<p>Hi,
I realize that in no way does this decide my admission chances either way, but I would love to get everyone's opinions on realistically what my chances are for getting into these top boarding schools. I am applying for admission to 9th grade next year. I acknowledge that no one can accurately predict what the final verdict will be all the time, but I would still greatly appreciate any thoughts. I apologize in advance if anyone is annoyed by me "bragging". I attempted to portray myself as truthfully as possible. Thanks!</p>
<p>Academics:
I have always had straight As, coming from a stellar private school in Southern California. My strengths are Humanities and Latin. My love and talent for writing hopefully showed in my essays.</p>
<p>My SSAT scores: 97% Verbal, 89% Reading Comprehension, 79% Math, 93% Overall. </p>
<p>Academics:
I play four sports throughout the year, and am the captain or co-captain of every one of them. I am the quarterback and middle linebacker for my school's football team, and led my team to an undefeated season and league championship. I was named one of the league MVPs. I've talked to several of my coaches who have worked with kids that have gone on to play at the college level, and they tell me that I have what it takes to go far if I want to. I have been in contact with all of the coaches at schools I'm applying to. Three have called me, and all have notified me that they requested my admission to the office.
I have been the co-captain of my rugby team for four years now. Our team has won the state championship twice in the last three years.
I am fairly new to lacrosse, but I was captain on the 8th grade team last year as a 7th grader, and led the team in goals scored.
Basketball is more of an offseason activity, but I was captain of my middle school team this year. </p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
I started a Latin Certamen Club at my school, which will ideally be continued if I leave. We meet regularly, and are starting to participate in competitions at the state level.
I am an avid hiker and backpacker, I go to a camp every year in Colorado for five weeks with no electronics and stay in the mountains. I won the Driver Award for outstanding leadership recently. I made sure to highlight my interest in the outdoors thoroughly in my application.
I play the oboe, and it has really challenged me. I'm in my school's orchestra, and have been playing for two years.
I regularly volunteer at various charity organizations. One of my favorites is a year round camp for disabled children called the Painted Turtle. </p>
<p>Essays:
As I mentioned earlier, English is a strength of mine. I spent a ton of time working on my essays, and think they will stand out. I tried to be as creative and thoughtful as possible.</p>
<p>Interview: I was incredibly anxious before I met with the AO's but I had a great time interviewing. The guy at Exeter insisted on giving me an extra tour around the campus, and also maintained email correspondence. The woman at Hotchkiss sent me a letter checking in, and mentioned how she has kept my thank you card on her desk and how it frequently makes her laugh. Those are just two highlights I felt were worth mentioning. The Andover and Taft meetings also went well. </p>
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