<p>I am applying for Andover, Exeter, Choate, and Cushing (safety) for 9th grades.
I am 100% sure that I will be accepted at Cushing.
I want to go to a very good boarding school for high school. I am currently studying in a full IB school in Thailand. My grades from grade 6 and 7 were quite bad (5.0-5.7 average, or equivalent to B-). I just received my mid term grade and got a 5.5 average. I got a 7 for Music, some 5s and 6s and 2 4s. The IB scale is 1-7
I speak fluent English, Thai, and almost fluent in Chinese.
I am in the student council (8th grade)
I play violin, electric guitar, and drums.
8 years basketball, soccer, and tennis.
I will be taking the SSAT in December and TOEFL in November. not sure if my SSAT is going to be good.
If I get good scores on the SSAT and TOEFL, will I have a better chance? (my grades aren't good)</p>
<p>I’d like to know if i have chances for Choate, Andover, and Exeter. By the way, i’m in 8th grade and in MYP (middle years programme of the IB). My recs are going to be good. I will work very hard on my essay.</p>
<p>imymemine, your confidence(about cushing) is impressive and as a tri-lingual(i’m not sure if there is this word) international student, your really can stand out from tons of competitive candidates. however, the IB grades may hurt you a little bit. fortunately, a great–very high standardized test score can prove your academic capacityand make the general grade up. in addition , i want to give a well-meaning reminder that the application of these top school is filled with unknown: if you fail this time, just take it easy.</p>
<p>your confidence is quite admirable, but can you prove that what you say is true? thats how you gotta persuade the schools.</p>
<p>thanks for replying. I’'m quite confident about Cushing because many of my relatives went there and I went there for summer school. They accept some people who don’t speak english (weird). I also went there for summer school. Also, my teachers told me that I’m lucky to be in an IB school. Does being in IB improve my chances?</p>
<p>hey what school are you from
I’m thai too, from RIS
i’m applying for 11th grade to andover, deerfield, lawrenceville
well good luck :)</p>
<p>Im also applying 4 PEA, but ispeak 5 languages…
have u had ur test yet? How did u do?</p>