Okay here we go…
Basic Stats:Applying as Male Repeat 10th Boarding from CA at Andover, Exeter, St. Paul’s, Choate, Deerfield, Milton, Loomis, Lawrenceville, NMH, Peddie, Taft, Hill, WRA, Mercersburg, Kent:
SSAT:
Verbal- 749. 89th percentile
Quantitative- 785. 93rd percentile
Reading- 731 95th percentile
Total- 2265 97th percentile
Courses:
I am not going to reveal which AP’s I am taking as I believe the course load would potentially reveal my identity to AOs
10th grade 1st semester:
AP class 1 (English) Grade: A-
AP class 2 (History) Grade: A-
AP class 3 (Elective) Grade: A
AP class 4 (Elective) Grade: A
Honors Chem Grade: B+ (yes, I know it bad)
Honors French 4 Grade: A
Precalculus: B+ (Yes, also aware that its bad)
Elective-A+
9th grade 1st semester
English- A
Algebra 2-B+ (By now I’m sure you can tell that I am bad at math)
Biology- A
World history- A
French 3- A-
Art- A
Elective-A+
9th grade 2nd semester
English- A
Algebra 2- B+
Biology- A+
World History- A
French 3-A
Art- A
Elective-A+
ECs:
I started my schools student newspaper which is very active club at our school.
Theater for over 9 years (contacted theater directors at most schools).
Swimming for over 9 years ( not great, but definitely on Varsity at all schools, maybe not Peddie) also contacted almost all the swimming directors at most schools.
Debate for 3 years
(Not a lot but I am very active in all my ECs which I think my interviewers/AOs appreciated.
Essays:
10/10 (subjective, obviously).
Recs:
English-10/10
Math-8-9/10
Counselor-no clue she doesn’t know me that well
Personal-10/10
Interviews:
I think all my interviews, except for probably St. Paul’s and Taft, went extremely well
On another note a specific AO at a BS definitively said “I’ve been doing this for several years and believe me your chances are very very strong for acceptance.” Isn’t this a little too direct for an interview as I know they want us to feel wanted during the interview but I thought this was a little above just the basic feeling of acceptance. I might be reading into it a lot. Any thoughts?