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<p>So, last year (8th grade) I applied as a freshman to Exeter, Andover, governors, concord, and Brewster.
Here were the results:
Exeter, Andover: denied
Concord, governors: wait listed
Brewster: accepted, no FA.</p>

<p>So now I'm in an advanced program at my public high school. I'm still not sure what schools I want to apply to, but I have to make a decision quickly! I'm definitely reapplying to governors as a sophomore, but where else should I apply?
Also, should I consider applying as a repeat freshman? I really don't want to because I actually want to get to college as quickly as possible.</p>

<p>Stats, grades and extracurriculars:</p>

<pre><code> Grades:
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<p>Freshman (1st Q)
Honors Latin 1: A-
Honors German 2: A+ (originally german 1 but they moved me up)
Honors Biology: A
Honors English 1: A-
Honors Algebra 1: A
Honors Classical Connections: A-
Honors World History 1: A
(Will take all these courses first and second half of year, then I'm adding an honors economics class online to my schedule afterschool.)
These aren't easy classes; they are almost AP level.
I talked to the teachers at Governors and they told me that from my classes right now there would be little to no adjustment process to their advanced and AP classes.</p>

<p>8th grade (we had no levels, yearly averages)
English A
Science A
German A+
Math A+
History: A+
Art: A
STEM: A
Gym: A
Health: A</p>

<p>Stats:
Freshman girl, lives in MA.
White
Albanian, Russian, Lithuanian, American
(Half my family was born and raised in a small country and don't do very well in English whatsoever.)
Jewish
Needs FA, my dad was on disability with a heart issue for most of the year, he just got back to work but might have to quit because of his heart.
They just put all of their money into a small local business, so the most we could afford this year is about 15,000 or less.
Hosting a foreign exchange student from Germany for a year (I don't know if this matters)
Extracurriculars:
Middle School (7th &8th)
Newspaper
Intramurals
Student council
Math team
Chorus
Flute
Violin
In 2 plays, had a lead last year.
Hebrew school, learned to read in Hebrew.
Dancer for 5 years
Community service</p>

<p>Freshman:
Latin club
German Club
Violin after school
Competitive Dancer
Babysitter
Receptionist at hair salon
Making a huge independent community service event ... International festival. Expected to raise $1,000+ for local food pantry/ homeless shelter</p>

<p>Interview went amazing at governors last year. Interview again soon at governors.</p>

<p>With this info, do I have a good chance if getting into governors? Where else do you think I am a qualified applicant at? And should I apply as a repeat freshman, or get on with it and be a sophomore.</p>

<p>Oh yeah, and at my current school my path is to take AP European history and probably 2 or more AP classes next year.</p>

<p>My school is like one of the most ghetto schools around too. It rates like 250 out of 260 for public schools in the state, but the program I'm in in the school is known to be amazing in like tons of newspapers. I don't know if this can play in.</p>

<p>Oh, and I got distinction (highest honors status) on my report card :)</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!! :)</p>

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<p>Oh and my ssat scores last year were 78th percentile, but I expect to do much better this year.</p>

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<p>…Bump?</p>

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<p>I think you’re definitely competitive at Concord academically and your interests seem like a good match.</p>

<p>Last year their yield was higher than expected and they were unable to take anyone off the waitlist (and they really liked the people they had to put on the waitlist). Tenth grade is typically more competitive than ninth grade, and this year there’s likely to be fewer spots for sophomores because of last year’s high freshman yield. So if you’re still interested, you may want to consider repeating ninth grade. If you decide to interview, this is something you or your parents could discuss with the interviewer. (If you did repeat, you would be placed in the appropriate level math and German and/or Latin, so you wouldn’t need to repeat that material.)</p>

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<p>thanks! But I’m not reapplying to concord :(</p>

<p>because I need my AP classes!
haha</p>

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<p>Hopefully that’s not the main or real reason you’re not reapplying. Even though they’re not in the AP program, most junior and senior classes at CA prepare students for the AP exams. About 85% of the exams taken score 4 or 5. But it’s true that AP preparation is not the primary focus of the school.</p>

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<p>FWIW, I think many rigorous boarding schools think APs are for the birds.</p>

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<p>AP is over-rated</p>

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<p>It’s not so much that APs are over-rated, but that many BS advanced and honors courses are at a high enough level that kids still do very well on the AP TESTS despite the fact that the courses aren’t designed just to teach to the test. So the classes are often more interesting and more conceptual-- but you can still take the AP exams and know you’ll do well.</p>

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<p>What I meant is that “racking up APs for the sake of racking up APs” is not really what most BS are about. One could argue that all of the Junior/Senior (maybe even Frosh/Soph?) level classes are AP level in rigor. And yes, there’s the whole “teach to the test” thing…</p>

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<p>I totally agree, SevenDad–I was really responding to GMTplus. I think lots of BSs are moving away from APs-- but some colleges still like them (or at least the perception is that colleges still like them), so kids still may want to take at least a few of the tests. Most colleges seem to totally understand the rigor of BS classes, and do not in any way hold it against kids if they haven’t had AP classes, as long as they’ve challenged themselves with rigorous classes.</p>

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<p>Don’t worry! That’s not the only reason. I didn’t really find that as my favorite school, I didn’t get a good feeling there as much as I did at other schools. My parents didn’t really like it either. Plus the whole thing that you have to go to the chapel/ church thing and I would have to miss that since I’m not supposed to enter a church. The ap thing was kind of the last thing that made me decide not to go. It just wasn’t the right fit for me. And the only reason I like AP other than challenge ( because I would be getting challenged no matter what) is the whole college credit/ advanced standing thing.</p>

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<p>But does anyone else have an actual answer to the initial question??</p>