Chancing thread! Everyone come boast!

Prep School Admissions Prep School Chances
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<p>So, instead of having everyone post about their stats and have everyone give generic comments to so many individual posts, why don't we all do it in one thread? and please no mean remarks, lets make this thread a good place for constructive criticism (and try to refrain from making yourself the best, which is i know quite hard). so, i'll go first, and the next person give ALOT of well thought advise (please), and then he/she can post his/her stats, and so on. here's mine~! (srry if i sound like a self-righteous pompous bastard, and yes i know most ppl here are qualified, and it's kinda lk boastin, that's why we're applying, but hey, a little encouragement/criticism can't hurt, this is more for comparison/contrast purposes)</p>

<p>BASIC INFO
int'l, ORM (aznnn), currently 9th</p>

<p>ACADEMICS
High honors all 9 trimesters (94 & above average, 6~8), currently high honors hs
basically grades are top-notch, but french is lk ~a-, but it's kinda lk honors french (no honors at my skl) - mostly sophomores, some juniors</p>

<p>awards
6th grade- student of the week, pe award, math award, finalist for cello competition thingie (no 1st, 2nd, etc.)
7th grade- student of the week, band award, math award
8th grade- student of the week, band award, french award</p>

<p>SSAT
98 verbal, 72 math, 74 readin, 92 overall (hope this is good enough.. is it?)</p>

<p>Extra stuff</p>

<p>music- cello 8 years, tuba 5 yrs, selected for music festivals with peer schools</p>

<p>6th- soccer, basketball
7th- swimming, basketball, soccer
8th, swimming
tennis - 8 years</p>

<p>ECS
Student council-hr rep 2 yrs, mun-main submitter 3 yrs, speech and debate-won opponent, rating 1- 2 yrs, music chamber group-solo piece for concert , community service-, global issues network</p>

<p>yeah.. so i tried to my best not to be so boastful, but its kinda hard, dont ya think? SO, you're turn to boast!</p>

<p>and if you've seen some of my previous posts, i am being kinda hypocritical here. oh well, this is an encouragement thread kinda thin.. yeah ppl so i'm applying to HEADS without the H so EADS + some lower schooos</p>

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<p>no offense but you’re attitude kind of makes me wanna punch you in the face ><</p>

<p>but umm can’t tell what your abbreviations mean( mun-main, lk~a, skl, int’l, orm) but that might just be cuz I’m stupid o.o</p>

<p>you’re pretty good though… ssat is definetly good enough</p>

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<p>damn this thing backfired</p>

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<p>I need to know what my chances of getting into Exeter are. I’m applying for the tenth grade My teachers will probably give me okay recomondations but they will probably say that i’m kind of lazy. My grades aren’t great I get mostly As but i usually get a couple Bs and every once in a while a C or two. I don’t have very good essays. On the ssat iwas in the 89% for verbal 83% for math and 98% for reading my total score was in the 95%. I’m in my schools diversity club and in Business Professionals of America I help coach a youth basketball team and i’ve run track for about four years. I was the AAU indoor national champion in the shotput and i qualified for the AAU junior olympic games last summer in the hurdles and the shotput (i got hurt so i couldn’t go) I haven’t had my interview yet but i live in texas so i have to have an alumni interview. When i was in seventh grade i did the duke talent search and i got a 25 on the ACT and i got a 31 on the reading section so that qualified me for national recognition. Honestly what are my chances to get in?</p>

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<p>those are pretty good scores but since your grades and essays aren’t that great you may wan’t to broaden you horizon.</p>

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<p>I agree with the thread starters attitude. Don’t we all think that we are better than everyone else here? If not, why would we be applying to schools that reject 80% of the applicants? On our applications, we try to show why we are better than the other 2000 kids applying. If you are modest, do you think that you will get in? If you say, I’m not the best, their a lot of kids better than me, ect… why would you get admitted? Modesty is a little different than being kind.</p>

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<p>Sure, scubasteve, you do have to put yourself out there with apps so you stand out enough and the admissions officers think your confident enough, but if the admissions committee just thinks you’re a d o u c h e then they’re not going to want you.</p>

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<p>Chances?? </p>

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<p>I’m applying to Exeter, Andover, and Deerfield</p>

<p>I’m applying for 10th grade
I live in Oklahoma
I placed runner-up at state in the National Geographic Bee
I’ve won numerous essay contests
I play French horn and is in band
I placed 1st chair in all-district 3 times
Always had a GPA of 4.0
I play JV Tennis
I’m in student council
I have won state in rec soccer
I’m a member of People to People
I play piano
I have painted numerous paintings, and they have been in an art show
I’ve gotten citations from the governor and house of rep. of ok
I’ve won 2 scholarships and a lot of other awards.
I’m in Levels J and K in Kumon</p>

<p>My SSAT Scores were</p>

<p>Verbal - 81%</p>

<p>Math - 87%</p>

<p>Reading - 95%</p>

<p>Composite - 92%</p>

<p>My recommendations are pretty good
My interviews went pretty good</p>

<p>Any chance?</p>

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<p>yes you have a chance, obviously. Even so, there are many top notch students that apply to tose schools and you very possibly won’t get in. No offense, but it happens all the time.</p>

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<p>argh, i’m totally jealous of you!</p>

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<p>want to go to Phillips Exeter, and I just want to know my chances of getting in.</p>

