<p>Applying to several schools:
The Hill School
Phillips Academy
Hotchkiss
St.Paul’s School
Anyone else having writers block? haha</p>
<p>I have added a few schools to my list and am now applying to:</p>
<p>Andover
Exeter
Deerfield
SPS
Lville
Milton
Choate
Asheville (close to home)</p>
<p>Dont find the relation with the thread @Ariana3</p>
<p>Hi everybody! I was an applicant last year, and was accepted at Blair without sufficient financial aid and received a handful of waitlists and rejections from other schools. Now I’m a freshman, and am applying for 10th grade to Andover, Deerfield, and St. Paul’s. I’ve completed all of my interviews, handed all of my recs to teachers, and composed rough drafts of my essays. I’ve begun studying for the SSATs, and am taking them on January 5th.
People who have been following my journey might be surprised at my school choices. However, this past year, I have grown a lot as a person, thus altering my school criteria. I picked the schools with the best dance programs, as well as the schools with the best financial aid available. Plus, through the visits from last year and this year, I decided to be much more stringent with the schools I applied to. Since I am in high school now, I have realized that the school I am in now, a small, well-renowned private day school, has sufficient opportunities for me. Plus, I am in one of the best dance studios in the country. I am applying to boarding schools to see what happens, and see how I feel about school at the end of the year. I hope it works out, because I truly believe I will be happier if surrounded by students who are as ambitious as I am, but if not, I only have three more years until college.
If anybody has any questions about applications, definitely ask me or shoot me a PM. I would love to get to know this years applicants.</p>
<p>Ballerina22- I am familiar with your story and am rooting for you! You have been through a lot and express yourself and with such thoughtful maturity- you are wise well beyond your high school years! If your applications and interviews come across the way you do on this forum- you should be accepted to all three! Best of luck!</p>
<p>@ballerina22 : Will it be sufficient to take it on Jan 5th? Will the scores reach before BS App deadlines? Not that you’d be able to do anything about it since the December test date is over, but just… worried, because I flied in early deliberately from school (am already at BS) to home in order to take the SSATs in Dec wherever available. Doesn’t the SSATs center release scores only after 15 days? Anyway, I’ve previously read tons of your encouraging posts and was really inspired by your past experience! </p>
<p>I’m applying to… eh,
Groton
Middlesex
Peddie
Choate (Am now considering not applying)
PEA
PAA
SPS</p>
<p>The problem is, I’m really not sure if I TRULY want to go to PEA and Choate. 
The PEA app fees have already been paid, but not for Choate. Transcripts & Recs have been sent by mail already to all schools and received :). Essays… not even close to finishing one when writing is my strong point / passion in the app.
One skype interview today! My first, really worried.</p>
<p>sallyfour - How did your interview go??? Also, the January test date is fine, I’ve checked with schools. Why are you reconsidering PEA and Choate? Remember, if the school doesn’t feel right, don’t apply, because if that’s the only place you are accepted to, then you’re stuck there for 4 years. For your essays, make sure you reallyyyyy take advantage of winter break to write, write, write. In my opinion, essays are one of the most important part of the application, so make sure that it’s eloquent, personal, and stands out from the crowd while still showing your own personality (admission officers can tell when someone’s bulls**tting their essays, pardon my french)</p>
<p>@ballerina22: Thank you for your advice! Actually, my supposed ‘strong point’ in the application is creative writing, but currently - WRITER’S BLOCK. D: I will try to get over that though… </p>
<p>I had my alumni interview today - it was great, I think the best interview until now, solely because my interviewer was such a nice, kind, and smart person who really took care to make me feel comfortable. Two skype interviews before that… not up to my complete satisfaction, but not terrible, either.</p>
<p>How’s everyone else doing? :)</p>
<p>So glad I’ve finished everything, all the stress is over! 
Actually my offer is conditional on getting 6 As in my GCSEs (I’m taking 9 more, already have 3. Top grade is A*) Which I won’t get my results from until a week before school starts in August…</p>
<p>On the subject of interviews, I had a real mix. I had 7 at one school, 5 at 2 schools and 2 at the other. Out of all of those, only 2 went awfully and I thought these would mess up my chances at those schools completely. It didn’t (although I was told I would have to have extra spanish tutoring before I attended one of them 
).
Both the interviews for Wellington College went well, it turns out a bit bettr than well! I was offered a 10% scholarship based on ‘excellent interview scores’.
Most were fine, but one particular one for Westminster went brilliantly. Similar to Sallyfour, the interviewer was just really friendly and made me feel comfortable. I actually walked out really happy, I’d had such a good time with him. Even when I didn’t know stuff (it was a chemistry interview) he didn’t make me feel stupid. Having teachers like that were one of the reasons I decided to go to Westminster.</p>
<p>@ChoatieMom
I made this account before touring and interviewing anywhere, when I thought Choate was my first choice. When I saw Choate I really didn’t like it so I’m not applying.</p>
<p>Anyone applying as a ninth grader? Wondering how many others are going into the process for the tenth grade, it seems like most are applying for freshmen year.</p>
<p>@preplovr22 I’m applying as a ninth grader! I think ballerina22 is too.</p>
<p>Just got Dec 8th ssat scores 1998/2400 is that low? (Very first time I take it)</p>
<p>^^^^ at 2013: Compare your total percentile to what your target schools are showing as a median/average on boardingschoolreview.com. That should give you the right idea, remembering that there are plenty below the average who are accepted.</p>
<p>sallyfour: what schools are you applying to? I am worried about getting accepted applying for tenth grade. I am already worried about march 10th!</p>
<p>@Charger78 Thanks!</p>
<p>@preplovr I’m applying to Middlesex, Groton, Exeter, Andover, Peddie and St.Paul’s School. I’m worried too… Especially as I’m Asian and ORM as well as requiring FA. (Components which, when combined, brings your acceptance rate down to one digit as I heard)
Better work on those essays!</p>
<p>I am applying to: </p>
<p>Exeter
Deerfield
St. Pauls
St. Marks</p>
<p>Kind of worried to see where I get in…</p>
<p>sallyfour:</p>
<p>I know, I am caucasian and need financial aid… I am from a under represented southern state though and am on par with average admissions stats for my schools for the most part… I do not know how much this will help though. The things I think will look against me are FA and my SSAT (Mid 80s)…</p>
<p>Hey…
I’m applying to
Phillips Andover
Phillips Exeter
Governors
Concord
and Brewster…
for 9th anyone else?</p>