<p>Im a 9th grade female (Indian American)
I am applying to Exeter,Andover,Deerfield,Choate,Milton,Middlesex,Hotchkiss,St.Pauls,Lawrencevile, and Groton
I usually get A's at school but my average is B( all my teachers say my math skills are astounding always get an A+)
I have done dance for 5 years and music (keyboard) for 3 years now and am really good at debates and have always stood first in national Olympiads . When it comes to sports I'm good at many things but not great at anything at particular though . I took the SSAT in Nov and got a score of 2181 ,82% : Maths-779(92%),verbal-725(77%),reading-677(59%)
I'm taking it again in jan , hoping to increase my score by another50-80 points.
My applications are really good and my essays are looking pretty good ,
My teachers all like me and im pretty sure they are going to write good stuff about me ,
I'm pretty nervous as to whether any school will accept me what do you think my chances are please help me...</p>
<p>I need financial aid as my parents cannot afford the fees And their income is pretty low…</p>
<p>Have you looked at the average SSAT scores for your chosen schools? If you are above the average, you may have a shot at admittance with FA. If you are below the average scores, perhaps you should consider other schools. My DD is also applying for FA admittance to a school (one only), but she has a sizeable cushion between the school’s average and her score.</p>
<p>Also, I have read on cc that many schools like to see 80s for each subsections, especially when it comes to giving a student money.</p>
<p>This is just my opinion, but I know that each application requires effort (and a fee) and that effort (and money) would be best spent where it will have the most return. There is a website that lists the average SSAT scores for schools, so look it up.
i.e.: Andover/Exeter is 93 or 94, Choate is 85
Take it again in January and best of luck!</p>
<p>I don’t usually get involved in the chances thread, but you need to consider broadening this list. Your scores are a little low for all the schools on the list, and if you really have a B average, it’s going to be a tough hill to climb, made even tougher with the FA you need. There are a lot of excellent schools out there that are a little less selective and still offer substantial FA. Check the hidden gems thread on this board.</p>
<p>Thank I’ll try to improve my score and grade but if they don’t turn out to be great I will broaden my list </p>
<p>I realized my average was an A last year,I have 10 subjects out which i have B+ for 3 and A’s and A+ in the rest(no C’s)
I have had straight A’s from grades 4-7
This year I am studying hard so I am aiming at A’s in all subjects,does this help me in any way?</p>
Have you taken the January SSAT like you said?
Yeah I did @thatwritingdream. I got 92%… I hope that’s a good improvement!
10% is a great improvement… Have all your individual percentiles gone up?
I heard schools like Andover like to see a person doing especially well in an area outside academics. For you it seems like that would be debate/national Olympiads. I know you’re done with your apps, but I hope you played that up. Good luck! I’d love to meet you next year 
Well, Thanks for that!:)And yeah I mentioned almost every possible thing,even during the interviews. I backed out on applying to Lawrenceville and Middlesex …so no NJ for me.