Applying to Exeter for Junior year

Prep School Admissions Prep School Chances
1

<p>So I just got my PSAT score today. I'm looking for a lot of financial aid. Chance me please. I know my chances are slim don't try to be nice please.</p>

<p>PSAT score:175</p>

<p>Grades:
Freshman:
Honors Math Analysis- A
English 9 (no honors provided)- A-
Honors Physics- A
World History (no honors provided)- A
CP Spanish 2- A
gym/health- A
Intro to Business- A
freshman required course- A</p>

<p>Sophomore year (pending status):
Honors precalc accelerated- A
Honors American Lit- A+
Honors US History 1- B (this will go up to an A- by the end of the semester)
AP Chemistry- B (this will go up to a B+ by the end of the semester) (we are only allowed to take one AP class this year)
Honors Spanish- B (this will go up to an A- by the end of the semester)
gym/drivers ed- A
Engineering/CAD- A+
Photography- A</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Local Math Team- 8th grade to present (JV 8th to freshman, Varsity this year)
Math Club- freshman to present (member)
Robotics Team- freshman to present (apprentice last year, this year on the coding and building team)
Chess Club- I am the co-founder and president. It was founded this fall
New Jersey Science league- did it last year and I want to do it again
Academic Team- This year only</p>

<p>Accolades:
Science Award at local middle school- 8th grade
AIME qualifier- last year
Mathcounts chapter competition- 15th place - 8th grade
Chess rating: 1150-ish (under-rated, I haven't been playing in a while and I just started again)</p>

<p>If you need any more info just ask</p>

2

<p>You seem to have a fair chance as long as you don’t apply for finical aid and bring you psat score up few points. I am also a sophomore applying to PEA. I hope we both can get in.</p>

3

<p>You can’t tell someone to just not apply for aid. If you need aid, you need aid. </p>

4

<p>You can apply to Andover. They have need blind admission </p>

5

<p>But I really want to be in zuming fengs class</p>

6

<p>I now Exeter has need-blind admission. If your parents earn below 200,000. If they earn below 75,000 tuitons is completely free.</p>

7

<p>You seem very well qualified. Exeter is a very competitive school, but don’t be intimidated though you seem to have a fair chance.</p>

8

<p>

While it is true that families earning less than $75K are offered full financial aid, Exeter is not “need blind.”</p>

<p><a href=“Am I Eligible for Financial Aid? | Phillips Exeter Academy”>http://www.exeter.edu/news_and_events/news_events_1075.aspx&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“Economy Strains Exeter Fin. Aid Budget – The Phillipian”>http://www.phillipian.net/articles/economy-strains-exeter-fin-aid-budget&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

9

Just a heads up-- the graduating class of 2017 is the largest class Exeter’s had so far, so it’s expected that the admissions office accept less new Uppers than usual.

And you might not get placed in a Mr. Feng class! He teaches the 31X course for Preps and New Lowers, but won’t necessarily teach new Uppers. He does lead math club, however.