<p>I think part of the problem is i don't have any fishnets and am too lazy(and stingy!)to go out and buy an outfit. I could be a female rocky, though i think id be arrested and that would be very embarrassing.</p>
<p>seroiusly though, if i hed to dress up like anyone it would be the red head. i can tap too!Or magenta. dirty maid.hahaha.</p>
<p>btw, that strand on the sex scandal is very...hm</p>
<p>Thanks again Prepparent.</p>
<p>Everything is coming down to the wire.</p>
<p>Mamom, I too interviewed with Mr. Ellison and I heard about other kids being asked that same question but not me. Maybe its a little different for 9th grade (the kid I know who had the same question interviewed for 7th). He asked me a math question and he had me tell him about one of my favorite books. He also talked with me about what I wrote in my essay (a trip I took to NYC). My mom thinks its funny that I asked him if the food was good, I thought it was a reasonable question. 1 in 6 is better than I thought. Isn't the school beautiful? Cool science rooms too. I wasn't recuited but I know of some basketball players that were approached and a parent told my mom that R.L. wanted their son who is a "star" soccer goalie. Yeah, I know what you mean about being the kind of kid they are looking for. 9th grade makes it harder I think - by 9th grade they know where they are weak and where they are strong i.e nerds, jocks, leaders or just glue type kids. Does that make sense? Do you have some other choices for your son? Has he been in a private school all along?</p>
<p>Good luck with your applications! I applied to Choate and Exeter in my freshman year of high school with a 93 percentile in my SSATs and got into both. If you have any questions I'd be glad to answer them :)</p>
<p>My son has always gone to private school. He is currently in a private day school. It is OK, but definitely not of RL's caliper. </p>
<p>RL's facilities are phenomenal. The teachers are phenomenal. Google the director of admissions:Michael C. Obel-Omia. He not only talks the talk, he walks the walk. Academics are top notch and these people really put their heart and soul into graduating bright, wonderful, caring young men. Who wouldn't want that?</p>
<p>It is interesting that they recruit. I am actually kind of surprised given the emphasis put on academics. My son's school plays RL in sports and it is obvious that they play to win, but I thought that was only because anything they do they work hard at.</p>
<p>My son applied to Milton last year but did not get in. If he does not get in to RL this year (only one we applied to this year) we will wait til 9th grade to reapply. Because my son't current school is in the independent school league and plays sports against all the local privates (BB&N, N&G, Milton, RL, etc), I get a chance to talk to parents of kids at other schools. It has given us some ideas of other privates in the Boston area we might want to consider for HS.</p>
<p>yes, joytotheworld, what were you other specs? ECs?</p>
<p>jthecanadian,
Back when I applied, my EC's were something like this:
DANCE: Ballet (7 years with the National Ballet School, 3 years as a Half-Scholar), Tap (5 years), Jazz (5 years)
Model UN: 2 years
Middle School Student Council Treasurer
Spanish Club Member (High School 9th Grade)
SAVE Club Member (High School 9th Grade)
Orchestra (2 years)/Violin (5 years)
Volleyball (Middle School Varsity)</p>
<p>Awards:
Most Promising Dancer (7th Grade)
Most Improved Dancer (7th Grade)
Terpsichorean Award (7th and 8th Grade)
Excellence and Dedication in the Australian Music Exchange (Selected as part of a team that went to Australia for a week for a music exchange)
Musicianship Award (8th Grade)
Outstanding Gr. 8 Student (GPA of 3.9 or higher)</p>
<p>I think that was pretty much it. Good luck!</p>
<p>That's great, I hope I get in. I might have asked this already, but does Andover post their decisions online. If so, how do you check it;will they send a letter of email about this? I heard Exeter does it on Lion Links. Please verify.</p>
<p>Yeah, Exeter does it through Lion Links, and if I'm not mistaken you can call to find out if you were accepted. My friend who was waitlisted at Andover called and they gave her the reason why she was waitlisted. I got my acceptance to Exeter from Lion Links and to Choate in the mail.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response.</p>
<p>I know here there're many are solid applicants to these boarding schools (strangely, I think I'm the only Science oriented person here...oh well). So, what kind of people get rejected? I read last year's board, and not a lot of people got rejected on CC. Any ideas?</p>
<p>Daughter and I visited some schools last week. At the top schools, just less than one in four are accepted. They told us the vast majority of applicants were qualified. It is also clear that significant percentages of those accepted are legacies and athletes. So that brings the chances of acceptance for the non hook applicant to under one in four.</p>
