Chance Me (Lawrenceville, Hotchkiss, Hill...)

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Hi, I am currently in 8th grade, attending a private international school in South Korea.

Final school list:

  • Lawrenceville (top 1)
  • Deerfield
  • Hotchkiss (top 1 as well)
  • Exeter
  • Andover
  • Cate
  • Hill
  • Loomis
  • Suffield
  • Peddie

I am Asian, I have lived in South Korea ever since I was born and I am applying for boarding schools in the school year 2022~2023 school year, for grade 9.

Grades:
*Our school does not have A, B, C type of grades, we have levels of 1~8, 1 being the lowest, 4 average, and 8 highest.
All my grades are in the 7 and 8 levels

Extra-Curricular’s:

  1. Service
  • Club founder, Editorial of our school’s newspaper
  • Service Council (basically the head of student service-learning)
  • Student council member
  1. Sports
  • Varsity swim team for 2 years
    KAIAC 1st place award
    School Record holder for 100m I.M
    (got a reply from the Hill school’s head varsity swim coach, wants a zoom meeting after I schedule one with the admissions office)
  • Participates in cross country and tennis as well (intermediate level)

  1. Academics
    -Especially interested in Writing
    Awards: Immerse Education 2020, Immerse Education 2021, IYNN 2019: Oxford Youth Writing Challenge

  2. SSAT (not planning on taking it this year), TOEFL (preparing, taking the test at around December, scores would not be available for my application)

  3. Interviews
    I’m having trouble practicing. I’m not sure of how to create responses.

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I go to Hill. I cant chance you but I can answer questions!

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Your profile seems pretty good, it’s at a similar level to what mine was when I applied 3 years back.

For interviews, see if you can get some practice done, preferably with someone with whom you’re not completely comfortable like a teacher. Don’t worry too much though—AOs know that it’s a scary time and that you might be awkward.

Also, you mention being on your school newspaper’s editorial board and having won writing awards, so your essays shouldn’t be too much of a problem.

I’m a junior at Lawrenceville, by the way, so if you’d like to know anything about the school message me or just ask here :slight_smile:

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You should apply to Deerfield. When you do apply, ask to connect somehow with the swim coach and also the water polo coach. They have strong teams. The AO’s will be interested in all of your activities.

IMHO — They like kids who have intention of getting involved in the community in a variety of ways.

Bon Chance!

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Are there any tips you would give for interviews? Any points or characteristics I should emphasize?

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Yes - @hibyejoef .

As I have mentioned in previous posts, please do your homework about the school BEFORE you visit or have the interview. AO’s and alumni interviewers like you to know at least SOMETHING about the school’s history before you meet. Knowing something about the school’s history will also help you find some more reasons about why you LOVE the school so much.

Ironically, so many faculty members do not know about their own school’s history. Make it a point, however, that you do! Your school tour will also be more interesting if you have done your homework. “Gee! Why is your school mascot a door?” :roll_eyes:

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