<p>DS applying to only one non-top tier prep day school:</p>
<p>Homeschooled all his life/ co-op for three years
Incoming Freshman for 2014-15 school year
GPA this year so far is over 4.0
SSAT twice - first time overall 84th percentile, second time 91st percentile
Active soccer player - really good, potentially excellent player (MVP a few times)
ECs are great but not TOO much - piano, theater, film, skiing
Community service involvement is excellent
Previous two year standardized test results in 97th and 99th percentile respectively
Great interview, stellar recommendations, pretty good essays
EXCELLENT school report from co-op teacher
FA need 90 - 100% (unfortunately)
Only real "hook" is that he is Hispanic (though non-Hispanic name) in a 99.999% white region, and the school has a very small percentage of minorities represented</p>
<p>School can only accept about 10% of applicants based on spaces available vs students applying.</p>
<p>Based on all of your experiences, what do you think his chances are of getting accepted? </p>
<p>I should probably mention that we have a few distant familial connections to the school, and all the staff recognizes our son on a first-name basis whenever we've gone on campus.</p>
<p>You’re in the wrong forum–this belongs in the chances forum–but without addressing your kid’s particular chances, a few general points.</p>
<p>Hispanic is considered a URM (under recruited minority) and provides the same kind of hook that other URM (i.e. non-Asian) ethnic backgrounds provide. At a school interested in a diverse student body, that hook is significant. </p>
<p>A boarding school that only accepts 10 percent of applicants would be top tier. I can’t imagine that this would not be the case for a day school that rejects 90 percent of its applicants.</p>
<p>Thanks for your advice and the info. This was my first time posting and I <em>thought</em> I was posting in the “chances” section, but then it came through the “parents” section! LOL! I’ll try to change it.</p>
<p>The school we are applying for is not one of the named ones that gets thrown around on this board, so that’s why I didn’t consider it top-tier. We are in an area with MANY boarding and elite schools within a certain distance from us, so this school doesn’t always get the recognition it deserves. We only applied to it because my son fell in love with it during our visits, and it’s the ONLY school that impressed us enough to make us consider NOT homeschooling next year. </p>
<p>I will repost in the other section, but I’m glad to hear that Hispanic is considered a “hook” when applying. Yes, this school is looking to have a more diverse campus and there just aren’t enough minorities in our area.</p>
<p>Welcome to the boards! It’s a bit confusing at first, for sure. Only the administrators can change the location of posts but you could notify them–or just start a new thread there. </p>
<p>My son was homeschooled before entering boarding school, so if you have any questions specific to that, feel free to pm me. Oh, wait–you can’t pm me until you have 15 posts. Another board rule…</p>