<p>And if i remember well Hotchkiss accepted 175</p>
<p>How many does Choate accept? I'm guessing 400.</p>
<p>Hotchkiss - from their website</p>
<p>The School admitted just 20% of all completed applicants. According to Dean of Admission William D. Leahy, Hotchkiss?s admit rate has become increasingly competitive as the number of applicants has increased. For example, in 2000 the admit rate was 30%.
Interest in our school is at an all-time high, with record numbers of interviews, applicants, and visitors.
This was the most competitive year in the history of the School, and the admission committee rose to the challenge of deciding who would be asked to join our School. With so many talented applicants, the committee?s task was great
Hotchkiss?s new students come from 13 countries and 31 states. In the 2007-2008 year we will have 105 new preps, 46 new lower mids, 22 new upper mids, and 15 new seniors and post graduates. The School?s total enrollment will be 570</p>
<p>At Blair Academy, applications, inquiries and interviews were up 20% this year. Last year they saw double digit increases as well.</p>
<p>Brooks School: "we received almost 800 applications for only 111 spots......
one of our most diverse classes ever, with students coming from 27 different states and 17 different countries."</p>
<p>My S applied to 8 schools. Every single school sent out that kind of letter about this year's spike in applications/competitiveness, whether they were spelling out happy news or sad news.</p>
<p>When schools mention that the competitiveness spiked, that says something. It's not just that more people on the bottom end threw in their applications. It sounds like applications came from highly gifted/talented students who might not have considered BS in previous years.</p>
<p>Among the reasons for this, I'd like to add one more: Harry Potter.</p>
<p>Yes, I'm serious.</p>
<p>D'yer....have to agree with you on that. My son already knew he would be going to bs long before HP came out, but since it has, he keeps equating his upcoming experience to it! (Even sees a similarity in the dining hall).</p>
<p>When I was little, I wanted to go to boarding school for kindergarten because I loved to read and watch the Madeline series. :)</p>
<p>38 percent of us are ethnically diverse
9 percent of us are international students
54 percent from public schools, 46 percent from private, parochial, military, home or foreign schools
But there?s much more to say. Some of us play the oboe; some of us prefer soccer. Some of us grew up on farms; one of us grew up in Yemen. We?ve got different ideas and different backgrounds. What we share are curiosity and mutual respect.</p>
<p>Here?s a glimpse:</p>
<p>20 percent of us are day students</p>
<p>13 of us take Arabic</p>
<p>36 of us are on the Math Team</p>
<p>About 55 in each class study abroad during their time at Exeter</p>
<p>Our favorite cereals (according to the dining services folks) are Lucky Charms and Cocoa Puffs</p>
<p>not many "facts" on their site</p>
<p>I hate to burst your bubble guys, but the ratio of applicants to acceptances at NYC tt privates are 20:1. So, acceptance is much rarer.</p>
<p>There are many day schools around the country that have lower acceptance rates than the top bs, the difference is in the quality of the applicant pool.</p>
<p>I know this board is heavily skewed to the boarding schools. But, some of these statements are so silly. Can you show any proof to back up this statement?</p>
<p>There was a kid on here, ChaosTheory, who was rejected from Exeter and some other schools. I, and almost everyone else on this board, will attest that he is a genius. He's doing Multivariable & post-BC Calculus on his own (13 years old), is an AMAZING (really, amazing) creative writer, and possesses an amazing amount of sheer intellectual ability. Studies astrophysics, astronomy, and computer programming/languages on his own. As well as self-studying French.. and also has had his artwork published. As a freshman, he was the president of a few clubs at his local high school, including the math team. Violin for 4 years and is auditioning for the all-state orchestra... was also from underrepresented region (the South) and was applying for the least competitive year (10th). Was rejected at all but Hotchkiss, where he was put in the waiting list (but they have overenrolled, so he was rejected from there as well). Another school I'm not sure if he applied to, Mercersburg, actually courted him for 2 years (I guess since 7th grade), and INVITED him to attend.. they do not do that often, esp. for anyone who is not a recruited Amazonian international squash champion. It just doesn't happen. I don't think he applied there, but it just goes to show how qualified he was. Had all of the usual stats.. 4.0, high SSAT's, etc.</p>
<p>Another was sabregiel, who is doing advanced studies (epistemology, etc.), has an interesting background, competed in the national fencing championships and was an accomplished, self-taught filmmaker. Rejected everywhere.. L'ville, Exeter, Andover..</p>
<p>Another girl, MSU, was a really great artist and accomplished painter. Had the usual great stats (99.999.. national percentile) and had great interviews</p>
<p>Another is prettyckitty. She's writing a novel right now (age 13), and has an interesting background as well. From Arizona, which is a ridiculously underrepresented region at BS's. Was accepted to most schools. Had other amazing stats I don't remember at the moment but.. she was writing a novel.. at age 13.</p>
<p>If I recall correctly, there was one girl from a diplomatic family who is currently living in Iraq (?) and escaped a few bombings at her American school. Now that's an interesting background and an underrepresented region. Interview went very well.. I don't think she got in anywhere.</p>
<p>Plenty more.</p>
<p>Can you tell me anything about the applicants to the NYC privates?</p>
<p>These stories are a dime a dozen and not noteworthy when talking about qualified students rejected from tt NYC privates.</p>
<p>The stories are not dime a dozen. Blairt's little list is just coming from the few regulars that post on CC. Half of the kids at Andover have similarly ridiculous stories that complement their lives. </p>
<p>Shannyc - I don't want you to think that everyone is disrespecting the NYC private day schools. The prep school admissions board was made to discuss and help prospective applicants at prep schools and for the majority of these applicants, schools like Collegiate and Dalton are not options. So, when we start a thread about admissions stats at prep schools and speak about Andover, Exeter and Milton, we're not trying to discredit NYC schools. We're just speaking about the schools that we're familiar with and can relate to with ease.</p>
<p>I hear you bigblueo9. I just found some of the post to be a little pretentious, and wanted to give some on this board a little perspective.</p>
<p>This doesn't really matter, but I actually started writing when I was nine.</p>
<p>Hey guys - shanny in particular - let's keep the NYC day school vs. boarding school discussion to the other thread you started (so I can ignore it - yawn) ;) </p>
<p>Let's please keep this thread to the facts e.g. admission stats as reported by the schools for the 2007-08 year. I think this will be helpful to folks next year. </p>
<p>Thanks! :) </p>
<p>And blairt - perhaps you should let folks tell their own stories if they so choose. Your facts aren't all correct. EX: The girl you speak of wasn't living in Iraq but elsewhere in the Middle East. Her school was bombed once not several times and she did get into several schools and is attending Choate.</p>
<p>That's why i noted where I wasn't sure of my information.</p>