<p>Hello. I am applying from an under represented european country. I am also a hockey recruit. Previously i attended a prep school in ct, but left for a number of reasons. I had grades in the bottom half of my class. I got a 69 on my ssat. I dont remember the exact scores but i can post them if necessary when I get home. I have also played the piano for 6 years and the trumpet for 2. I was a boyscout 2 years ago, but included it in my application anyway.
I am applying as a repeat 10th grader.<br>
I am taking 8 different classes here and i have all a's and b's.
I take pre calculus as a 10th grader and have an A in it.
Thank you</p>
<p>Are you currently living in the Boston area? 3 of the schools on your list are day only.</p>
<p>Im moving to Boston next year. Could you please chance me?</p>
<p>How is your current school? A’s and B’s don’t mean anything if your school isn’t good. I went to a school where 9th graders took a class called calculus, but it was basic algebra at best. Give us your current school information first. Do you need FA? I’d say No to Groton, but you might have a chance at the other schools. May get waitlisted at Governor’s.</p>
<p>I go to an average public school overseas. I am a full-pay applicant.
Btw, why waitlisted at Governor’s? Isn’t it at the bottom of the ISL compared to the likes of St. Marks and Middlesex?
When I say Pre-Calc, I mean Pre-Calc.
The school I go to teaches in that countries language, which is not my first language.
I lived in the US for the majority of my life, so it’s quite hard for me to adjust to all the differences in the methods of teaching. I hope the AO’s realize that.</p>
<p>…Also, I forgot to add that I love to play chess. I mean I take lessons and even play in tournaments. I also have 2 siblings if that helps in any way… Thanks</p>
<p>Middlesex recently had a sex scandal that lowered the amount of applicants. I mean that I don’t think the other schools will accept your grades/test scores. If you were in the bottom half of your class in an average public school, then it would be no. Maybe Governor’s will waitlist you.</p>
<p>Considering you’re a hockey recruit, I’d say you have a pretty good chance at all the schools except Groton, Middlesex, and maybe St. Marks… PxAlaska, you really have no idea what you’re talking about do you? Considering that you have 30 posts in 2 days, and almost all in the chances forum, I don’t think you’re in any position to judge so harshly.
Hopeful 2013, keep in mind that this forum is the blind leading the blind…</p>
<p>@everbladeshockey isn’t that the point of the forum? Just to judge and chance? These are schools first and foremost. The academia is rather low for the applicant. What does he/she mean by hockey recruit? Not every school wants someone to play hockey for them.</p>
<p>Yes, you’re right. The academia is rather average, but the say of a certain coach goes a long way. Especially since most of the hockey coaches in boarding schools are on the admission committee.
I know someone who got into andover with a 73% ssat, but that person was a nationally scouted hockey player.</p>
<p>The key here is where the OP wrote, “Previously i attended a prep school in ct, but left for a number of reasons. I had grades in the bottom half of my class.”</p>
<p>Grades in the bottom half of his class aren’t going to help. Hopefully he was effective at communicating to the admissions committee “Why” his grades were in the bottom half at a previous boarding school. Most importantly, what is the answer to “I left for a number of reasons?” That is what is going to make or break the OP. He could get in all the schools, or he could get denied at all the schools depending on how the committee felt about the reasons for the poor grades and the reason for leaving his previous boarding school. Let’s face it, on top of grades, testing, ec’s, etc. schools want to accept kids that want to go to their school. The OP was accepted to a school, signed a contract, which means he “wanted” to go to that school, and then he left. He is going to need to provide a very good reason for leaving, right? I just can’t see a boarding school saying “Let’s take a chance,” on someone that another school already took a chance on then he left.</p>
<p>@everbladeshockey well the difference in that is “national” and that hockey player also scored better than this applicant on the SSAT. Yeah a good word can go along way, but “recruited” can just mean travel or slightly above recreational level. It doesn’t mean anything else. </p>
<p>@bshopeful2013 well spoken.</p>
<p>PxAlaska, did you know that the ssat was redesigned this year? Last year, I was in the 98th percentile. This year, I only got to the 74th. My scores for each part of the test were within 10-15 points. SSAT percentiles have been lowered by ALOT this year.
Well, if the OP is using “recruited” correctly, it means he was selected by the coaches.</p>