hi im applying to just lville and exeter this year and im sort of stressed since the decision date is coming up so
general things:
im 14 and chinese and biologically female (im nonbinary but deeply closeted)
i only applied to lville and exeter bc they have harkness, i don’t rlly want to go to a prep school just because it’s a prep school and im honestly fine with staying at my current school if i don’t get into these
academics:
mostly a’s but a lot of b’s in stem subjects
my ssats r in the 99th percentile on all the sections bc my mom made me take it twice
my extracurriculars:
i do debate/model un and i have a few best speaker and best delegate awards
ig my main thing is writing and ive won two gold keys in journalism in my region’s scholastic art and writing awards and i have a few things published in magazines
i go to stanford online high school parttime in addition to my public school
i did student govt for a few years
i play piano and ive been to carnegie hall to perform several times and also europe for international competitions
i play oboe and im in school band and a youth orchestra in my area
i do track but not seriously and i didnt talk abt it at all on the application
essays: im generally pretty good at writing personal essays but i was rlly rushing through everything so it’s all over the place
my interviews went ok i think? with lville it was pretty good but exeter was kinda awkward and for both i talked a lot abt political stuff bc that’s the only thing i can hold a conversation in so idk
my recs:
i have my french teacher and piano teacher and they like me so ig those r good
i think i have a good letter from my english teacher but my math teacher and my principal dont rlly know me that well
other things:
my twin brother’s applying to the same schools and he’s a lot better academically (i literally cant do math) and idk if being twins makes our chances better or worse
i live near lville but i want to board
im rlly not that optimistic abt getting in but yea
thanks for reading also good luck yall