Check out admissions information and target SSAT scores from Test Innovators. However, the same source indicates that an SSAT score of 82 is low for Overlake (the source indicates that an SSAT score of 89 or above is in the very competitive range for Overlake). Seattle is a highly competitive market with lots of very intelligent applicants.
Hello, everyone! Thanks for taking time to read this. I was just wondering what range top boarding schools were looking for when it comes to SSAT scores by percentile (eg. 90-100). Possible factors that may be important…
Did Peddie lower the minimum SSAT score requirement from “80” to now “70” for Year 2016-17 admission? Are they having trouble attracting students to the school? I’ve checked a couple of boarding school review websites and they’re listing “70” as the minimum SSAT score for admission.
According to SSATB, one’s SSAT scores are a good predictor of his/her future SAT scores. This is probably based on its own survey and statistical analysis. So I did a quickie of my own to see if such a prediction model is any good and, more importantly, to find those schools that were able to help their students more than predicted, and more than peer schools.
To this end, I turned ...
We’re applying to Lakeside School (applying to enter in 6th grade) in Seattle and have two SSAT score reports to choose from. We can only send one, and we’re torn between slightly better scores vs. a better essay. — 98th percentile overall Verbal: 99th percentile Reading: 98th percentile Math: 85th percentile Essay: Creative Minecraft story — more playful, shows ...