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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The SSAT is not that big a deal for high school admissions.  There are students in the 60th percentile range at all the selective privates. The typical 9th grade admit scores in the upper 80s or 90s, but the range is wide. There is almost no benefit in doing lots of test prep to try and move from 85th to 95th percentile, because the schools just don't care. Grades and teacher recommendations are going to be far more important once the SSAT scores are in the ballpark.

If your child tests below the 50th percentile and those scores are in line with ERBs or other standardized testing, the odds of admission are pretty low and prepping will likely not make much of a difference. [/quote]

Prepping makes a HUGE difference.  That is how the game works.  If you learn how to puzzle out the questions and how to eliminate one or more options in each question you can do much better.  You can also take the SSAT practically as many times as you like.  It is big money for the test company if you do.  It is really pretty shameful.  Those that can afford to take the test over and over again get better scores.  I think that is why some schools are moving away from weighing it very heavily.[/quote]

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