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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So some of the more competitive schools admit students who can’t get above 50% on the SSAT?  Why would they do that?  [/quote]

Because at the upper level it is a very difficult test.  The scores are relative to other test takers, already a very select group of talented kids.  You could score 50% on the test and still be in the top few percent of all students of your age/grade nationwide. [/quote] [b]some kids pay thousands of dollars to prep for the SSAT, so they can get in the 90% percentile, others can’t afford that luxury.  [/b]My kid is an A-/B student, test above average in national testing, engaged in clubs, very talented in the arts, great personality, great teacher recs! She could have scored better in the SSAT if she had prepped or if she had taken the test more than once.  I only came back to this forum to dispel the myth that you have to score 90%+ to be seriously considered at top schools.  I was pleasantly surprised.

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Come on - be real. My kid got 94% just taking the test after taking one practice test. 8th grade. 
 It’s not all about tutoring or test taking skills - she’d only taken a few standardized tests at that point. She is a very strong student in all of the subjects and has always done her own work and that was the result.  I am being real!  I said SOME kids.  That’s great for your kid, she did an amazing job on the test.  
She then got 99.5% on the ACT with no prep either and is doing well in college taking challenging courses. 
No money on test prep.

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