<p>Hello Everyone! </p>
<p>I'm applying to Andover this year as a 9th Grader.
A & B Student, but mostly A's (I got a 78 in Math in 7th Grade due to family problems)
Football Player
Practice SSAT- 90th Percentile (Taking It In Jan)
Does Community Service and Works with local church
Honor Roll since 5th Grade
What Are My Chances??
(FYI: I'm also applying to Milton, Exeter, New Hampton, Concord, St. Paul's, St. Marks's and Kimball Union and will need FA)</p>
<p>If your SSAT comes in at the same level as your practice test, your should feel confident, especially because you are applying to a number of schools, which is a smart move on your part. All of the schools that you mention are good schools. Prep as hard as you can on that SSAT and try to nail it as best possible.</p>
<p>Thank You! But also being a minority student would help because I also heard that being for my example. being an African-American student and coming from a low-income town would increase my chances.</p>
<p>did you fill out a prospective athlete form on the Andover website? How many years of football?</p>
<p>I’ve been playing for about 4 years, did not play this year due to application and interviews. And yes I did</p>
<p>How good at football are you? </p>
<p>And you’ll probably get into at least one of those schools that you mentioned.</p>
<p>I mean, I’m pretty decent. I’ve been in JV for 3 years and last year I FINALLY got into varsity(only one in the 7th grade). And I know, but I want to go to Andover so bad that it hurts.</p>
<p>Andover is extremely tough to get in. </p>
<pre><code> I applied last year, got rejected, with a near perfect SSAT and grades. My interview and recs were stellar, too. Applying again this year for tenth, so hopefully I’ll get in!
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<p>You’ll want to stress your community service, and a couple of EC’s, I guess yours is football.</p>
<p>mrnephew:</p>
<p>how did you not get in, from as you said, such great SSAT, interview, grades, and ecs? Kinda scares me since I’m applying for these top schools too and well, got a 95 which I wouldn’t say is near perfect but good.</p>
<p>sorifootball13 Have you heard from anyone in the athletic department? They need experienced football players. Good luck.</p>
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This is why we keep banging the drum to “cast a wide net”. There are hordes of great applicants and simply not enough enough slots to accommodate them all. Last year’s admit rate was 1-in-8. Even when u roll dice, u have a 1-in-6 chance of a favorable outcome.</p>
<p>There are other stupendously great schools besides andover, and u are robbing yourself of golden opportunities if u are not looking at them.</p>
<p>@Firstgen I have, and on my visit was bombarded by the football coach. We mostly talked about by experience and how Andover had an undefeated seasons…it sounded pretty great. </p>
<p>FYI: I have like 4 safety schools also so I think if you at least have some safety schools including Andover/Exeter and highly competitive schools, you’ll be okay.</p>
<p>sorifootball- you will be fine, my son applied to one day school and two boarding and he was accepted at all three and ended up at Andover.</p>
<p>Some schools like Andover take the character issue very seriously. That is something that no one on this board has the ability to assess. Good Luck.</p>
<p>Yeah, Andover was the only one that I applied to, and I only started the application process 3 weeks before it was due. I regret starting so late, but my parents suggested it then. Hopefully I’ll get into one of them this year.</p>
<p>SSAT Scores In
Total:2013 52%
Verbal: 698 70%<br>
Math 614 17% :(<br>
Reading 701 82%
So Sad :(</p>
<p>Math score can be affected by a weak math program in your current school. The other scores are strong. Andover does have a program for kids who have weak algebra skills, possibly never having studied algebra 1 in middle school. Not every mind is ready for algebra in 8th grade but there is a big rush to get through it before high school. Good luck.</p>
<p>My grade in Algebra right now is a 90. Teacher said he might put me in Geometry next year.</p>
<p>The big challenge is that you have a very average SSAT score and u need FA. </p>
<p>The schools that are most able to award generous FA are the ones w the highest SSAT scores. But who here can really predict what will happen on 10-Mar.</p>
<p>Andover has very strong math department. You will be tested twice before you are placed in a math class. My son did very well in Algebra 1 and he still did 1 trimester review before proceeding into geometry. They have 27 different entry points for math classes.</p>
<p>I am currently in Trig/Stats in eighth grade (My Trig buddy and I are “pioneers” at our district’s program), and I know a couple people who are even farther ahead in bigger cities, but decided to take a year off of math. Lots of schools have different math programs, such as different orders, Calc or directly skipping to AP Calc AB. For example, my order of classes were: Algebra I (6) Geometry (7) Algebra II (7) Trig/Stats (8). I go to the high school (9th grade only) to take my current class, and I find it a lot more rigorous and concentrated than the middle school classes. My class is basically “Honors Trig/Stats” because all the ninth graders (20-ish) are also top of the class, so our teacher adapts the curriculum to be more rigorous. Being in Algebra is no problem at all, but your SSAT score reflects your true mathematical ability compared to other students nationwide that take the test.</p>
<p>Also, has anyone else taken the NWEA MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) test on the computer? I got a 289 on math and a 254 on reading (my reading tends to be lower).</p>
<p>Thanks,
amilocated</p>