<p>Just wondering(:</p>
<p>Ask an AO :P</p>
<p>Yeah, ask gemmav… She’s an AO on CC. :)</p>
<p>As a parent of a child with similar scores, I’m going to advise you to “rest not on your laurels…”</p>
<p>You can get a 99% and still get rejected from a selective school. I know this for a fact, as my daughter was rejected last year from Choate despite having 99s across the board.</p>
<p>Same experience as SevenDad.</p>
<p>To answer your question, I suspect that the first thing they’ll do is recognize it as a positive thing for you, allowing a thought like “Oh. That’s nice for this applicant” to pass through their mind as they’re picking up the file. </p>
<p>And if they think that, then they’ll probably next put it in perspective with a thought like “This person’s scores are in line with what virtually all of our students are capable of doing,” because, after all, they’re already surrounded by students of that ability…which is to say that they’re not going to view those scores as something that’s out of the ordinary or memorable.</p>
<p>And then, I’m 99% certain that they think “I better start reading the important stuff in this folder so we can make an informed decision.”</p>
<p>Most AO’s at top schools will tell you that they could fill their classes with 99% kids, but they don’t. The SSAT score is a qualifier only, as in “this child is mentally qualified to attend our school.” It says nothing, absolutely nothing, about whether the kid is a good match. Who you are, your character, your accomplishments, the impact you’ve had on your community, family and current school - these are what get you admitted.</p>
<p>Parlabane’s statement is dead-on. To emphasize the point that they could draw a complete class from 99%ile score recipients – yet make the conscious choice not to do so – the former Hotchkiss director of admissions – now an admission officer at Andover – once told me that they had 350-400 scores of 99%ile that got rejection letters in a typical year. (Sometimes there would be one person who had more than one 99%ile score…so that doesn’t translate into 350-400 rejection letters).</p>
<p>If you only have a 99 percentile and good grades, your chances are iffy.</p>
<p>However, if you have a 99 percentile with all A’s from a known school, strong EC’s (e.g., recruited athlete), and demonstrated leadership (e.g. Eagle Scout), you will definitely be accepted. It worked for my boys as they were accepted at all the schools to which they applied.</p>
<p>just because u get straight a’s and a 99 on the seat does not guarantee admission. there are tons of applicants who apply with those stats but don’t all get in. it all depends on a case by case scenario.</p>
<p>Ditto. I like the way @CKSABS stated it. </p>
<p>The applications pile is full of 99th percentile students. In the end it comes down to - "what else do you have going for you that will make you and asset on campus and make your application stand out (rather than blend in). So much more than scores and grades goes into the formula (which is subjective) which is why many 99% students are rejected when students with lower scores rise to the acceptance piles.</p>
<p>I usually look at an applicant’s SSAT scores last so by then I already have thoughts and made assumptions about that student. 
Good luck to you all.</p>