Chances for my sister at Exeter

Prep School Admissions
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<p>What are my sister's chances for getting into Exeter? </p>

<p>Academic</p>

<p>GPA=3.99
Estimated score on SSAT in high 90's from practice tests
Merit Scholarships since kindergarten
School Writing award- 4 years 1st place
Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest chapter winner for two years.
School winner of National Geographic Bee. Advanced to State Finals.
1st place winner in grade for Scripps Spelling Bee for two years. 2nd in school.
CTY Talent Search State Award for 3 years.</p>

<p>Non-Academic</p>

<p>Wrote play for winter musical for two years. Choreographed for musical this year.
Painting for three years. Submitted to Scholastic Art and Writing Competition. Won school art contest 1st in 7th grade. 2nd in 6th grade.
Volunteer at Assisted Living Center and Low Income Services.
Competitive swim team for 3 years.
Playing Piano for 5 years. Participated in many recitals.</p>

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<p>really good chances, i would say! does she play any sports?</p>

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<p>yeah, she's been swimming for a while now.
their team is pretty good, but they don't really travel much, mostly local competition.</p>

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<p>I feel inadequate compared to these credentials.</p>

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<p>I feel inadequate to 95 % of the people on CC.</p>

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<p>cheers to that crickett! me too!</p>

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<p>How did her interview go?</p>

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<p>what year is she applying for? and what is her ethnic background?</p>

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<p>um. her interview hasn't happened yet.
and she's applying to 9th grade and she's indian.</p>

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<p>I'm sorry but it's impossible to get a 3.99.</p>

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<p>3.99
Thats what I thought, too! You'd need like all A's and then 3/4 way between and A- and A.</p>

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<p>No offense, but it sort of sounds like you are exaggerating, blau-bik. Because,3.99 is sort of odd and some of those awards are easy to obtain and you are making them sound much more prestigious then they truly are.</p>

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<p>In general, there is no possible way to get a 3.99. All A's on an UW scale is 4.0, and all A's and a B is a 3.96 I believe, and all A's and a B+ (For my school at least) is a 3.98</p>

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<p>I thought to be part of the DAR at all....win an award, or anything.....you need to be a direct descendant of someone who took part in the American Revolution. Now you say you are Indian, so it makes me wonder. All of the DAR folks here are WASPs.</p>

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<p>I am correcting myself on my post....anyone can take part in the essay contest.</p>

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<p>I don't know, this person seems a bit fishy to me.</p>

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<p>uh whatevs dude, i literally just wrote what she dictated she got one A- and told me to put down a 3.99 the school doesn't calculate a gpa. yeah i mean alot of the awards she did get were from school hence why she didn't think she had a shot at exeter since alot of other kids who got in are pretty amazing. the wasp comment actually made me lol since i went to one of the award luncheons DAR hosted and literally all of the award recipients were Indian/Chinese and all the members were these waspy ladies. welcome to california. and yeah she got the advice she needed via pms and whatnot so its all good. this thread can die now.</p>

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<p>Oh sorry....</p>

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<p>its all good don't worry about it =]</p>

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<p>I hope I didn't offend you, blau-bik....where I live all we have pretty much is WASPs. I'm not even exaggerating a bit. It's one of the big reasons my son wanted to go to bs....he felt stifled by the lack of diversity.
I think your sister sounds like she has an excellent shot. btw.</p>