<p>hey…i have a question. im new and confused. it groton pronounced like the pokemon groudon ?</p>
<p>Go to the Groton thread. We have a discussion on it :)</p>
<p>ok thanks! (:</p>
<p>It’s pronounced Gruh-Ton…</p>
<p>oh! thanks again! :D</p>
<p>Grah-ton = pronunciation</p>
<p>Stop It Rad! :p</p>
<p>SSRS</p>
<p>what!? I’m saying it right this time! 
;)</p>
<p><em>raises eyebrows</em> suuuurrreee Rad…:p</p>
<p>SSRS</p>
<p>I AM!!! I swears on my grandmother’s not grave cuz she’s not dead yet…</p>
<p>I swear on the Krusty Krab! <em>coughINBIKINIBOTTOM!!!DIDANYONEELSENOTICETHAT???cough</em></p>
<p>I actually think that SSAT’s make major differences at only certain schools. I had a friend of mine apply to Milton with a 50% SSAT, and I applied with higher scores (I won’t specify how high). I got in and he didn’t, despite him being much more well-rounded than me.
However, at schools like Exeter, it isn’t as big a deal - they focus on interviews and essays to see how you would articulate yourself at the Harkness table.</p>
<p>I don’t think any one factor can be take you from “OMG YES!” to “We’re not even considering you.” Of course, applying to a first/second-tier school with a score below 75% or so can be pushing it, but if everything else is top-rank, then it might show that you just don’t test well. But the whole “Exeter’s average is a 95” or whatever means that plenty score below 95 and still get in. Average is in the middle.</p>
<p>Ugh. My parents just sent off a person, saying Andover was the best school and you must have 95+ SSAT to be considered anywhere. “See, this person got 93% and he got rejected.” They don’t know anything! :(</p>