<p>before attempting the application and SSAT (I'm a good test taker), here are some relevant facts, can you kindly chance me for Andover, Exeter, Choate, Deerfield, SPS and the like?</p>
<p>male, caucasian
applying for 9th grade, need FA
currently at well known/regarded private (non boarding) school in mid atlantic</p>
<p>grades: usually all As with some blips (like a B+ in a few subjects one quarter out of 4, and a poor grade in a music class in 7th grade)
in honors math, Latin and the rest.</p>
<p>I've won a few academic awards, including doing well on the AMT (math) and National latin exams.</p>
<p>I currently play football, hockey and baseball. Hockey/baseball are best. I'm on travel teams for both.</p>
<p>I am very involved in several community service activities, including one since I was like 8 years old. </p>
<p>I am a good writer and have my own blog and have been published.</p>
<p>At school, I'm also in the chorus and an elected leader of my class.</p>
<p>I don’t think joining more clubs is the answer. I’m in school until 4 pm every day (football practice is daily and during school right now in the fall, each quarter I have to play something). Then I have either hockey or baseball practice every night but one. I usually have 2 or so hours of homework a night. There is very little free time ever. Joining more stuff is impossible – I already can hardly ever go to some of the stuff I have now (including the SSAT as I have hockey games scheduled for all the sittings).</p>
<p>Anyone else give me some feedback? I want to go to a top academic school (I’m already at one) and I want the sports program to be solid.</p>
<p>I think Exeter isn’t need blind anymore, not completely sure… But anyhow, I don’t think needing FA will have a great effect on your decision at any of the schools. B+s never hurt, and schools mostly understand a small mess up or something. I know a lot of people who’ve won the National Latin Exam award, not sure of AMT or whatever. But, I don’t think those awards are like the INTEL award or something, so they’re not too, too special if you get what I’m saying, in my opinion. Put them down though, it can never hurt. Do you play at state level, regional level, or national level for your sports team? By regional, I mean New England for instance, not your county or whatever. If you play any of those, sports are in pretty good shape. Try scheduling appointments with the coaches from all the schools, it’ll make you seem more interested in the school and maybe you’ll have a chance at being recruited. I disagree with School though, I think you have enough clubs. Just use a lot of time in the current clubs and really put your all into them. Maybe you could send some of your writing that was published in with your application or something, whatever helps. You have a chance for all of the schools.
Excuse me if I’m wrong on anything I said above, my apologies.
Good luck!</p>
<p>thanks everyone. I know the National Latin Exam (and the math AMT) are not huge things but they indicate I’m a good test taker and that my academics are pretty solid. </p>
<p>For my sports, I’ve been on solid travel teams. For football,we went to the state championship when I played out of school (6th grade and prior), but I am not one of the stars. Now, I play for school and start on both offense and defense, but again not the QB or anything. I’m a team player I guess. </p>
<p>For hockey, I am more of a leader, but there is a lot of politics at my travel club. On my school team, I am one of the best players but that’s because we only have a few kids who play travel. But I show that I am as good as any of the AAA players that I go against. Or at least I show I can keep up with them. I don’t play AAA as it is like a $15,000 year plus commitment and you can’t really do other sports. </p>
<p>For baseball, again, I’m a team guy. I like 2nd, but am pretty good in the outfield too as I have good speed. I usually bat 5th or 6th on my school team, and a little lower on my travel team because I’m one of the youngest guys.</p>
<p>So I don’t think I would be a recruited athlete. I worry that I might not even be good enough to make some of the teams at some of the power house schools. But I have really good size (i’m over 5’8" already at 13) so that is something some coaches like. You can’t teach size!</p>