Chances of Getting in?

Prep School Admissions
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<p>I'm 14 years old, hispanic, and currently in 9th Grade. I am applying to Phillips Academy, Phillips Exeter, Governor's, Concord Academy, and Deerfield for 10th grade. I've spent 10 years in the Cub/Boy Scouts (Star Rank and in the OA), competed at the State and National levels winning gold and bronze for FCCLA, play for my school's JV baseball team, and am active in my synagogue where my Rabbi is a Deerfield alumni. I spend a lot of time going to different camps (Vanderbilt Summer Academy) and doing various community service projects. I'm currently taking Biology Honors, Algebra I/II Honors, English Honors, Guitar 1, PE, and AP Human Geography where I have straight A's. I'm also fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and working on my Bar Mitzvah.</p>

<p>Considering I have a successful interview, about what range of SSAT scores should I get in order to get accepted into anyone of these schools? Is there room for improvement in anything? What are my chances in getting in considering I'm applying for 10th grade and not 9th?</p>

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<p>FYI, this sort of thread belongs in the “Chance Me” subsection (but don’t worry about reposting there now). Additionally, you should search around for POVs on SSAT score…in a nutshell, you don’t need 99th percentiles, but you probably have a better chance getting in and thriving (academically) at schools where your scores are in the upper ranks of the range of admitted kids. From what I know about the schools you’ve listed, there’s probably a big difference in average SSAT from Exeter to Governor’s.</p>

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<p>It’s possible that for Deerfield the chances of getting in as a soph is better than a frosh. Extrapolating numbers from Deerfield Magazine, while the overall acceptance rate hovered around a record 13%, the acceptance rate for frosh was less than 9%. However, that doesn’t take into account the quality of the applicant pool [ie. it’s possible that those applying for soph and higher have better credentials than those applying for frosh].</p>