! </p>
<p>There are people willing to give their left arm for a 93.</p>
<p>If you got a 93 with a 74 in math, it just shows the schools how strong you are in the humanities section of studies. Try applying to schools with an intensive humanities program. Also, as long as you have nice recommendations, quality essays, and some extracurriculars you should be fine. Good luck!</p>
<p>Most schools only accept SSAT scores taken in the Fall. Take it again, in the Fall, odds are you’ll do better anyway. But honestly, your scores are fine and only but a piece of the pie. </p>
<p>Put it in pespective: 93th percentile means you did better than 93 out of a hundred other kids. It’s a great score! </p>
<p>Reminds me of myself xp I got a 93 too on my SSAT, but had 72 in the Verbal section. I got accepted into some of the best schools. The SSAT is really not as important as it looks to you right now, and you have a great score! Should you apply? Is that even a question?!! Absolutely!! </p>
<p>Either way, I had a good TOEFL to make up for that verbal percentile so I suggest that you work a lil bit on that math this summer and retake on September. You will do great 
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<p>93 is great. Don’t worry! :)</p>
<p>A 93 sounds pretty good to me. Also, as @towerchute said, i believe that schools only take scores from the fall - so you will take it again and you’ll probably do better next time
It’s nothing to worry about or get so stressed over 
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<p>Thanks guys! That really pepped me up, I was feeling pretty miserable about it. I’m not bad at math, but standardized math tests bug me. I didn’t get much time to study the first round (and I focused on vocab, which was a waste) so hopefully I can get it up in the fall. </p>
<p>If I was able to bring my math score up to an 85, what overall percentile would you guesstimate I would have with two 94s on the other sections?</p>
<p>Depends on the pool of people you tested with and how they did. I remember my overall percentile was also higher than my three individual percentiles for the subjects.
But I would say at probably anywhere from a 90 (if by some chances you had a bunch if math geniuses taking the test lol) to a 96. Then again this my my super rough estimate so you might want someone else’s word on it. But know that there is lots of wiggle room for you score, and you can’t truly predict the outcome of it because there will be a different pool of people taking it each time. </p>
<p>You can bring your overall percentage up pretty substantially, I would think, but there’s the chance that the verbal and reading sections will be different as well. It’s difficult to expect because testing circumstances, percentile pools, and the actual test material change regularly. </p>
<p>Review algebra and basic math skills, as well as how best to translate and solve word problems. Sometimes the word problems trip otherwise-good math students up as they’re not used to them. Recognizing how to answer problems and guess on the SSAT itself is also a good trick.</p>
<p>I figure I will do similarly in the reading comprehension section (on the SAT I received a 750 in 9th grade, it’s the one thing I’m good at) and I feel like I have enough time to study for the vocab. Math is going to be the tough one though. I really want to go to Andover, so I feel like I am definitely going to have to bring that up. It’s the word questions that trip me up, you’re right!</p>
<p>Thank you for all of the help!</p>
<p>Grace: I remember hearing from the Andover AOs that they look for scores >85th percentile in each subscore. Above this cut-point, further small improvements (ie from 93 to 95) are rather meaningless.</p>
<p>However if you are a member of an over-represented minority (ie Asians) then a low score on the math section will definitely get noticed. In this case, having percentile scores >90th in each subscore would probably be the target to shoot for. </p>
<p>Thank you! That’s helpful, so I should aim for at least an 85 in math? </p>
<p>I’m white fyi. Does that matter?</p>