Andover or Exeter?

<p>There are two schools that i am just DREAMING of going into- andover and exeter.
although i still need good ssat scores, recommendations, and the chance of getting into those schools is less than thirty percent, money's still a problem.</p>

<p>*for those who had kindly suggested financial aid, i can't apply for it. it involves visa, tax things, etc (don't worry. i am a LEGAL resident and DO pay tax). i don't know so much about it, but my mom and my older sister already tried it.</p>

<p>for andover, they are requiring at least 33,000 dollars of tuition, but if you would add flight tickets + books, etc, it's going to cost me about 40,000 dollars a year. </p>

<p>for exeter, it's about the same, but i think it's a little less. i heard of a girl who got schoarships, not financial aid, to exeter. she pays about 10,000 dollars a year including flight tickets and personal expenses. couldn't find anything regarding this on the website.</p>

<p>if i had a choice, i would definitely go to andover. but despite the money, it'll be hard to get into either schools because i don't play a sport, don't play an instrument, and don't have a good record of community service. for school grades, i get As (i homeschool, btw). </p>

<p>maybe all this will be possible if i oneday walk into bill gates or some rich ppl like that? maybe he'll break my bike or something and i'll request forty thousand dollars for it :p</p>

<p>-wait, just adding a quick message-
i know that my case is not that common, but i still am grateful for those who gave me advices. i feel so welcomed here ;)</p>

<p>Hmm... I know that Exeter or Andover dosen't offer merit-based scholarships, perhaps that girl who you mentioned got it from a third-party organization (Which typically getting more than 5,000 is hard, unless you're in some invite-only organization, like Jack & Jill.)
If you're looking for schools that have merit-based SPS is the best way to go. (IMO)
Try scheduling your interviews (or putting of your applications... this can hurt or help you, it's your choice) until December/January and put in a lot of community service hours each weekend.</p>

<p>thanks. what's sps?</p>

<p><a href="http://www.sps.edu/Default.asp?bhcp=1%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.sps.edu/Default.asp?bhcp=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>St. Paul's School. In New Hampshire.</p>

<p>thanks.</p>

<p>i do know i should apply for many schools, but most of them require about 800 to a thousand mandatory fee that you have to pay before enrolling...or...i'm not REALLY sure.</p>

<p>i know that it's off topic, but do you homeschool? i see you live in ca, but you are reposting to me during day time :]</p>