<p>ECs:founded the chess club at my school,no sports really, features editor of school paper, 42nd in the nation at chess when I was twelve, and I'm a very hardcore debater</p>
<p>Teacher recs should be really good, but no way to tell for sure</p>
<p>Both interviews were fantabulous (wow apparently that's a word, spellcheck says it is), really the strong point of my entire application.</p>
<p>My grades average about 97 at the hardest school in tennessee (in terms of workload)</p>
<p>As far as minorities, I'm Jewish and from the South</p>
<p>Going to work very hard on my essays, should be pretty good.</p>
<p>Those schools want well rounded kids, is it possible if you start up a sport??? They want their choices to be smart, athletic, and involved in EC's.</p>
<p>the azn eXonian, I think she has just as much of a chance as anyone else, but anyway back to the topic. I have two suggestions, one would be to take up a sport, it will significantly increase your chances for acceptance, and the other is to attempt to do some community service. You have good grades, and good luck!</p>
<p>yeah
ur extra curriculars are very scarcee
in the interview try to talk about a passion that ur really good at and is unique and that will help you stand out...cuz all of these top schools get these boring kids that get like 99s on the ssat and get a's in school...try to stand out a bit with somethign REALLY extra.</p>
<p>howd u study for the SSAT's? yep, definitely add a sport and do community service. doesn't have to be official. say you like playing tennis but aren't on any teams.</p>
<p>plus, what if you aren't athletic, like your overweight? cause i don't think that some overweight applicants are athletic which should be a problem if what you are saying is true</p>
<p>Hey guys, when i said I didn't play a sport i meant competitively.
I do play Tennis and football in my free time. I'm a guy second of all (not a girl). Not fat at all, very skinny actually. Honestly, you guys have some really high standards. </p>
<p>Also, when did my ECs become mediocre?! Someone will have to explain that to me.</p>
<p>no no noo xD
ur ecs are great! its just that if i was a admission person i would say
hmm. well hes into chess. thats greeat and hes awesome about it
but it isnt very diverse.
cuz i know a lot of admissions people look for diversity and eclectic...nesss. xD
so try different things like sports, an instrument and possibly some charity work if u can</p>
<p>oh and be aware. this is cc...were VERYY picky and like degrading others hahaha
im sorry but its SO true. ive seen it here and i tend to do it sometimes as well..
u look like an EXCELLENT candidate for those schools, we just all want you to have the BEST chacne possible.
and everyone can improve on something. :)</p>
<p>Cheesey,
I really really appreciate that. Needing that support just about now, and that really made me feel better. I'll try to get on a sports team ;)</p>
<p>the 70th percentile in math isn't going to help you any... but the debate surely will - many of our good debaters are leaving this year (one of them is apparently top in the country... he competed in germany at some international debate competition last year)
also: DON'T force anything. please. Don't just add a sport -like some people are saying - just to help your chances of getting in. That's silly. </p>
<p>i wish you the best of luck, and I'd say that you have a chance getting in :)</p>
<p>mediocre applicant
very good ssat's but you certainly lack well roundedness... no sports really? You cannot expect to be accepted simply bringing chess skill. </p>
<p>your EC's are mediocre because you lack quantity. Being a nationally ranked Chess player is a unique and wonderful attribute, yet you seem very academically focused, perhaps too narrow minded. What am I saying... don't listen to me. YOu certainly have a good chance!! Best of Luck!!</p>
<p>for the sport thing, when i told my interviewer for exeter that i was in no sports, she kept pointing out that i could of joined a club sport seperate from school. i had no response to that then i was like "hmmm, okay". then she actually recommended places where i could go to join teams, like phone numbers and people. she knows way too much about my city of residence. she pointed out that i had A LOT of opportunites to partake in sports, but didn't. she made me look bad.</p>
<p>but for emma willard, i told them that my school offers sports but they are all select and i didn't make the cut. the only sport i played at school was track for like 3 years, but that was because they accept everyone and dont cut people. he didn't think anything of it, and said that they offered recreational sports and could start if i got accepted.</p>
<p>if your interviewer was as bad as mine, you cannot use the excuse that "your school doesn't offer sports" or that "all your school teams are try-out only, and you didnt make the cut". she would of "kindly" responded and said that there are sports outside of school that you could of joined but chose not to. after she said that, i was stunned and speechless.</p>
<p>my interviewers didn't ask me about sports at all! I guess theatre counts for PE credit. maybe. I hope. :) i am a fencer though, so I guess that counts as a sport.</p>