75th percentile on SSAT -- what schools would accept that for a 7th grade boy?

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Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts on what schools would take a boy with a 75th percentile overall on the SSAT, and grades of As and Bs.

Thank you. We may have aimed too high, and I'm belatedly wondering if I'm too late to apply to more schools.

I wish it were like college where you can see the range of what scores and grades the schools admit.

TIA

Even if you get into a Big 3, which I don't think a 75th percentile will do, your child will be in the middle to bottom part of the grade and will struggle. This can cause them to be stressed out to keep up with the workload. Do you have the option to stay where you are next year or is a public?

This is a misunderstanding. This means your child is in the top quartile of all test takers in their grade and gender taking the test. It is not the same as scoring 75 percent on a test. And it should be noted that those taking the test may already been more advanced than the general population because the test-taking population reflects kids interested in attending private schools across the U.S.

Sure, but the kids in the Big3 are not just top quartile. Typically you’re going to need 90%ile and up for Big3 admissions. So it stand to reason that if a student with a 75%ile *is* somehow admitted, they are likely going to struggle more and be middle/bottom of their class.

That's just not true. The top quartile of all kids taking a selective test is going to be good enough for most DC privates. The Exeters of the world look for 85 percentile and higher. And that's the average, meaning that they will take kids with lower and higher scores.