<p>Students that applied last year, what do you think made your application (including essays) stand out? What tips did you follow? Do you have any tips for students applying in the future? What are things you absolutely should never do in your application?</p>
<p>When it comes to writing all the applications, do you send out the same application each school? Or do you slightly tailor it to fit what each school "wanted"?</p>
<p>Post tips or things students applying this year should know.</p>
<p>what do you think made your application (including essays) stand out? Interview and Essays.</p>
<p>What tips did you follow? I didn’t follow any tips, In the interview I just talked and had a conversation. I suggest shooting your interviewer e-mail every now and then if you think they liked you.</p>
<p>Do you have any tips for students applying in the future? Don’t make any grammatical mistakes in application.</p>
<p>What are things you absolutely should never do in your application?..Everything I would say is pretty much common sense.</p>
<p>When it comes to writing all the applications, do you send out the same application each school? Wait what? If they ask you the same question I guess you can give the same answer. Just be truthful, don’t try and tailor anything to specific schools.</p>
<p>haha what i did is I used multiple essay topics for multiple applications because a lot of them ask similar questions. i had “write on any topic of importance to you” from exeter and “write about an experience you’ve had that has changed the way you look at something.” (or a very similar question I honestly forget the wording) and I used one essay for both. if youre applying again DONT right about something you wrote last year for the same school. you never know if they look at last years application…</p>
<p>All I remember is that for SPS and Exeter, I practically used the same essay and twisted around some stuff. Or took parts of multiple essays and made it sound cohesive. A lot of the questions were similar I think.</p>
<p>My interviews and the fact that I was really concise and descriptive on my achievements… 8th grade science award means little. I put what I did to get it and all of that information that is helpful.</p>
<p>For essays, get the perfect topic. The topics are very similar(like moment when you were challenged, changed or some important moment in general). Find a really good and interesting topic and then write your essay ahead of time… Like start in October and then re-read it in December. You’ll read it fresh like an interviewer(hopefully youll forget most of it).</p>
<p>I would suggest getting a college essay help book. This really helped me. Choate’s essay topics were very inflexible. For example, one of the questions was theoretical which is hard. I thought that Exeter and Phillips Academy had the best questions and topics and I felt like I did the best on both. My favourite topic was about my favourite activity which happens to be filmmaking. Have something that sets you apart from other canidates.</p>
<p>@ italianboarder: For my application, all I did was list the achievements and the year I got them 
Can you give us an example of one of your achievements and explanation?</p>
<p>Chickawaw, do you have any particular book in mind?</p>
<p>What do you think made your application (including essays) stand out?
My test scores were above average (99% percentile overall), my grades were very good (coming from a public school), I bring financial diversity to the school, and I showed extreme dedication and knowledge of the schools during my interviews. My essays were relevant to my experience and challenges as a student.</p>
<p>What tips did you follow?
I followed a lot of advice about FIT, TIME-MANAGEMENT, and SAFETIES. I chose schools I thought would fit me as a student. I wrote list upon list of things to be done, and I started my essays early on. I also chose a school that I was nearly certain I would be able to get into, which saved me a lot of heartache on March 10th, with that near-certainty (though NO school is a real “safety”)</p>
<p>Do you have any tips for students applying in the future?
All of the above, plus: Dedication and intelligence. Oh, I’m sure all of you are smart, yes. But intelligence, in this case, means showing interest and knowledge about each particular school. And dedication means that, even if you don’t WANT to know everything about a school, you should. Even if you don’t WANT to critique every it of your application, you should. Etc, etc.</p>
<p>What are things you absolutely should never do in your application?
Um… Write it in crayon, burp during the interview, threaten people?</p>
<p>When it comes to writing all the applications, do you send out the same application each school? Or do you slightly tailor it to fit what each school “wanted”?
I’m the same girl no matter what school I was applying to, so not really. Plus, all my schools were kinda the same- well-rounded, not an “arts” school, nor a “science and math” school (sort of).</p>
<p>That was really helpful Saer. Which school are you going to?</p>
<p>Choate!! And it’s awesome. :D</p>