<p>Ill post when I get all my decisions.</p>
<p>**Decision:Aceepted to St. Pauls Scool **
**Decision:Rejected to Andover, Waitlisted to Deerfield and Exeter **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 64 at first 98 later on.
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 3.7
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats: N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Amazing
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Average probably
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: Good…She likes me
[</em>] Hook (if any): Athlete, Major Unique Community Service
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Georgia
[</em>] Current School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors: Interviewer liked me at SPS, Bad essay to Andover
General Comments: Got into my top choice…Very Happy</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at Andover, Exeter
**Decision: Waitlisted at Deerfield **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: SSAT: M(800) V(773) R(764) Total: 2337 (99%tile)
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 4.0-4.17
[<em>] Rank: General: 1 out of 298
[</em>] Other stats: Applied for 9th grade, full-pay.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I liked them. For Exeter I wrote about favorite song and a moment I felt challenged. For Andover I wrote about the research project. Personally, I thought my Deerfield essays sucked.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I hope they were good. I think my teachers like me. It’s hard to tell because they were written at the beginning of the year.
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: I think my principal knows me better than he know most students, but still not WELL by any means. It IS a public school.
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] Current School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] I loved my interviews. They were fun! I felt like my Deerfield interview was best, but I think he realized that Deerfield was not my first choice and/or that I wasn’t a good fit.
[/ul]
General Comments: [ul]
[</em>] REALLY excited. Will probably choose Exeter over Andover. [/ul]</p>
<p>**Accepted: Phillips Academy Andover, Phillips Exeter Academy, Groton School, Hotchkiss School, Middlesex School, The Governor’s Academy, Brooks School **
**Waitlisted: St. Paul’s School **
**Rejected: None **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: SSAT 82% (V:89, M:63, R:83) SSAT 86% (V:85, M86, R:76)
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 4.293 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: unofficially 1 of 86
[</em>] Other stats: Idk
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I worked extremely hard on them. I think they were terrific!
[</em>] Teacher Recs: These were amazing! I have great relationships with my teachers.
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: I never met this person prior to my interview
[</em>] Hook (if any): None that I can think of. I didn’t apply for FA?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] Current School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasion
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors: I have exceptionally strong EC’s. I play four sports and an instrument. I participate in a variety of clubs and organizations, and I have multiple leadership positions. My interviews were very strong.
General Comments: I can’t believe I was accepted to such AMAZING schools with such low scores! For all the applicants who are viewing this profile, I think that my success goes show that scores aren’t everything! No, I have no idea where I will go!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at Loomis Chaffee, Accepted at Cambridge School of Weston
Decision: Waitlisted at Phillips Exeter</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: SSAT: 84th percentile, PSAT: High nineties in reading and writing, about an 85 in math, I believe.
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 3.7-4.4
[<em>] Rank: Around 16th in a class of a little less then 600 (weighted). Early 20’s unweighted.
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I think my essays were a large reason of why I got accepted and onto the waiting list for Phillips Exeter. I really tried to represent myself in them, and was extremely proud of them when I finished.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I’m assuming they were pretty good.
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: I’m assuming they were pretty good.
[</em>] Hook (if any): All I had for a hook was passion for the schools I applied to. I just reassured them constantly of how much I loved writing/reading and artwork.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: USA
[</em>] Current School Type: Public high school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: I applied as a junior, and I’m extremely excited to attend revisit days! For any applicants reading this, the process can be a struggle, can burn you out, can make you tired, but it’s worth it to get those acceptances in the mail. Make sure to send all of your interviewers postcards thanking them for their time, and be completely honest!</p>
<p>You have to take away all the spaces between the brackets elvee</p>
<p>Haha, yeah, I noticed that a bit late… :]</p>
<p>Bump for Next year. :)</p>
<p>I understand “Hook” now. I guess mine is being the board member of Girl’s Education Mission (fits in with Non Sibi)–and that I made a Zen Garden at my school. The 3.8 is a 94.2, and I know its weighted GPA because my school told me.</p>
<p>I meant how they “affect” me.</p>
<p>Stats:
SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 98th Percentile SSAT (2262)
GPA Unweighted-Weighted: I don’tt knowww! A’s and B’s at a top-tier day school
Rank: What? sorry
Other stats: NONE (i think)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: I THOUGHT they were good!! Writing is my best subject. (Or I THOUGHT it was).
Teacher Recs: Generally good, I only have on teacher that (for NO reason) doesn’t like me, but I didn’t need his recommendation. 
Principal/Counselor Rec: Good, my principal likes me.
Hook (if any): Absolutely none, at all</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: United States
Current School Type: Private, top 100 or 200 in nation out of all schools, 6-8, 160 Kids in Middle School, 400 kids in High School
Ethnicity: Super super super white. Haha.
Gender: Female.
Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: Field hockey (3 yrs exp.), skiing (10 yrs exp. but no racing exp.), lax (approx. 2 yrs exp.), dance (approx. 2-3 yrs exp.), student council (1 yr. exp.)
