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[quote=Anonymous]Like discussions about the "big 3", test scores are also the third rail.  SATs are on their way out because studies show conclusively that they are fiercely tied to socio-economic factors and may possibly only indicate how someone might do  only during their first semester of college.  There will be big changes ahead for college apps and it will trickle down to SSATs as well.  One private school AD told me that SSAT scores are generally used to help understand the big picture about the student.  They do not have the heavy weight that many presume them to have.

My son got into all but one of the top schools he applied to.  ERBs were OK and SSAT scores were good with verbal being exceptional and math could have been better.  The schools all told us he blew them away in the personal interview and his teachers loved him and wrote great letters.  He also was pulling all A's and wrote great app essays.  Some kids just don't test well and schools know this.

I've also known a number of kids who did well testing and academically but had little personal depth.  They did not get in.  The smartest kid I ever knew growing up was academically brilliant.  He was turned down at all the top schools because he simply did not come across well in the interview.  We need to look at the big picture and not just one factor.

With the SATs now being phased out, my colleges are now saying that they will be putting alot more weight on the interview and writing.[/quote]

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