Chances for me?

Prep School Admissions
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<p>I will be considering applying to: Choate, Loomis, Exeter, Andover, Taft, Hotchkiss... Asian American applying for 10th grade, no FA
what are my chances of getting into any of these schools?
Skipped 6th grade..if that matters =P</p>

<p>Stats:
Middle school GPA: 3.67
Current classes:
Spanish 2 AC (honors) - A
English 9 (honors) - A+
Bio 1 - A
Concert Band - A+
Algebra II - B+ (not that great at math...) Hoping to raise to A- or A by end of semester...hard, i know =x
World Hist/Geog. - A</p>

<p>EC's
Volunteering/Clubs
Volunteering to tutor elementary students
Science Olympiad
Chess Club
Volunteering at a local humane society
Local Youth Symphony Orch. (clarinet)</p>

<p>Music:
Piano (10 years)
Clarinet (4 years)</p>

<p>Awards....?:
When GM came to our school and funded a tournament for making a model car. I got 1st place...yeah im into engineering..
Our CO2 car competition...1st place in my grade
My team got 3rd place in Prop. in AcademicGames States tourney.
3rd place in Short track competition in Korea
3 Division I rankings @ solo and ensemble festival
2 full scholarships to Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp</p>

<p>Sports:
YMCA barracuda gold swim team
Playing tennis for local tennis club
Tae Kwon Do..is that a sport? o.o (got to black and red belt...not quite black ):
Ice Skating...Figure + Short track</p>

<p>Other than that...SSAT..not that great =(</p>

<p>Math....86th percentile
Verbal...77th percentile (it was a killer i tell u!)
Reading...90th percentile
Overall...86th percentile</p>

<p>Did my on-campus interview few days ago...went great.. but aren't they always "encouraging/nice/amazed"?</p>

<p>Teacher recommendations..im pretty sure they're good</p>

<p>Also, if i am missing anything, please feel free to let me know =D
Thank you!</p>

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<p>Are you considering repeating 9th grade since you skipped 6th?
Generally, the children in BS are very mature and typically older. You would do well to consider it. It will give you more leadership opportunities since you are so young.</p>

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<p>Actually, yes i am considering retaking 9th... it will give me more opportunities, however i am still considering whether i should go for 9th or 10th, also, will the fact that i skipped 6th grade go into the decision of whether i will be accepted or not? Also... Languages: Korean, Spanish, English (duh) lol :) Current grade = 9th..</p>

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<p>I'm repeating the 9th grade because I have a late birthday. I JUST turned 14. I'm sure your case is even more extreme. They will look highly of the fact that you repeated 6th grade. They will know your intelligent but what will amaze them even more is your maturity and openness to doing what you know will give you the most opportunities.
Going into 10th is also an option but your peers will be older. Older then the standard 10th grade possibly. That would make you 13 and them 15. If you can think you can handle it then tallyho.</p>

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<p>You have very good stats and your SSAT score is not bad. 86 percentile is definetly within all the school's ranges.</p>

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<p>i think you look really good, you've got a good shot of getting in if i do say so myself!</p>

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<p>=D thanks for the feedback! Should i retake the SSAT or should i just leave it there? We can take the january one and submit it to the schools, right?</p>

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<p>Yeah. Almost all the schools i thought will accept the January scores. I know someone who skipped a grade and got into a very good boarding school.</p>