Chance Me: Applying for 11th Grade: Exeter, Hotchkiss, Deerfield, Lawrenceville

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<p>I am applying for the schools mentioned in my title for my junior year. I am currently an incoming 10th grader at a public high school ranked 12th in the state.</p>

<p>Nationality: Korean-American (born in Rochester NY)</p>

<p>Freshmen Year:
Honors Geometry: A-
Honors World History: A-
Biology: A
English: A
Journalism: B+ <- I know :P
Spanish 2: A-</p>

<p>Sophomore Schedule:
Honors Chemistry
Honors Alg2/Tri
Honors English
Honors US History
Spanish 3
Computer Science
(I will get A's in all of these, I have begun learning the material by myself before school has started) </p>

<p>I am also the President of my school's computer science club, and am a prominent member on the school's literary magazine and newspaper. I am also involved in the environmental club and AV club. I also pursue my main hobby, computer programming, outside of class. The stats for that are listed below:</p>

<p>Self Taught: C++, C, PHP/MySQL, Assembly Language, Perl, Java, and networking things</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars: Ice Hockey for 7 years, Piano for 5 years, Bass Guitar for 3 years, Tae-Kwon Do for 6 years, clarinet for 4 years, Columbia Summer High School Program (course in Financial Markets), Community Service doing work in the inner city (teaching children, etc)</p>

<p>I think that I would be a good applicant because I love to learn, love to help other people learn, and know how to balance fun and seriousness. My career aspirations are: Double Major in Computer Science and Economics, then go to graduate school for my business degree. I have a high interest in mathematics and science in general. </p>

<p>I will not be applying for financial aid.</p>

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<p>Well you have very good stats. It also helps that you are full pay. Have you ever considered repeating a grade? Although it sounds like a bad thing at first, I have discovered that a lot of people to repeat to increase their chance of being accepted.</p>

<p>You also may want to try apply to some lower tier schools, as safeties. It is always bettter to be safe then sorry.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your response. </p>

<p>I will most likely be applying to some private schools around my area as well (such as Horace Mann and The United Nations International School). If I do not get in anywhere, I can continue my studies at public school, which isnt a problem.</p>

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<p>Lol. You are more flexible then most kids on this forum (myself included) that get very determined to get into a one school in particular (for different reasons) and everything revolves around that one school. </p>

<p><strong>this is just a general assumption. we know who we are</strong></p>

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<p>hah, yes it certainly appears so. I just want a quality education, of course there are some schools that captivate my attention moreso than others, but I try to not be too picky. I am currently very interested in UNIS (united nations international school). Any feedback on this school?</p>