chances for Deerfield, Choate, Philips Exeter, Andover, Taft, and Lawrenceville

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<p>Hi! So i am currently a freshman and am planning on applying to the schools above (Deerfield, Choate, Philips Exeter, Andover, Taft, and Lawrenceville) next year, meaning if i get in i will be at one of these schools for my junior and senior year. Since i have about a year before I start the application process, I want to make sure I do everything I can to make my chances better. </p>

<p>I have a 3.857 gpa currently, with only one honors class
next year i will have two honors and one AP class.</p>

<p>My grades in 8th grade were all A's and A-'s, with the exception of one B+; the same goes for my grades in 7th grade. (I'm not sure exactly how far back they will look at my grades)</p>

<p>I volunteer at the local animal shelter, am on the staff of my schools literary/art magazine, participate in after school surfing (i live in hawaii), am doing a two week immersion/homestay program in paris this summer, i've been on 4 boundary waters canoe area trips (basically 2 weeks of hiking and canoeing and being fully immersed in complete wilderness). I also take piano and art classes. </p>

<p>I also am currently attending a very prestigious school: one with many senators, professional professional athletes, etc as graduates. My school is also the one that president Obama attended and graduated from.</p>

<p>I haven't taken any sort of standardized testing yet, but I will be taking the PSAT next year in October and am currently doing tutoring one a week for that.</p>

<p>How high are my chances for these schools? Are there any areas in which I am lacking? Please let me know! I really want to attend one of these schools (it has been a life-long dream of mine) and want to do everything I can to get accepted. Thanks guys :-* </p>

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<p>It certainly sounds as though you could be competitive. Do you have any leadership experiences or do you participate in any athletics which might be appealing to the schools?</p>

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<p>how about music as my DS is not athletics? </p>

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<p>and also how about president of Model Union of school? plus Piano, and violin? Piano won 1 price when she was 7 and won 2 place when she was 10. Play violin in VYO. SSAT 99%, love math, English writing, and computer programming. Any suggestion to pply Exeter, Andover, and Lawrenceville? </p>

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<p>By virtue of your geographic location, you will have a great shot. Are you full pay or need FA? This will impact things a bit. You might want to consider applying as a repeat 10th grader</p>