<p>Should I take the SSAT before my interview or after? I think the interviewer would want to know my scores by then, and I'd like to start touring in the fall. Would it be okay to take the test November 11, or would October 14 be better?</p>
<p>The interviewer does not expect to have your scores, so don't worry about that. If there is an Oct. test close to home, I think it would be good to take it. Last year Oct. was a limited administration. That way, you can take it again if you don't like your score. Admissions doesn't seem to care if you take it again. When my son took a practice test from the SSAT book, I emailed SSAT to ask what % the scores were. Someone there was kind enough to let us know. The books only tell you what the 50% range is.</p>
<p>The SSAT is a relatively minor item in your particular case since it will likely confirm what you already know, i.e., that you're a pretty good student and capable of doing a college preparatory programme. Buy the prep book to give you some peace of mind that you are not seeing the questions cold turkey on the test date itself. Do two practice tests under timed conditions, take a deep breath and forget about it. It is much more important to tell a school--particularly St. Paul's why you fit, what you have a passion for, and what you can contribute to the community than to have a perfect score on the SSAT. Stop sweating the small stuff. High SSAT scores are a dime a dozen. There are so many more factors that come into play--finaid, diversity, focus, legacy, that your performance has to be seen as a qualifying threshold, not as something particularly worth worrying about. Take it once, forget about it. Make up your mind to apply to the two or three schools that in your opinion are significantly better thanAshbury (which is pretty good) and go do something interesting with your friends for the remainder of the summer.</p>
<p>I already have the SSAT Prep book. </p>
<p>I think I'll take it in October, so I may be able to take it again in October.</p>
<p>I'm pretty confident I can get over a 75%, but what if I get like.. a 60% or something. Does anyone get in with that low of a score?</p>
<p>JK, who know's for sure....... I would place importance on the SSAT, but I believe many other aspects of the app. is more important. I have read on CC where students are accepted to top schools with mediocre SSAT's. I'm sure some other aspect of their app. shined.</p>
<p>Do a diagnostic test using the review book. Look around , some are better than others. You will probably place in the 80-90 percentile so stop worrying about it. Esa got 84 M 85 R 92 V which is about the ball park. If you get 60 percentile you don't belong there and your grades would likely be so terrible that they would not let you in anyway.</p>
<p>In applying think more in terms of exhibiting your passion for something rather than your obsession about the process</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>I took the SSAT at an offering I think in December? Though it could have been late november. All I remember is that getting up early on a saturday threw off my sleep cycles for the rest of that term and I was persistently grumpy about that. I didn't study for it or prep, and I didn't really know what it was for. When I toured / interviewed in January, I don't know if I would have had my scores back or not. But, I don't remember any mention of them in talking or anything like that. We just talked about my academic interests and what I like to do outside of class and that sort of thing. Not about raw numbers.</p>
<p>That was utterly unhelpful! Sorry.</p>