<p>school
I go to scarsdale high school, which is one of the best public ranked high school in the country. I get about A-B in all honors or advanced classes. I am a freshmen apply for soph year</p>

<p>SSAT
Reading-96
Math- 94
reading- 86
overall-94 idk
I’m taking it again b.c well it can’t hurt</p>

<p>Extra curriculur
Taek wondo do- 10 years
Football- up for varsity next year 2 years
flute- 6 years
korean drums- 4 years
model UN
debate - 3 years
Archery-3 years
Zen/Dharma teacher- 2 years
Shotput- 2 years
Fluent and can read write in Korean</p>

<p>Awards and recognition
Taek won do- 3rd degree black, sparring and forms champoion in korea
Flute- wind ensomble
Korean drums- select team for Korea town
Zen-dharma- I am a legal teacher who can teach meditation and dharma and do so in a zen cneter in nyc nd nj
poetry- Got 3 poems published in a book</p>

<p>Extra
I also went to their summer school program if that helps, and really connected with my iterviwer, I still talk to her</p>

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<p>freshie123: hmm, I think you are a good candidate, how are your essays? recs? interview? good luck!</p>

<p>theamazingjasmyn: junior olympics! wow that’s cool. well I think you are stronger with your EC than academically, so you should stress that for your interview. btw, im just another candidate, so this is kinda just my opinion. =]</p>

<p>vk77: you look like a good candidate, but you should add some safeties to that list =]</p>

<p>jyun212: wow, you have aLOT of EC’s =] some of the stuff I’ve never heard of before so you stand out. but you should still apply to more schools…</p>

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<p>ok meee! </p>

<p>…would love it if you could chance me?</p>

<p>I’m applying to Exeter, Andover, Deerfield, Choate, Taft, Milton</p>

<p>-academics-
currently in 9th in the IB program, applying for 10th (everything honors)
we have semester grades so no <em>final</em> grades yet but 5 A’s and 1 B in math D:
have gotten 4.0 since middle school like 6th grade
classes: honors spanish 2, honors world history, honors english, honors chem, and AP Calculas…and PE x]
-other stuffz-
been fencing for 3 or so years
travel a lot to many states for like summer nationals and North American Cups
recently got 3rd at a north american cup
nationally ranked #12
i played violin for 8 years but no awards or anything
Science Olympiad-team qualified for state, individual medals also
math club-#1 in middle school in AMC 8 (American math league)</p>

<p>applied for 9th grade last year and was waitlisted at Exeter, Andover, Deerfield, and Lawrenceville…but im still in love with these schools lol xD
i live in CA and im azn</p>

<p>im applying for financial aid at Exeter and Andover and Deerfield because they are “need-blind” and they have huge endowments </p>

<p>THX guys!</p>

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<p>I would post my stats but:</p>

<p>-They would quite literally take up half of the page.
-I’m applying to a public prep school that only takes instate students, so you’ve probably never heard of it and near no one would be able to chance me.
-I’d rather not talk about my SAT scores.
-I’d rather not post personal information with no point as laid out in point 2. </p>

<p>So I’m just going to wish everyone good luck. :)</p>

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<p>Also, you probably really don’t want random people knowing that many facts about you. :D</p>

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<p>march10admit you’re a freshman in the IB program? wow… which courses?</p>

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<p>agreed!</p>

<p>I answered only 1 question wrong, and left three blank on the reading, does 88% sound like the right percentile? </p>

<p>jw</p>

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<p>i love this thread.lol. :)</p>

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<p>Will 2 B+'s in Middle School hurt my chances?</p>

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<p>I know people on this thread can’t give me a definite answer, but I’d just like to get some feedback.</p>

<p>Applying for Junior year to Andover, Exeter, Deerfield, and my first choice Hotchkiss
Applied to Andover and Hotchkiss last year and got waitlisted
I’m not planning on applying to other schools because my parents won’t pay for it, they say that If their going to pay for tuition and living expenses, they want me to go to the best. Plus I need financial aid</p>

<p>All my courses are IB</p>

<p>4.5 weighted GPA, 3.9 unweighted
Freshman year classes
World History Honors
Spanish 3 Honors
Algebra 2 Honors
Biology Honors
English Honors</p>

<p>This year
Spanish IV Honors
AP US History
Trig/Precalc Honors
English II Honors
IB Chemistry</p>

<p>I’m taking a couple senior classes this year and will probably get straight A’s towards the end of the semester</p>

<p>EC’s
Violin-10 years
Denver Young Artists Orchestra-3 years
Student Council-2 years, I was class president both years and treasurer
Special Education Assistance- 2 years, set up and directed a program called Buddy Up at our school to connect the students with the special ed kids and integrate them into the school society.
Broadcasting Club- President, finally got the school board to sign off on a grant after 1 and 1/2 years of pushing to get 70 TV’s and tv channel to broadcast on
Directing and Screenwriting- 5 years, direct movies in my free time and have showings of them during after school activities.
Fundraising- organized an event to make $6000 for a boy with leukemia and his family to fulfill his wish to go to san diego, kind of like make-a-wish foundation, only school sized.</p>

<p>The interviews went extremely well, Hotchkiss especially.</p>

<p>Essays will be good enough I’m hoping</p>

<p>Teacher recommendations will be good to great (never too sure, you know?) but ec recommendations will be really awesome because I’ve been working as a volunteer under the supervisors for years and i know them well.</p>

<p>SSAT
Vocab: 99%
Math:89%
Reading:86%
Overall: 97%</p>