<p>Today I just sat for the January 10th SSAT. I had ambivalent feelings about my performance. With extra prep I feel that I nailed the math section. I was the first to finish in the the room. I answered every question and likely got every question correct. The reading and vocab were extremely challenging. I probably got around low 80's for verbal and low 70's or below for reading. </p>
<p>Now my question is this: Will the admission officers combine sections from different tests. For instance, can I take the highest score from each section and put them together to make a giant score? Can I take my 90 verbal and 82 reading and combine with my new math score?</p>
<p>I would really appreciate some insight. Thanks!</p>
<p>Those are called super-scores. I don't think so, check the website/admissions office. I've never heard of any school accepting super-scores though (HADES, L'Ville, other great schools..) so, eh. But nobody knows better than the admissions office, so send them an email/phone call!</p>
<p>Its possible, but how did you find the reading hard? I didn't find it as easy as december but I still don't think I missed any. Not that it really matter...i have a good score but my mom paid early. I never know what I'm gunna get on math, becuase I always feel the exact same way lol.</p>
<p>Verbal was so and so...I KNOW I got all the vocabulary right with the exception of 1 and 1 omitted, but I omitted like 10 on analogies, so that should be in the 80's or something. Not looking like I'll top my dec. score.</p>
<p>There is someone who posts on here who works in an admission office, GemmaV, and she has posted that schools will combine your highest scores from different tests.</p>
<p>An admission office of what school? At SPS they saif their simply taking my best, but if my best wasn't good I guess they would have combined best from each section sort of thing.</p>
<p>When I interviewed at Middlesex, my parents asked if re taking the test would be beneficical. He told me something about all scores being considered in the admission decision. </p>
<p>I don't think that the admission officers mathematically create a "super score" but I do think that "all scores are considered" likely meaning that scoring an 89 and 82 on the verbal and reading will prove that I do in fact have some aptitude for the humanities field. </p>
<p>Anyways for those who sat for the SSAT how did you do?</p>
<p>Personally I found the math to be a breeze. I wonder if you answer all question correct on one section, will you automatically be rewarded with a 99th percentile?</p>
<p>Yes, schools will consider the highest score, or combination of scores, as long as they are coming from SSATs given in the same application year. </p>
<p>So, if you took the SSAT in November 2008 and got a 75 Verbal, 85 Reading, and 95 Quantitative, and then retook it in December 2008 and got an 85 Verbal, 90 Reading, and 75 Quantitative...we would say your scores were 85 Verbal, 90 Reading, 95 Quantitative.</p>
<p>Do you think schools look more at the scaled score or the percentile, because very often one or two missed answers will drop the percentile by 10 point, yet barely change the scaled score. Also, do schools make use of the data provided by ssatb - the expanded report that ranks the applicant's score with other applicants and the accepted students from the previous year?</p>
<p>Or....is it more like, "This kid has a xy%, that's good enough."</p>
<p>benevolent: The total percentile doesn't matter; we really care about the specific sub-sections (and we know how SSAT calculates the total percentile, so if we care, we can calculate it ourselves). </p>
<p>neatoburrito: We know that the difference between an 82 and an 89 (on the SSAT percentiles) can be one or two questions. To me, there's really no difference between an 82 and an 89. Now that SSAT has gone to an 800-based scaled score rather than the 300/350 thing they used to do, the SSAT is easier to read...but, it's really how the SSAT scores look in the context of the rest of your application. And the SSAT writing sample, which obviously isn't graded, is more important than one might think.</p>
<p>GemmaV: Sorry to pile on the questions, but here is another. If you are looking at the sub-sections, does a significantly lower score in one section, such as math, raise red flags. Say 99 on reading & verbal and 70 in math. Thanks.</p>
<p>A <em>significant</em> split raises a red flag, like a 99 reading/verbal and a 40 quantitative. </p>
<p>With a 70 in math, which I consider a "middling" or "mediocre" score (but admission officers at other schools might throw a parade in your honor with a 99 reading/verbal and 70 math)...if I were interested in you as a candidate I would delve deeper into that 70. What kinds of grades have you gotten in math? What kind of school do you attend? What level math are you taking? What textbook do you use? Which questions did you get wrong on the SSAT--the arithmetic stuff or the higher level algebra and geometry? Or did you just not reach some questions (i.e. you took your time on the math section)? What does your math teacher say about you in his/her recommendation? Are you naturally a more humanities-oriented person? You must read A TON to get 99R/99V. If those are actually your scores, then congratulations.</p>
<p>I was killing my self with my reading score (78) haha... I read a lot and I, if I may say so my self, am quite articulate and can conquer somewhat difficult books and it is the questions (not the reading) that trip you. </p>
<p>Does anyone by any chance know what admission office GemmaV works at? or has Gemma puposefull remained confidential about the specifics of her job?</p>
<p>I think that I might have just answered my initial question. Although I am not applying to Choate this was clearly stated on their web site under admission FAQ</p>
<p>"Please understand that there is no minimum requirement with regard to test scores and that the admissions staff views a students highest score on each portion of the test regardless of the number of times a student tests."</p>
<p>Just as Gemma said...</p>
<p>For all of you who need some concrete evidence that scores can be mixed, there you go!</p>
<p>Whew this certainly alleviates some anxiety...</p>