Chances of getting into these high schools?

Prep School Admissions Prep School Chances
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Hey there, I’m a female student applying to Andover, St. Mark’s, Groton, Milton, Middlesex, Concord Academy, BUA, Nobles, and Commonwealth.

I know that’s a lot but I decided to take the challenge, and I wanted to get in somewhere lol…

I’m applying as a day student, and I was wondering about my chances of getting into these schools.

My school grades are all A’s (That’s the best we can get) and I got a 97% on the SSAT, with a 99% verbal, 89% math, and 92% reading. I’m a little concerned because of 89% in Math, but on the gender percentile it’s 92%, so I’m not sure if it’s bad or ok.

My extracurriculars as are the following: (I blocked out names for privacy)

-Science and Engineering Fair: 1st place
-National fair nominee
-Science Olympiad honorable mention
-State science olympiad state qualifier

-Varsity public forum debater
-Model UN program scholarship recipient

(I play the cello)

-First chair for 4+ years in orchestra
-Orchestra member in advanced orchestra
-Concerto Competition winner (I’m planning to submit a recording)

Other than that I run track and do taekwondo, tennis, and fencing. I’m pretty mediocre athletic wise, so it isn’t such a big deal I think.

At school, I was editor of the school newspaper, was on the math team for 3+ years, and am the current founder/ captain. Additionally, I did some drama and stuff but it was mostly for fun and wasn’t anything serious, and was also a JV quiz bowl member.

Finally, I did a fundraiser for a local animal shelter a few years back, have been volunteering at my local church for 5+ years, and have recently started volunteering at a food pantry.

I also know that interviews are important, but I think all of them were pretty successful just because of how my interviewers reacted afterwards, and the responses I got from my thank you cards.

I think school recommendations are set for me because I think I’m a good student at school + have good relationships with my teacher and principal. My personal recommendations are in, and I think it was a pretty good recommendation personally.

I’m a bit nervous but I would appreciate it if you could let me know my chances, and be honest. To be frank, I think being accepted to Andover would be an uphill battle for me.

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Thanks for reading this guys! I appreciate your feedback.

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Those ssat scores are excellent. They are looking at your grade + gender %.

I would expect you to get into some of those schools.

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Thank you for the feedback. My dream school would actually be Andover, and I was wondering if you knew how I would rank up against those candidates.

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At schools like Andover there are many applicants like you. The groton AO told me several years ago that they have many kids with perfect ssat scores who are not accepted. So for you, you’ve got the scores and the grades, now it’s about luck. Your connection with the AO in the interview. If they like your essays. If your recommendations say what the ao’s want to hear this year. There is no perfect formula to get into these schools.

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Thank you so much! It’s good to have some reassurance about schools… My interviews are done and and I think I did hit it off, so hopefully my luck will come through!