Chance me? international student!

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<p>Hi!
Alright so my Apr 26th SSAT score just came out </p>

<p>Tbh, not a very good score! But at the moment I really need to give any us boarding school that's not too bad, has a rolling admission and a space left a shot for Grade 10 fall 2014.
Here it is - 14 female grade 9
Total: 2211, 87%<br>
V:704(I know... I did terribly.) 66%
Q:782 93%
R:725 88% the only thing I'm sort of happy about, thought I was gonna be lower!</p>

<p>Which schools, what range of ranking can I possibly get in with these scores?
(like the admission level? I know I'm not going to get into deerfield, milton or thacher, so what about Cheshire, Linden Hall, Foxcroft, or Brook Hill? If I'm not good enough for those either, then what schools would you suggest?)</p>

<p>I don't think if the interview would be much of a problem(if I get it at all). My interview for scholarship(which I got, 50%! big deal to me because few ppl get it, under 1% certainly) with the principals at the international school i go to went pretty good actually and that was my first time interviewing ever, without practice. I speak fluent English and mandarin Chinese. I've been commented to sound native by many people :P No weird chinese accent that's for sure, but when I get nervous I get this awkward accent of an odd mix between australian and american.
I <em>think</em> that Toefl would go fine. Min. 100 out of 120, but I'm aiming for above 110 or at least 105. </p>

<p>I have participated in many different activities, such as the school choir, student librarian(basically most of the librarians work without getting paid :P so shelving scanning new books wrapping counter special activities and events, everything), chinese dance team, self organized fundraising in school(with another friend), class rep(working with student council) and Inner city ministries(a community service, tutoring refugee kids english in hong kong). I've also sang in pit chorus for school musicals and play several instruments. Good comments from teachers on report cards and generally good grades. I do have 1from the last year that had straight As :p</p>

<p>I see most importantly from schools the SAT scores and college admissions. APs and class sizes are next.</p>

<p>If I get into a school that's lower than my expectations, I think I'd go and try to apply again to transfer the next school year, but of course it would be the best to get in this first round.</p>

<p>Anyways... Thank you so much!
Sunny :) :) </p>

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<p>You’re definitely not out of the running for Deerfield, Thacher, and other schools like those. An 87 is a decent score, although being an ORM it would be a little more difficult. </p>

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<p>Deerfield and Thacher, and I think Milton, don’t have rolling admissions. You need to get your verbal score up if you’re applying for next year- you had a good numerical score but your percentile is low to be an ORM applicant. </p>

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<p>Ooh, didn’t see the rolling part. That’s gonna be significantly harder. Wyoming Seminary for rolling admissions. All the way. </p>

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<p>I’m going to be honest but Hong Kong is a very competitive pool for top schools like Andover, Exeter, Hotchkiss. But I think you got a pretty good shot since I’ve heard a lot from my ESL Chinese/Japanese friends who scored low on the vocab but high on others tests. I also think you should look at the percentiles within the Asian race, it’s vital that you compare your score to other competitors, that should be a good benchmark for improvements.</p>

<p>If I were you I would consider NMH since there is a very decent (20%? not sure but it was quite high) of Asian populous but has 60+% admission rate, and is relatively easier to get into than the top tiers, I would consider the school a hidden gem. One of my Chinese friends recently just got accepted with 30+% SSAT average score and low gpa, its crazy I know. </p>

<p>EDIT: reading that you receive scholarships tells me that you might have financial barriers when applying to the schools, you might get a conditional acceptance but I would never except too much for financial aid, especially as a international student.</p>

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<p>I definitely agree with @balledtoohard, Hong Kong is a very competitive pool with many applications to a big range of schools. I’m from HK so if you have any questions, feel free to PM me! </p>

<p>As for schools, you’ll have to check which schools are have rolling admissions, as balledtoohard said. (I basically just repeated what balledtoohard said) </p>

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<p>Rolling admissions can be found here: <a href=“Boarding School Search Results”>http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/search-boarding-schools/0000/00000000000/00/1000/020&lt;/a&gt;. </p>

<p>Most of these schools, simply by their natures, are what one might consider a second- or third-tier, not that tiers really have anything to do with this. That’s what I would begin to look at- your SSAT scores are good, though I would work on the verbal part, but they are certainly not up to the standards of a school like, say, Deerfield or Hotchkiss, where they have lots of Hong Kong/South Korea/China applicants with almost perfect scores. If you find a school with slightly less selectivity, that might work out in your favor. Hidden gems also tend to have less international students, so you wouldn’t be in quite as selective a pool. Taking the TOEFL, if you are eligible, would certainly help balance out the rough verbal score but only if you score quite well on it. </p>

<p>Don’t see the SAT scores and college matriculations as most important. Just don’t. That sets you up for disappointment and a struggle to find the right fit. </p>

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<p>Umm… NMH definitely does NOT have a 60+% admit rate. I have no idea where you got that from, but the acceptance rate is 29%, sourced from BSR.</p>

<p>The best case scenario here, I think, is that you’re placed on a waitlist, because rolling admissions is pretty much just placing you on that waitlist. So your chances aren’t high, but there’s that sliver of light penetrating the tunnel.</p>

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<p>IMO, I think that you are qualified for any rolling admissions school, but its so late in the process that your chances will be tough. I recommend applying to some rolling admissions schools this year and if that doesn’t work out, apply for the 2015-16 school year to be either a repeat 10th grader or 11th grader. Also, if it does not work out this year, really focus on that verbal SSAT, because I’m sure that in your applicant pool there are plenty of talented mathematicians, but maybe not all around. If you bring up your verbal percentile, you will be an excellent all around and versatile applicant. Good luck and I hope all goes well for you!</p>

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<p>@mrnephew‌ Thank you for pointing out my error :P</p>

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<p>Haha I was SO confused when I saw that. You probably used their average SSAT test scores</p>