Hi,
Does anyone knows when the scores Will be ready ? My daughter took the test October 13 , 2018… thanks
While this is not definite at all, from my experience, the scores are usually out after about 10-11 days. So in this case, tomorrow or the day after that.
Thank you!
They’re out!
how you guys did?
@GoatKid2 didn’t do well overall, and totally bombed Verbal (V 55, R 74, Q 78, Total 71 - 8th grade male). Will retake in November. FWIW, he did four timed practice tests, 3 of them out of the most recent SSAT Study Guide, and scored 99% on all. SMH. I suspect the universe has an evil plan to separate me from my hard-earned $$… since I just love paying overpriced last-minute SSAT registration fees. ~X(
Seems unusual for one to ace four timed practice SSAT exams followed by a score of 71 on the actual test. Any thoughts as to why this happened ? Test day nerves ?
Sounds like anxiety, @GoatMama ?
^ Probably… He is not a great test taker in general and really lacks self-confidence. We went all out in prep to give him the extra boost – see, you’re doing great, you’ve got it, just pretend it’s another practice test – yet on the way there he kept repeating he doesn’t do well on tests, the color on the walls stresses him out (!!), and all that self-defeating crap. It’s ok, we still love him the same!! :-*
My son’s score also came in today. It’s not what we had expected (somewhat in the similar range). V(59), Q(89), R(61) Overall 73 (8th Grade Male). My son too has spent considerable time and money attending classes, taking practice tests. He too seems to be distracted in general.
What we could figure out is that there are topics in Q - that’s not covered in the books and also the recommendation to practice 1200 words to improve
We’re probably going to take the test again. This is a great site (Free) - http://www.crackssat.com/ (if you haven’t see this before)
Those scores aren’t bad at all. My son had a similar total score (69), but as expected did much better in math (96) and more poorly on verbal and reading. Personally, this describes him to a T. Unless you are looking at very exclusive schools then scores in the 70s are fine. We weren’t even considering him for one of the exclusive schools, so am fairly happy with the results. I already registered him for November, so its already paid for. He will take it again to see if he can improve, but overall its all good.
For a retake of SSAT, can some one take test on Jan 5th and still be able to submit score before admission deadlines of Jan 15th? Or December is the latest someone can retake test in order to meet application deadline of Jan 15th
@njparent_1 Yes, the Jan test scores are sent to schools in time before the Jan 15 application deadline.
@PrepSchAdm19, thanks for the link. We will check it out.
Thank you all for the feedback. This is encouraging. All the best for Nov, Dec and Jan tests.
my D scored on the 67%
Thank you!
My child’s overall was good - 96—but it was a real split between verbal and math. V was 95, R was 99 but Q was 72, a total surprise as Q is normally pretty strong and I didn’t expect the reading to be as high.
How do the top schools look at the 72? Does the 96 overall even matter if Q is that low? My kid said maybe it was a time thing (?). Has anyone got advice on prepping the Q side? We used Princeton Review, but I’m wondering if we should add another resource. Retaking in December!
@spoonbender I can’t really help you with most of that… But, just bear in mind a 96 is amazing! So congrats on that end!
From experience: SSAT test day is very very very stressful. Most of your prep goes out the window the second your pencil hits the paper–it’s hard to remember you know what you are doing. I did Princeton review, and it did not really click well with me. I got Ivy Global books and loved them. So, I’d consider checking those out.
best of luck!
Having been accepted to a school now, and looking back at the admissions process with my current class, there’s such a wide threshold of SSAT scores. Please don’t limit yourselves to numbers. There are so many different criteria that AO’s consider when they deliberate over applicants come springtime. However, don’t rush the applicant essays until the last month and a half.