<p>Does anyone know the actual pool of SSAT test takers? How many students take the SSAT each year? </p>
<p>Thank you in advance.</p>
<p>According to their web site, "nearly 60,000" students take it each year. The pool is predominantly students applying for admission to independent schools (many private religious schools use other testing; some independent schools require the ISEE, the Independent School Entrance Exam--not sure of the numbers on that one).</p>
<p>N.E.MomOf3- that is soo true about the religous schools take different tests. i applied to REGIS. its a all boys school in NYC and i studied the ssat instead of the chsat(catholic high school admissions test) or something like that. they test were totally different. but i got in but didnt wanna go even though it was free.</p>
<p>Yea. This year, I only applied to one independant boarding school so I took the SSAT two times. I also applied to three other Catholic high schools. You needed to take a different test. In my opinion, the Catholic test was way easier. I was in the 98%-99% in all parts of the test. I got into all three of the schools I applied to. These schools had a different timeline btw. The decisions were mailed out on January 31st. Your placement confirmation was due in mid-February along with a deposit of around $1,000.</p>
<p>How much is the tuition at those Catholic schools?</p>
<p>The Catholic school in my town is around $4,000 per year.</p>
<p>Well for elementary school (K-8), tuition ranges from $1,500-$12,000.</p>
<p>For high school, tuition usually ranges from $8,000-$17,000. </p>
<p>(These are of the schools I know of in Massachusetts.)</p>
<p>I really don't think the Catholic education is worth what its price is.</p>
<p>Same here. Four years of theology is required at the Catholic high school here and for it's not really worth it. I rather take another history or language course, which I could do at a public school.</p>
<p>Agreed. I currently go to a Catholic school and we spend 45 minutes a day doing nonsense when we could be doing vocabulary to help prepare me for the SSAT or something! If the class taught valuable lessons it would be great, but the teacher gives us work that is either right if it's exactly what the teacher believes or is wrong if it's not what the teacher "thinks" God is.</p>
<p>& also my school along with most of the Catholic schools don't incorporate Catholic "values" into their education so all those Religion classes go to waste.</p>
<p>Disagree: I also go to a catholic school and we do have 50 minutes of religion class every day. I have no problem with that. This year, we're studying church history. People pay to go to a catholic school to be around people with the same beliefs as them and to grow as a person while getting a great education.</p>
<p>I agree with hopeful. That is the basic intention of a Catholic school, but this intention isn't being carried out by my current school. I'm glad things are working out at yours. You're very lucky.</p>