Chance me for Ten Schools (11th grade applicant)

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Hi, I’m currently a tenth grader at a public high school in the process of applying to boarding schools for 11th grade in the 2023-2024 year (test optional)

I personally think that I have a demanding and diverse array of extracurriculars, and strong academics + discipline. Can I get chanced for Ten Schools? Also, was it a bad choice that I am applying for junior year instead of doing a repeat of sophomore year?

Demographics:
Asian American
First generation student
Not applying for FA

Grades
Freshman year: All A’s and A-'s
Sophomore year (Currently): All A’s
Course rigor: All Honors
Weighted GPA: 4.9

Arts

Piano - Learning for almost a decade, member of a national musician fraternity, consecutive full scores/top marks annually in national piano examinations, jazz band pianist and rock band pianist, also am a content creator on YouTube who uploads self-arranged piano covers and requests

Photography - Won highest regional Scholastic Awards honor (published on Tufts database + name featured in Boston globe), took an intensive university program in photojournalism (had photo essay published), and also a content creator on social media uploading my photo essays/projects

Writing - Editor in school journalism publication, editor in school literary arts magazine, currently in the process of starting my own publication outside of school. Researcher/op-ed writer at a national criminal justice nonprofit

Other extracurriculars/awards

200+ volunteer hours

A director + founding member of a national hunger nonprofit of 3 years and a youth political action nonprofit of 1 year, did grassroots campaigning/networking in communications/marketing + individually raised over $2,000

High Honor Roll student in Y1 of high school

Latin Award from high school, Gold Medal from National Latin Exam (scored in the top percentile nationally)

First place award in literary magazine contest

Quiz Bowl member, select contestant in competitions

Sports

Varsity track, JV cross country — I do field events and run long distance

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Get ready for every AO to roll their eyes at this one. You founded a national nonprofit at age 12?!?

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It was in eighth grade, and I worked alongside students in eighth grade/high school across my state and in Texas in organizing and launching

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You sure seem like a very impressive young person.

In answer to your original question, my understanding is that yes, your chances for admission would be considerably better if you were applying for 10th grade instead of 11th.

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Depends on what schools you have applied to - 11th grade is tough for non recruited althletes at the top schools. My Daughter applied as a normal 11th grade applicant (non athlete/non repeat/very young for the class) and was accepted by 4/8 schools, WL at 2 and denied at 2 - not GLADCHEMS level

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You might want to break this out and expand on it. The nonprofit looks thin to me, I would really downplay your role unless you think you can strongly back up the claims.

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