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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just a quick second on the high scores don’t guaranteed much of anything-we applied from public this year to MS and my DC was WL at all the top schools despite a composite SSAT of 89%. We were flabbergasted-great kid in every other way also. Did get in finally off WL, but a top score isn’t this golden ticket you would think it would be.[/quote]

yes, this was my son too.  Coming from a public.  All A's, 90%+ SSAT, top athlete.  Didn't get in any of the top 5 schools he applied to.   Going to public middle school.  However, I can think of 5+ boys at our school alone who also fit this profile and also didn't get in.   Which is crazy except when you think about it, most of the top schools only had 5 boy slots total for 6th grade.  My son's school could have filled them all.  And they're one DC area elementary school out of how many (dozens?) of schools with kids applying to the top privates for middle school.  It's just a total lottery.  A 90%+ score isn't a guarantee of ANYTHING. [/quote]

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