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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the best schools look at the whole child  My daughter got around a 70 on the SSAT and was accepted for 9th at two of the top three privates.  Why??  Terrific, smart kid in all other respects.[/quote]

This post is completely BOGUS.  No one gets into the top tier HSs with an SSAT of 70 when you have an overabundance of applicants with scores in the 80s and 90s along with the kid being "terrific in all other respects". [/quote]Not necesarrily bogus.  If the kid has excellent grades and brings something to the table (atheletics, strong music performance, etc) that the school might be looking for, then that kid has a good chance of getting in with good grades.  Schools are looking for a diversified environment and not necessarily ethnicity.  An eskimo, tuba playing diver might just be what the doctor ordered.

The top tier boarding schools diligently seek out a diversified environment and while many of their candidates score in the 90+ percentile, there are many admits who do not but have a powerful hook.  Again, being a minority is NOT the only type of hook if your SSAT is somewhat lower than the norm.  Many privates use the same criteria.[/quote]

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