What SSAT Score(s) do you need for Lakeside in Seattle?
What SSAT percentile does the admissions committee at Lakeside consider a good enough? Even harder than Andover, Exeter or St. Paul’s was finding out how high you need to score on the SSAT for this little known gem of a school in the Pacific Northwest. After Bill Gates became synonymous with the “richest person on […]
2021’s SSAT Percentile Chart for 7th Graders
As one of the original sources for “SSAT Percentile Charts” throughout the world, we are proud to announce we have an updated version for all the grades who took the exam helping students get into the top boarding and independent schools. This is the updated 2020-201 SSAT Percentile Chart for the 8417-7th graders who took […]
What SSAT Scores are needed for Groton School?
We’ve been spending a bit of time helping aspiring students and caring parents get a gauge of the scores needed for top boarding schools. In this series of posts, we’ve covered the top 5 programs where we show up as the top answer on Google. As a result, we’ve decided to dive into the rest […]
What’s a 2100 on the SSAT equate to in terms of Percentiles?
We are regularly asked “is xyz score good enough for abc top boarding school?” First off, the boarding schools are operating off of percentiles and not a gross score. Your 1998 may look good overall, but it actually only equates to a 47% Percentile as an 8th grade boy. It’s a 53% Percentile as the […]
What SSAT Scores are Needed for Admissions into The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut?
SSAT Scores for Top Boarding School Programs As you can see from our ranking of the Top 25 Boarding Schools, Hotchkiss ranks towards the top. As a result, you can already estimate that it would require a very high score on the boarding/Independent school exam to be considered into the top program. If you want […]
What SSAT scores can get you into The Lawrenceville School?
In most of our estimates, we identify it’s very rare that the school itself tells us exactly what their SSAT requirements are. However, for Lawrenceville, we have several estimates straight from the top boarding school’s website and recent past publications of the school. Straight from their admissions pages, they answer the question: What is your […]
Getting a Perfect Verbal Score on the SSAT – 8th graders
Just a quick reminder that boys and girls score differently. As a result, we’ll share what it takes to score well for each gender specifically. In the following, you’ll find what raw score it takes to score from 80% to 99% (a “perfect score” on the SSAT) on the verbal section of the SSAT. Basically, […]
What’s the average SSAT Score for test takers?
In an effort to give prospective SSAT takers (and their parents) a better idea of how most students perform on the competitive exam, we will break down past data and simplify it as best as possible. Please note, we are starting with a very general question and will illustrate how it is better asked when […]
What’s the average SSAT score for Deerfield Academy Admissions?
Boarding School Review, a popular online information portal for boarding schools tells us that the top 5 school is one of their highest SSAT scoring boarding schools: As you can see, they recommend:
What SSAT scores can get you into St. Paul’s School in Concord, NH?
As with any top boarding school, St. Paul’s School’s (SPS) admissions requirements are quite high. As we’ve already reported, the top 2 programs in the United States have standards that approach almost perfect. St. Paul’s in Concord ranks as as high as the #3 boarding school program in the United States. Being a top 3 […]