Did I fail the SSAT?
We recently got a panicked e-mail from a parent:
Mary [name changed] is really upset by her scores. She always gets grades at the top of her class, but she got a 68% overall on the SSAT. How bad is this?
It’s such a common question that we thought we’d print it here. We’ve covered it before: for a detailed description, check our post entitled “What’s a good SSAT/ISEE score?”
Don’t worry, Mary: you didn’t fail the test. Of course there’s room to improve, but you’re well above the average score among other students like you. So you’re above average even for the good students!