Chance me for Exeter, Andover, and Deerfield? :D

Prep School Admissions Prep School Chances
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<p>Hi guys, I know you can't really chance me since the admission team is unpredictable, but I just want some opinions from people I don't know just to get an idea. </p>

<p>I'm an Chinese-Canadian boy (lots of Asians ... ). I am grade 9 and I am applying to grade 10. I go to the 2nd best school in my province. My grades are A's and A-'s (which most of the applicants are). By the way I can speak Chinese ;P .</p>

<p>My courses (these are Canadian so might be a little bit different):
Grade 9 English, grade 10 math, grade 9 biology&ecology, grade 9 space science, dance, drama, guidance, 1st year German, grade 9 French, Phys Ed, Grade 9 Canadian Geography. </p>

<p>I play the DOUBLE BASS and the piano: double bass 1 year and piano 4 years (grade 8 piano). Definitely continuing double bass, I love it. </p>

<p>Sports (I'm a all-rounded, sporty and outgoing Asian, not a nerd):
Soccer- 2 years JV team
Competitive swimming- 5 years JV team (varsity now but didn't put it in application since it started in November) (captain on JV team)
Tennis- 2 years JV team</p>

<p>Extra-Curricular:
Community service- 3 years- 2 awards (going to be 3 :D) also going on international trip
Debating team- 1 year
Chess club- 1 year
Round-Square (Deerfield has it too)- 1 year</p>

<p>My SSAT, let's just say it's around 85%-93%. Taking the one this week baby!</p>

<p>My recommendations are good, my interview on Deerfield was OK (it was my first in my life), my interview on Exeter was pretty good, and my interview on Andover was awesome (the interview kept sending me information about their sport teams, community service, etc. and wrote me a letter). My essays are going to be superb too, I kind of got some passion for writing things (especially essays). </p>

<p>I'm not applying for financial aid (or should I?), and do the schools not like Asians (just curious, not to be mean)??? I know that some schools think Asians are too academic but many of us are not.</p>

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<p>well chinese canadian is a bit of a hook so that is good, the SSAT’s would be pretty good if they were closer up to the 93%. I don’t really know about the canadian grades but if the grades are good, they’re good :). And no, schools do not hate asians. I am part indian (which counts as asian :P) And i’ve gotten good feelings from the schools.</p>

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<p>Thanks man good luck to you too</p>

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<p>I’m taking the SSATs for a second time this weekend, I have taken 5 practice tests and have had a tutor but I’m still not getting the scores that I want. My two interviews at Deerfiels went very well and I have two teachers there putting in a good word for me. If I don’t do well AT ALL the final time, is all hope lost?! I greatly appreciate your help. Thanks, Dancer959.</p>

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<p>Dancer, the ssat score is not fatal. It just shows how smart you are compared to the other people. But I must say if you are getting below 2000 you got no hope unless you have a really good sport. I would aim for 2200 which is about 85%-90% ish. Don’t look at the princeton review chart because that is wrong. I know a guy who got 2262 and a 94% when the princeton says 2262 is supposed to be 88%.
BTW this is for grade 9.</p>

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<p>Yo guys I took a practice test and got a 2215, about what percentile is that???</p>

<p>Thanks guys</p>

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<p>A 2215 is about a high eighty to low ninety percentile, but it depends on how everybody else did.</p>

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<p>nice :slight_smile:
thanks man</p>

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<p>anyone else want to chance me???</p>

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<p>Errrm nice conceited username? Jk, but good luck in admissions. No one can predict what’s going to happen.</p>

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<p>what were you guys’ ssat scores</p>

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<p>My SSAT scores were
800 verbal
780 Math
770 reading</p>

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<p>Was the vocabulary really hard (or was it just like ‘imbue’ ‘contiguous’ and things like that)? And is it harder than practice test? I’m kind of nervous because I really want a 85%+.</p>

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<p>And by the way nice scores</p>

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<p>The vocab was fine. Read challenging books to further prepare yourself, and use freerice dot com!</p>