<p>I'm waitlisted at 2 schools and since chances are I won't get off I was wondering if applying for 10th grade gives me a higher chance of acceptance than when I applied for the freshman year. I heard something like that anyway. Also, will the fact that I will be applying for FA hinder my chances? Enlighten me please.</p>
<p>if you area applying to the same schools, there is a huge chance that you will be accepted this time around if you were waitlisted the first time. and i have heard it is a little easier, but not much. have you considered repeating?</p>
<p>You’re right, the chance of getting off waitlist is very slim. If someone gets off waitlist, they should have gotten off already. At this time many waitlists are closed, though if something unusual happens during the summer, a few more people will get accepted.</p>
<p>And yes, it’ll hurt your chance if you apply for FA, except at Andover, which claims to be need-blind.</p>
<p>Every school accepts a lot more freshmen than sophomores. I think applying to 10th grade would give you equal or lower chance of acceptance, not higher. However, repeating a grade “just to make it easier to get accepted” doesn’t make much sense. If you apply again next year, I’d say go for 10th grade :)</p>
<p>@ lolzbabe </p>
<p>No, I currently don’t have any intentions of repeating. I don’t think that by doing so it would help me much.</p>
<p>Ok yeah and btw I applied to schools this year for the freshman year so I think the only choice I have is to go for 10th. Sorry if my made that unclear in the topic post.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any statistics on acceptance rates for 10th grade versus 9th grade? Fewer spots are available, but I’d imagine fewer apply. Anyone?</p>
<p>I believe that the acceptance rates for the 10th grade is higher since much fewer people are applying. However, this does not imply that it’s easier to get in. Some junior boarding schools, including Fay, goes up to 9th grade and many foreign schools do this, making the applicants more competitive.</p>
<p>The only numbers I have are from Exeter’s 09-10 enrollment and the only reason I have them is because there was a little sheet of red paper in the admissions office when my son toured and I happened to pick it up. Lucky for you, I haven’t gone through the “Misc BS Shoebox” yet :). </p>
<p>In 2008, there were 630 apps for 10th grade and 62 new students. I have no idea what the yield for 10th graders was, but the overall was something like 64%. The would give you about 100 acceptances for tenth grade? About a 16% admissions rate, which is only a bit lower than the 17% overall rate.</p>
<p>Is that the kind of info you were looking for?</p>
<p>Does anyone know if the students applying for 10th grade have generally more rounded applications, making the competition a bit more intense? Is the majority of those applicants people who have been rejected/waitlisted the previous year and are trying again or are they fresh people to the BS process?</p>
<p>It’s probably a combination of people trying again, people new to the idea (or wanting another year at home to mature), and people coming from schools that go to 9th grade. I have no reason to think that the 10th grade pool would be any less competitive than the others.</p>
<p>Alrighty. So since I was waitlisted for two prep schools this year and if I fine tune my application, is there a much higher chance for me to get accepted to this same schools if I apply to them again? Do they view students applications that have had previous interest in that school in a different way from those that are fresh?</p>
<p>I really don’t know the answer to that question, sorry.</p>
<p>“the pool is smaller but it is alot more selective than the third formers pool”</p>
<p>how do you know this…?</p>
<p>I recently attended my younger son’s school placement seminar for next year. The school’s placement director has two decades of experience and works closely with school admission offices. Hopefully, this will clear up myths stated (incorrectly) above. Here were some of his answers to your questions:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>In aggregate, admission rates are about the same for 9th and 10th grade, but this can vary by school and year (e.g., larger than expected 9th grade class the previous year, but this averages out over time).</p></li>
<li><p>Full pays have experienced tremendous success over the last two years. Conversely, it’s more difficult to gain acceptance with FA.</p></li>
<li><p>It IS easier to get in as a repeat. He said you are generally a stronger candidate as a repeat 9th grader (e.g., higher level courses as well as more leadership & community service opportunities) when compared to most 8th graders.</p></li>
<li><p>If you were waitlisted and you re-apply (not as a repeat) your chances are a little better, but you never can predict the alchemy of each class.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Well that makes me feel better. I am in a similar situation. I was rejected this year from several schools and I am re-applying as a 10th grade repeat instead of 11th grade. Do you think they may remember me next year? If so, do you think they will see the improvement in my stats / extra - curriculars?</p>
<p>Brooks
Choate
Hotchkiss
Kent
Lawrenceville
Loomis
Middlesex
NMH
Peddie
Phillips Exeter
St. Mark’s
St. Paul’s
Tabor
Taft</p>
<p>I still have to narrow it down. haha</p>
<p>You may never know why you weren’t accepted if you don’t call them. Could be stats, could be you were well qualified and there was a lot of competition with kids of similar stats. Adding new activities won’t show “depth” or “passion.” I would concentrate on community service. Look at profiles of admitted students and find things you can do that show proactivity and involvement.</p>
<p>I would also add Governors. I don’t think people give them a fair shake but they had some amazing students matriculate to schools like MIT and they were the most “hands-on” and nurturing of the schools we visited. Really took an interest in applicants and since they aren’t tied to the ten schools rule, they call, send packets, etc. Not far from Exeter so a visit wouldn’t be much of a stretch. I know a student that commutes there every day.</p>
<p>Your interview is key. It may make the difference between a yes and a no. Don’t dwell on not getting a spot the previous year. But also, don’t bet on a school that said “no” saying “yes” the next year unless you know for sure why they said no.</p>
<p>My list was in response to a question from someone, but his/her post diappeared for some reason. I liked governors but I really want to row at a BS and governor’s doesn’t have a crew program. </p>
<p>I’ll pm you exie so I don’t anything on the thread.</p>
<p>I only bothered calling the schools I was waitlisted on for information. Do any of you reccomend me to call the schools I was rejected in to find out why I was rejected? Or is it too late now?</p>
<p>you never know unless you try, which never hurts probably…</p>
<p>from what I know, it is harder to enter as a new 10th than a freshmen because there are only slightly fewer applicants competing for far fewer spots</p>