Hi! I’m applying to loomis chaffee, choate, and hotchkiss this year and I have no idea what my chances are compared to other applicants. Please chance me! These are my stats:
Clubs/ecs:
- figure skating - just started recently so not very major, this year is my second year
- ballet - 6 years and have performances in winter and spring (nutcracker, recital) and I got a $95 scholarship for an exam
- debate - started this year
- research program - independent research on starvation adaptation on blackworms
- mathcounts - this year is my second year, I’ll do the comp this year but it might not be able to go towards the application because it’s pretty late
- cooking club
- community service - not many hours but I did do rapid bioassessment for my state for a little bit
- newspaper - this is my second year
Hobbies/free time
- gardening
- cooking
Sports
- xc - second year
- swimming - second year
- softball - will be second year in spring
Grades/Classes
- taking geometry right now (8th)
- skipped a year in science so taking biology
- taking latin II - second year
- final grades for 7th were all A+ or As (don’t recall perfectly)
1st quarter for 8th:
Latin - 98
Geometry - 96
English - 96
Biology - 100
History - 93
I havent taken the SSAT yet but i’m studying and will take it soon. I’m planning to focus a large portion of my application on my gardening, environmental stuff, and science. A huge concern of mine is my lack of awards compared to other applicants and also leadership. I don’t really have any titles or places where I can say I showed leadership. There is also a lot of competition at my school and many people at my school have won big awards and have been president, vice president, etc. I’m so concerned do you think I can get into at least one of them?? I don’t have to because my school is k-12 but I really want to go to one of them.