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<p>ok, as you know, i'm applying to 9 schools, 8 top-tier (milton, groton, hotchkiss, deerfield, etc.), 1 day in my state. yea, that's my safety....
i'm not a legacy, my parents haven't donated any money and i'm not an fa applicant.
oh, and i'm applying to 9th and i'm in 8th grade.</p>

<p>my ssat composite was a 91%...
umm, my ec's include:</p>

<p>-8 yrs of piano (superior ratings, loads of awards)
-3 yrs of cello (school orchestra 1st chair)
-3 yrs of literary magazine (i'm an editor)
-3 yrs of school newspaper (i'm the editor in chief)
-writing (i've been published in the state newspaper, i've been published in loads of websites, etc.)
-4 yrs of honors club (treasurer, secretary, AND president for diff. years)
-4 yrs of community service (i actually worked at the soup kitchen since 5th grade, i tutor kids struggling w/ school work)
-3 yrs of yearbook (8th grade editor) </p>

<p>...etc, etc. </p>

<p>i'm fluent in korean (and english, they could both be considered my first languages... though i put down english on the apps...) and i'm learning french.
ummm, i attend a public school, it's not that great either which is one reason in why i want to go to bs in the first place, i've never felt really challenged before.
oh, i take all the gifted/high achiever's, whatever classes. basically, the middle school version of honors classes. i do take adv. math. i take statistics+algebra+geometry.. </p>

<p>i've done several of my interviews already, i'm sort of in touch w/ my interviewers, i ask them q's and stuff.
and to tell you the truth, i thought milton was my first choice, but i really don't know now. i think that i want to go to all of them, lol. </p>

<p>my apps have been turned in...
my essays + short answers were pretty good. i think i was really honest in everything (not too honest, but honest enough)....</p>

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<p>u take stat algebra and geometry? lol? stat is a college course...</p>

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<p>You definitely have a fair chance of getting in. However, your SSAT score could be a bit higher, as you're competing against kids who have all 99%. Your ECs seem fine. How're your grades in your classes? All As? If so, that doesn't hurt you, but it doesn't help you too much either. Most everyone has that. They'll like that you speak Korean, (I'm assuming you are Korean), they love diversity. Keep on studying. [; Good luck.</p>

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<p>....wow. the person above me...
91% is excellent. ive been told that schools dont see too much of a difference between 90 and 95. and the Korean thing wont help you really at all, they see SOO many Korean kids and they even have a limit on how many asians they can accept. and also, the "all a's" wont help or hurt you. you can have a B in there, (i asked the lady during my interview at hotchkiss about that, but decided not to apply because the classical music program is really awful xD) and you take algebra, geometry AND statistics? wow. statistics is a college course, algebra is 8th grade and geometry is 9th haha. good lucck with everythingg :)</p>

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<p>wow, no sports?</p>

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<p>umm... track... i forgot that.</p>

<p>yea, this is the first year our state rolled in this type of adv. curriculum..
my teacher's sort of flipping out because we're learning statistics and she's all, "ahhh! i don't know this!!" (one reason why i'm applying for bs-i'm pretty sure the teachers know what they're teaching...)
it's not too bad...</p>

<p>cheeseviolin-
i know what you're talking about w/ the whole korean thing.
each time i went to a school, i saw at least 2-4 korean kids at the LEAST...
it was pretty insane.</p>

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<p>Represent KOREA!!!!
im also japanese but
Korea!!!</p>