<p>I agree. I wish she'd care more about my education. She just keeps saying, "People from [current school] go to good schools, too! Why can't you just go there like everyone else?"</p>
<p>The truth is, most students who graduate go to community college and very few go to University of Michigan and once in a LONG while a kid will get accepted into an ivy league university.</p>
<p>Tell her that it's not just about college matriculations, that it's about getting a better high school education and being challenged. Tell her that you want to meet intellectual peers.</p>
<p>if i were you, i'd go for ashbury. you'll be able to really develop a passion in your ECs and maybe discover something new as well. an ib diploma carries a lot of weight too.</p>
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<p>Trust me. I have done this many times before.</p>
<p>I think that if I went to either Ashbury or Greenhills that I would want to apply to boarding school for tenth grade. </p>
<p>I am really regretting not doing so well on the SSAT. </p>
<p>I think that going to either one of these schools would prepare me for the levle of rigor at a boarding school.</p>
<p>How do you know your mother will pay tuition if you get in when she won't pay for SSATs? How bad was the first try?</p>
<p>41st percentile. (31 M, 50 V, 50 R). I was REALLY surprised when I got the scores back, I thought I did really good on the math section, poorly on the verbal, and mediocre on the reading section.</p>
<p>I did really well on the practices tests. (~80th percentile) I just got really nervous on the real thing.</p>
<p>My mother won't pay full tuition. She doesn't have the money too. My parents only need a few k to cover tuition at Greenhills, and the tuition is roughly the same at Ashbury.</p>
<p>Can't you mow lawns or babysit to get the $100? That score will keep you out of any good private school. Sorry, but better to do what you need to do now than just have to deal later.</p>
<p>SPS is right Jonathan. If you think you can get an 80, run, don't walk, to retake that test!!</p>
<p>The registration closed for the February test on the 19th. Do you think I should take a flex test or something?</p>
<p>This is what it says on the Greenhills site:</p>
<p>We will also offer the SSAT on these dates, but taking the test after the January 6th date may cause a delay in receiving your admission decision:</p>
<p>February 3, 2007
March 3, 2007
April 21, 2007 </p>
<p>Do you tihnk I should email one of the admissions officers and ask if I should take it again in March? Maybe I wouldn't be considered a late applicant because I already took the SSAT. Admissions decisions are mailed on March 19, so perhaps the school would get the score before then?</p>
<p>I'm spending a day there next Tuesday, where I will also have my interview.</p>
<p>I just took the practice test on the SSAT website and I got an 80%. :)</p>
<p>I believe this is 80% correct, though. I don't know how that would translate to percentile.</p>
<p>it's 80% correct, which wouldn;t translate to percentile. Take a real practice test in strict, timed conditions and post resluts to convert to percentile. then judge if it's worth the money.</p>
<p>I'd need to buy the 2006 or 2007 edition because I've already taken the practice tests in the 2005 edition, but I don't really remember the answers because I haven't taken them since late November.</p>
<p>Call the school and see if they usually have room for standbys. </p>
<p>I think it's worth retaking. Who cares if your decision is later. I think Kirmum is right, if they have a 1300 average SAT, their average SSAT is fairly high.</p>
<p>Wouldn't my chances for admission be lowered, though?</p>
<p>If your practice tests are showing you will improve considerably, the best strategy is to retake the test.</p>
<p>Have you asked the school what the average SSAT score is for your grade? Also ask how many applicants they have for your grade this year. That information might make the decision easier.</p>
<p>I just emailed the admissions officer.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>Reply from admissions officer:</p>
<p>While we don't keep records of an average score for accepted students, I will tell you there is no set score which automatically gets you admitted. As far as something that might keep you out, it would have to be below 25%, and even then there are cases where we will accept students. We look at the whole picture when we go through applications: grades, test scores, teachers recommendations, visit to the school, etc. Certainly a higher test score is a positive, but it is up to you whether or not to re-take it. Are your grades pretty strong?</p>
<p>I have straight A's, with an exception of a B in Algebra I.</p>