Chance Me Boarding Schools

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Hey guys! So i dont know where else to put my chance me… BUT could I put it here??
Anyways i guess i will start:
SOOOO I am a current female freshman and am applying for tenth grade. I am from a small town in Vermont and go to a small public high school currently. I am very very passionate about going to boarding school and it has been my dream since grade 6. I am very motivated, do well in school, and have a good group of friends. (My bestfriend actuallly goes to Deerfield haha)
So I am applying to 6 schools:

  • middlesex
  • Brooks
  • Pomfret
  • Loomis Chaffee
  • Kent
  • Tabor

Stats:
SSAT-
Overall= 90%
Verbal= 97%
Math= 80%
Reading=75%
(I am not going to redo it and I will submit these scores)

Grades:
(My school does it off a proficient grading scale, so 1-5(5 being best))
-Mostly 5’s.

  • I have all 5’s this year.
  • taking algebra 2 and biology online (both A’s)

Reccs:

  • probably going to be good.
  • personal will be very good
  • science teacher will be pretty good
  • math will be either really good or somewhat good
  • English could go either way idrk

Essays:
Probs good i have no idea tho

Interviews:
Middlesex= 6.5/10
Tabor= 9/10
Brooks= 9/10
Loomis= 7/10
Kent= 8/10
Pomfret= 10/10

Sports:

  • want to try many different sports
  • Lacrosse
  • was on state team for lacrosse
  • Field hockey
  • was on varsity this year and played in state championships
  • REALLY WANT TO TRY SQUAHS AND I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING

Some Things I do:

  • draw
  • piano
  • write
  • am pen pals with people in assisted living(highly recommend it is SOO fun!)

Accomplishments:

  • chosen all three years of middle school for leadership
  • (school has no awards)
  • built a robot in grade 6
  • chosen to write blogs for a non profit organization

ECS:(bruh i have no idea what this means so sorry if I mess up lol)

  • write blogs for nonprofit
  • sports ig
  • (my school has little to no clubs and they are all messed up with corona)
  • piano
  • draw
  • uhm idrk ig sum other stuff

I am super passionate about this and found all of the boarding schools by myself and convinced my parents to let me apply. My brother just got accepted to Tufts University so I am kind of super scared that I won’t get in and I will just fall in his shadows. BUt anywyas, I love to help people and I can’t wait! I truly want to have more oppurtunities at boarding school and to meet new people and have a diverse group of mindsets!! Also, I have reached out to most of the athletic coaches and art teachers! Super fun!

Anyways thank you so much if you read this! Please help and pleaseeeee chance me!!!

Also i wish the BESTEST of luck to everyone out there who is applying!

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deep breath

Ok. I want to clarify, getting rejected by the some of the most competitive boarding schools does NOT make you less worthy. You can still get into the best colleges without the boarding experience (in fact, it’d be easier to get into the colleges you want but I’m not going to get into that right now). Also, getting into even the BEST boarding schools does not guarantee success.

Now let me clarify: You are highly accomplished and you seem like a great person. No rejection or waitlist is going to change that.

That being said, you are a strong candidate. However, you’re competing against a highly competitive academic pool. I would say to widen your net of schools but that doesn’t seem to be an option anymore with the deadline so close lol. Anyways, I wish you the best of luck too :D. (I’m applying to 9th grade for a few schools).

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THANK YOU SO MYCH FOR RESPONDING!!! bruh side note, I j looked and WHAT 200 PEOPLE SAW MY CHANCE ME THATS SO SCARYYYY… anywyasssss
okok so should I apply anywhere else that doesn’t have a required interview? I really really want to go to boarding school…

I am j kinda rly scared ahah which is obvi expected!

BUTTT so if you know of any schools that are easier to get into that don’t require an interview please please please share!! ahaha thanksssss

also, should I submit my SSAT scores? I am rly proud of them and ik a lot of people get in the 99% but idk… my bsf last year got 83 or sum and she is at deerfield now so idk if I should or not??

GOOD LUKC TO YOU TO THO IDK YOU BUT YOU ARE DEF GONNA GET IN TO SO MANY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RESPONDING U ARE THE BESTESTTTTTT

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ALOS Side note: I am applying for about 20-30% financial aid

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I normally don’t do Chance Me’s, however…

You have listed a nice variety of excellent schools, and your passion for going to BS has no doubt shone through in your interviews. You have a lot going for you and a variety of activities and accomplishments, a modest amount of FA required, and I think you will have excellent options on M10.

I would definitely submit those SSAT scores, they are excellent.

All the best of luck to you.

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Yeah, I agree that you don’t need more schools to apply to! I think you have a good chance at getting in.

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@fiafort , I think you’ll have options on M10. Your stats indicate that you will be able to do the work and you look like someone who could engage with the community in a number of ways. You have a nice set of schools.-- all excellent.