General Comments: Was told was at the “top of the waitlist” in Lawrenceville letter, hasn’t actually seen Deerfield letter yet (had to call school, and didn’t get to talk with interviewer), so unsure about Deerfield.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at Taft!!
Decision: Waitlisted at Deerfield, Exeter, and Choate
Decision: Rejected at Andover</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 94%
[</em>] Rank: none
[<em>] Other stats: fencing, science olympiad, community service
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: um, i procrastinated…but my exeter/andover ones i really liked, deerfield was ok, choate couldve been better, and taft was good.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: recs were better last year…this year was ehh…
[</em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: really good, i pretty much talked to her for an hour on why i wanted to go to boarding school (:
[<em>] Hook (if any): fencing (nationally ranked)
[/ul]**Location/Person: [ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] Current School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: Brother at Deerfield, no FA[list]
[</em>]General Comments:I switched around my “top” schools throughout the process, deerfield was my dream in the begining, but i loved taft after i visited it and it was my number 1 school, i was kinda intimidated by exeter/andover, so even if i was accepted, i don’t think it would be a good fit, i never got to visit choate, but i still liked the school</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at Berkshire</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: PSAT- 73% among college-bound Juniors (162)
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 3.6-3.5
[<em>] Rank: Unknown
[</em>] Other stats: Snowboarder, cheerleader, VEX Robotics Programmer, GSA Leader, Key Club member, Drama Club member.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Probably very good. I’m a strong writer and I put a lot of effort into it.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably very good, strong student.
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: Very good. They both love me.
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Massachusetts
[</em>] Current School Type: Medium-to-large Public School.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian.
[</em>] Gender: Female.
[/ul]Other Factors: I am in EXTREME need of FA, and I’m not sure how I’d be able to go to BS without it… Well, actually, if I don’t get the money, I won’t be going to Berkshire.
General Comments: Berkshire was the only BS I applied to. I am in love with the school, and would do almost anything to go there.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at Phillips Exeter Academy and Emma Willard School
Decision: Waitlisted at Phillips Andover Academy</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: math is very good, okay reading, but terrible vocab
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 3.908
[<em>] Rank: top 1
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Slacked, but they were very thoughtful
[</em>] Teacher Recs: according to PEA and EWS, they were ‘great’
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: ditto ^^
[</em>] Hook (if any): Came from a third-world country, i’ve won state-wide math competitions since 1st grade, plays 3 sports, loves drama, loves to sing, bookworm, passionate about nature and science, a scholar of a very prestigious foundation
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Vermont, USA
[</em>] Current School Type: Small, public
[li] Ethnicity: Filipino [Asian][/li][li] Gender: F[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I just moved about a year and a half ago,
General Comments: My interviews went surprisingly well! I still can’t believe I got accepted to PEA. I’m not sure yet where I wanna go to. :\ Also, I’m going to a writing(/speech?) camp this summer to work on my grammar and vocabulary. :]</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted at Loomis Chaffee **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: SSAT: 89% 2163. (V:76%, M: 92%, R: 88%)
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: Don’t know, I go to a British School
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats: N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Should be good, I’m very passionate about writing. I tried to include my views and opinions while still staying on topic.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I’m not sure, but they should be pretty good, especially from my maths and music teacher.
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: N/A
[</em>] Hook (if any): International.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Malaysia
[</em>] Current School Type: British International
[<em>] Ethnicity: Japanese
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: I’ve moved 4 times so far in my life (roughly 6 years in japan, 6 in the US (Oregon) and 2 in Malaysia)
**Extracurriculars : ** Model UN, Youthact (Environment&Community Service), Ultimate Frisbee, Hip Hop Dance, Orchestra (Saxophone), Softball
General Comments: Applied to only one New England Boarding School (Also applied to Oregon Episcopal School for boarding since I used to go there, and got accepted). I wasn’t able to go to the school, but was able to get an interview in Thailand when the admission people were there for the Asian Boarding School Fair.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at Exeter, Groton, and Milton!!
Decision: Waitlisted at Deerfield, Choate, and Hotchkiss
Decision: Rejected at Andover and St. Paul’s </p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: SSAT 91%
- GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 4.0 GPA (not sure about the unweighted/weighted part)
- Rank: N/A
- Other stats: All gifted classes (highest classes possible), and accelerated math where I learn geometry/algebra 2/statistics
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: My Groton, Choate, and Exeter essays were the best in my opinion. I sent my best essay to all three of these schools.
- Teacher Recs: My math, language arts, and social studies teachers really like me, so I’m going to assume that they were good. Oh, and I had one from my ex-principal in elementary school (I tutor there now), and that was probably my best essay.
- Principle/Counselor Rec: Probably good.
- Hook (if any): I’m from GA, so… that was probably a hook.
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Georgia, USA
- Current School Type: Large public school
- Ethnicity: Asian
- Gender: Female
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: I applied as a full-pay applicant.
