Anonymous
01/29/2025 15:19
Subject: SSAT at Prep
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is 50th percentile ok? The math was low but reading high.
I think I read somewhere (maybe here) that the average at Prep is 60% but now I don't see that on their website.
Our son attends Prep and was a recruited athlete. We were told that he needed a minimum of 60 percent. Now, he isn't going to be a professional, but he was identified, and they reached out to our family. So, that tells me that kids with a "hook" need a minimum of 60. I do know a kid who now plays his sport in college and is a good athlete. He was recruited there and was forced to take it a second time to get up over 60.
I work at a school that sends a good number of kids to Prep. They take kids with scores lower than 60th percentile on the SSAT. WAY lower in some cases. All hooked, of course.
There are definitely a range of academic abilities in each GP class. That's why you see the range of colleges in the list of schools GP students go on to after graduation.
For a myriad of reasons, parents seem to want to use test scores and gpa's as the key to admission. It's certainly easier to understand than "hooks" which include other kinds of considerations.
