@BasicPlanet . thats crazy. super wealthy or legacy ?
@Center neither lol, he came from a small town in the southwest, and had a really good hook. He said it was something involving him having to self-teach him throughout his whole life since he never really had a figure to guide him (I’m sure he wasn’t super wealthy either).
@BasicPlanet . funny
My friend got into Choate with a 37%.
There are fantastic and talented students out there who don’t test well. Competitive testing can be toxic and exclusive… and a lot of educators agree. More all the time.
it’s game over… for the top private schools… unless you are very lucky. These schools see scores in the 99th percentile every day… so it’s all a gamble
But who cares for these schools. with all the great credentials you have you can get into a good college. Just maintain your records and improve on your SAT/ ACT score in future and get into a good college. High schools are not the end
Not entirely true @edccrv
@edccrv There are plenty of people who can get into some of the top private scores if they have scores like this one,if they have the credentials, the grades, and determination. It is definitely not even close to being one of the worst scores in the world, and can definitely be explained to an interviewer,and you can also send an email to you contact in admissions explaining that you are not a very good test taker or something like that.
I have observed one thing, that regardless of how much explanation you do, or emails you send, your scores wll be compared to any other person who is competing for the same seat. Now tell me, two persons competing for a same seat, each having his own hook and great accomplishments, who will they select? The guy who sent emails explaining his poor score, or a guy who nailed the tests straight away?
As I said this doesn’t mean you lose all hope… It’s all a gamble. Do your best in whatever you can do, then just sit back and wait. Because you know you tried your best and this personal satisfaction will be good enough…
^In that case, they’ll see which hook and accomplishments that the school needs in this pool more, and accept accordingly.
If you’re good at sports, then the SSAT becomes a supplement rather than a major part of your application. Think college - college admissions are almost always willing to overlook a flawed aspect of an application in order to get a very talented athlete, boarding schools are much the same.
I know plenty of non-90%ers in my school that are all brilliant in their own way. Admissions recognized that and accepted them, and they make a vital contribution to our school, whether that is academically or non-academically.
I know it might be a little late, but I have a friend who was just like you got the same score and got into Andover.
And I can attest to a friend’s son – no particular hook – but great all-around kid (good grades, good sports and EC, community service) and got into Lville with a 72%. As many have said on these boards, admissions are holistic and it depends on the whole package and what the schools are looking for…