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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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[/quote]

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?[/quote]

Or apply to other schools that are not pressure cookers. High school at Big 3 schools is 4 hours of work for even students with high scores. If a child is already coming in with lower than average scores he may struggle or may have even more hours to complete the work. I have heard parents have this issue time and time again by sending their child to a school that may not be a good fit ACADEMICALLY. [/quote]

You have no idea what you're talking about. I actually do: I have a child at one of the so-called Big 3 schools who scored in the 62nd percentile when entering at 7th grade. Like everyone one of his peers in high school, he has a lot of homework. But it is manageable, even with multiple sports commitments outside of school. Yes, he is in the middle of the grade and I am completely fine with that. At these schools, the top 30% go to Ivies and the very top schools. The 30th to 60th percentile go to great schools. He is much, much better off being in the middle of the pack at this great school, where he is learning how to be competitive and successful in the real world, then  he would be if her closer to the top (he would never be at the top, anywhere) at a mediocre-reputation school. This is common sense.[/quote]

+1  I agree with everything you said. My son scored in the low 80s and was admitted for high school at a so-called Big 3.  He was a student leader and very involved in school activties and worked very hard, but still enjoyed himself.  He got all As and Bs and his grades improved each year and he ended up at a top college.  For us the most important thing was that he was exposed to so much and grew intellectually and socially.  We were just fine with him not being in the top of his class.[/quote]

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