Extracurriculars: Piano (8 yrs and lots of superiors and stuff), cello (3 yrs), school orchestra (1st chair), school string quartet, yearbook (3 yrs), school newspaper (3 yrs), school literary magazine (3 yrs), honor’s club (4 yrs- President, VP, Treasurer, and Secretary), been published in state newspaper, Georgia Reader of the Year, MC of Board Scholars (ceremony honoring students with the highest GPAs in their school), Board Scholar, volunteer at local food bank, tutors 4th graders at my old school every week.
General Comments: I think I’ll attend Exeter. But I’m still not sure!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at Phillips Andover, Brooks, Milton
**Decision: Waitlisted at Groton **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li]SSAT: </p>[/li]
<p>Verbal Score 794
(Personal Score Range: 773 - 800, SSAT Percentile 98%)</p>
<p>Math Score 707
(Personal Score Range: 686 - 728, SSAT Percentile 45%)</p>
<p>Reading Score 794
(Personal Score Range: 773 - 800, SSAT Percentile 99%)</p>
<p>Total Score 2295
(Personal Score Range: NA, SSAT Percentile 97%)</p>
<p>[<em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 3.8, 4.6
[</em>] Rank: Top 5 out of 110
[li] Other stats:</p>[/li]
<p>9th Grade: 5 Honors Courses ()=Exam</p>
<p>English:
-Semester 1- 93 (93)
-Semester 2- 93 (97)
Math (Geometry):
-Semester 1- 88 (88)
-Semester 2- 91 (91)
History:
-Semester 1- 94 (98)
-Semester 2- 95 (97)
Science (Physics):
-Semester 1- 97 (100)
-Semester 2- 98 (96)
Latin II:
-Semester 1- 99 Actually over 100 but teacher deflated grade (100)
-Semester 2- 99 Actually 104, but teacher deflated grade (99)</p>
<p>8th Grade: S1- (3 B’s, 2 A’s) S2- (All A’s)</p>
<p>7th Grade: All A’s</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>] Essays: 10/10, Andover Said my essays were perfect.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: 9/10, My teachers considered me a wonderful student, even though I was rowdy.
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: 9/10
[</em>] The paper I sent along with my essay was 64 pages double-spaced, and the assignment was an episode from an epic that would be 2-4 pages double-spaced.</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>] State or Country: USA (Not in the Northeast)
[</em>] Current School Type: Private (One of the best in Area of US)
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>[ul][<em>] Heavy Model UN participation (5 conferences) (Award)
[</em>] Selection for Special Tufts Programs (Educational Trip to Shanghai)
[<em>] Selected for Duke Talent Identification Program (State Recognition)
[</em>] Junior Board Member of Girl’s Education Mission
[<em>] Lacrosse (Defender on School Team)
[</em>] Tennis (Recreational)[/ul]</p>
<p>SoontoBoard’s Statistics,
Continued from:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at Phillips Andover, Brooks, Milton
**Decision: Waitlisted at Groton **</p>
<p>** Other Information:**
[ul][<em>]Won a Silver Medal on the National Latin Exam (1 point away from gold, Argh!)
[</em>]Member of Junior Classical League
[<em>]Full Pay
[</em>]My Andover interview was with an Alumnus.
[<em>]I made a Zen Garden at my Private School (mentioned in interviews.)
[</em>]I’m going in as a Sophomore.[/ul]</p>
<p>(the formatting didn’t work…)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at Middlesex, St. George’s, St. Mark’s, Brooks, and Rivers</p>
<p>Stats:
SSAT: 2289 - 99th percentile overall
GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 3.866-4.0
Rank: somewhere in the top 6
Other stats: had a bunch of math and latin awards</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: probably strong
Teacher Recs: probably strong
Principle/Counselor Rec: probably strong
Hook (if any): not really…</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: MA
Current School Type: private
Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: F</p>
<p>Other Factors: immigrant to the US, I talked about that a lot. various bands, theater productions, community service. select soccer teams, 8th grade varsity soccer captain, tri-varsity
General Comments: looking back at it, my secondary school application stats look better than my current college application stats =/. also, go to revisit days.</p>
<p>Bump.
I hope you don’t mind… this thread is really useful.</p>
<p>SoontoBoard what did u talked about in your essay to make be perfect??</p>
<p>Im doing my sisters stats just for an example
Accepted: Episcopal, Middlesex
Waitlisted:St. Goerges
Rejected: Andover</p>
<p>[ *] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 86%
[ *] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: about a 90 average
[ *] Rank: about top 15%
[ *] Other stats: good writer, poet</p>
<p>[ *] Essays: Really good
[ *] Teacher Recs: i suppose they were good because she is queit and well-behaved
[ *] Principle/Counselor Rec: didnt have to
[ *] Hook (if any): she was a fantastic writer and now she attends University of Missouri Journalism School
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list] White
[ *] State or Country: Missipsippi
[ *] Current School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender: Female</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments:[ /b] She attended Middlesex for 4 years and love dit!</p>