<p>SSAT scores seem to really matter to the schools. Average seems to be between 90 and 95. Again, these are the top schools. They also stressed that they read over middle school report cards and recs carefully. They are looking for kids who have never presented problems, who are motivated learners, mature, get along well, show leadership--all the things you read that top colleges are looking for. They also asked a lot about how daughter had spent summers; has she done OK away from home before.</p>
<p>One adcom made it clear that yield is important, so that letting them know if they were our first choice was important. Of course he didn't use the word yield, but the messege was clear. Another told us that they lose a lot of CA applicants to top CA boarding schools. Another messege: tell us if she's serious about coming East.</p>
<p>It begins to sound a lot like HYP. It's somewhat of a lottery and I think almost no one without a hook gets into them all. Boy are these schools beautiful and the facilities are beyond comprehension for high schools! Good luck everyone, I'm sure we'll be on pins and needles this time next year.</p>
<p>kirmum, which ones did you visit and which was your favorite?</p>
<p>We went to Andover, Groton, Deerfield, St. Paul's and Exeter. I liked all three of the smaller schools better than the 2 larger ones. Andover was beautiful but very spread out and didn't seem cohesive. Kids identify with clusters as opposed to the school it seemed. Exeter was my least favorite. It's formal and stuffy and the kids did not seem to love it as much as the kids at other schools do.</p>
<p>Of the small schools I liked the intimacy of Groton, but not the location. Nothing for miles! Also didn't like the dorms. St. Paul's was the prettiest school to me, and the warmest and fuzziest. A mother could feel really comfortable sending a daughter there. Again the location is not ideal, Concord NH is a small, not very beautiful city, but the campus, with the beautiful ponds, is an oasis. Great dorms! Deerfield was the most quaint and New Englandy. Just loved that campus. Again, it seemed warm and happy. Everyone knows everyone. Also seemd like a secure feeling place to send a girl.</p>
<p>All of them had incredibly impressive facilities. Science buildings (brand new at Deerfield for 400 kids!), college sized libraries (St. Pauls' might be the most beautiful library on earth) amazing athletic facilities.......jaw dropping places.</p>
<p>A favorite? St. Pauls, Deerfield, St. Paul's, Deerfield???????</p>
<p>Browninfall, are you still around? Thought about your kids during our travels. One at SPS and the other at Deerfield. I get how those 2 would be a hard choice for a teen!</p>
<p>Those of you who favor Andover and Exeter, why?</p>
<p>kirmum, you speak of the word "qualified." What does that mean? As for middle school reports, would a gradual increase in marks be worth something as opposed to consistent success?</p>
<p>Alright, when yield comes in place, is that when you let so and so know they're first pick?</p>
<p>kirmum, i totally agree. i can't imagine having to make the choice between those two. What a cruel fate to be admitted to both! Just give me one without the other and I would be outrageously happy. btw, how is the new science building coming along? When did they say it would be ready? the new athletic building at sps is awesome also.</p>
<p>Absolute Dream school!! Deerfield's new science building with sps's new athletic building on either campus. Probably nothing better on this whole earth.</p>
<p>jthecanidian, by qualified, I think they mean that a student could be successful there and has reasonable stats to be considered. I think success all along is wonderful as is growing success, I'm sure the school's would see merit in both situations.</p>
<p>The thing I told my daughter to keep in mind as she applies is that it's the same as it is for top colleges, not every wonderful kid can get in. It does not mean that you're not bright and successful if you are not an admit. It becomes clear as you speak to adcoms at these schools that they have a lot of people to accomodate before the just plain well rounded, inconnected, smart kid gets in. In addition to athletes and legacies there are teacher's kids, kids to fill special programs like ballet at SPS, programs like Prep for Prep that get a certain number of places each year. You really are looking at significantly below a one in four chance if you're not in a special group. And if you need money, that's another issue at some of these schools.</p>
<p>Avoco, I don't know about the science building. Where did you apply?</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>My S is pretty young (12 and in 8th grade) but we are considering boarding school for him, given the great opportunities and benefits which can be gained. We live outside the US and can't afford to visit the schools. Only applied to Deerfield and Indian Springs in Alabama He received 99% in SSAT. Not much ECs. Enjoys swimming, chess, scrabble and basketball and involved in some student government. JtheC, he loves science and the Deerfield science centre sounds fabulous, but Indian Springs is very small only 280 students and has an excellent academic record, and that is very important to him. If he is accepted to both, it will be a difficult decision. In that case we might have to find a way to visit both schools. Do you agree that it is very important to visit the schools before making a final decision whether to accept?</p>