Chance me! (edited) Andover, Taft, SPS, Cate NMH etc.

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hey guys! i’m a international student applying for 9th grade this year

schools that im applying to: taft, choate, st. paul’s, andover, NMH, cate, lawrenceville

i got 97% for my ssat and ive had straight As in school for the past 3 years. i’ve won a couple of government awards for my grades in school.

i have around 10 extracurriculars including art, music, athletics, public speaking, community service etc. but ive never won any awards for these things. i didnt manage to link any multimedia at all either. will this affect my application a lot?

most of my interviews went pretty well i guess? one lasted for an hour which (apparently) was pretty long. there was another one where the interviewer said nice things about me to the point where my mom got so touched that she teared up afterwards (she NEVER cries)

my essays are pretty much all related to things like curiosity, teamwork, determination, respect etc. i made sure to include lots of anecdotes and stories and stuff from my past experiences.

regarding the recommendations, im a little worried. i didnt suck up to my teachers at all because it felt a little ingenuine and weird to me (no offence, theres nothing wrong with doing that, this is just my personal opinion). i think ive been a nice, respectful student. i participate in discussions and help my peers, but i dont do other things that most people suggest i do for outstanding recs (e.g. meeting teachers after class to discuss stuff etc.)

what do you guys think my chances of getting into these schools are? im sosososos nervous

anyways, thanks for reading! and good luck to everyone else applying to prep schools :slight_smile:

i posted a couple of similar posts that sound like this one but those were bad and i have no idea how to use this website so please just ignore those sorryy

p.s. how do you delete/edit posts??

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i dont know why this matters but i see lots of people mentioning their race in these posts so yeah im an asian girl

and im not applying for financial aid

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You are a solid candidate for all of the schools that you mentioned. Good luck to you!

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I believe, and @skieurope can correct me, you can’t delete posts unless they’re a violation of ToS. You can edit your posts for the 15 minutes after you post.

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Correct.

After 15 minutes, you can’t delete/edit at all. I (or another moderator) can delete posts for ToS violation, but we do not delete other posts on request.

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thank you so much!!!

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You have a 97 percent in SSAT, that is pretty good. And I think you have fewer chances in Andover while I have a few questions for you. When did you come to America, what race specifically are you(no offending, just gathering data), do you need financial aid?

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@Andoverguy thanks! im chinese and i dont live in the states. i’ll probably only be moving in september.

and nope! i dont need financial aid

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I am also Chinese but I am been living here for almost 2 years, probably a year and a half. Where do you live in China, do you know Mandarin? I am a Chinese native speaker, are you a parent or a student? Maybe we can chat in Mandarin if you want?

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@Andoverguy
ive never been to china, i live in a different country in asia

i can speak some basic mandarin but my english is more understandable. cool though! i’ve always wanted to be fluent in mandarin. are you in boarding school or applying?