<p>loved it
sorry</p>
<p>bump
this is really helpful, im starting to wish i could start the application process all over again</p>
<p>oh my goodness bump this is suppperrrr helpful…PLEASE all current prep school students post if you have the time! Thanks for your time in advance! :)</p>
<p>bump bump bump</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at Middlesex, Tafts, Milton
Decision: Waitlisted at Groton. Hotchkiss, Saint Mark’s, Choate, Deerfiled, Andover
Rejected: Exeter</p>
<p>Stats:
SSAT: overall 97%</p>
<p>GPA Unweighted: Straight As except three A- during all 3 years(from 6-8th grades)
Rank: top 4 out of 200</p>
<p>Math: Honor Geometry and Honor Algebra I</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: very good(my English teacher reviewed)
Teacher Recs: excellent
Principle/Counselor: execllent </p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: New England
Current School Type: Private: public
Ethnicity: Asian American
Gender: Female</p>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<p>Piano for 10 years
Violin for 5 years
Taekwondo: Black Belt
Student council vice president
Mock trial
School Newspaper Editor
Two Silver Awards in Orchestra competition
Three Gold Medals in USA Taekwondo championships
Selection for Johns Hopkins program</p>
<p>bump
I don’t think this will help much for applicants like myself, but it is an interesting read</p>
<p>BUMP. 2010 applicants, have at it. Let’s keep the ball rolling.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted: Andover, Exeter, Milton</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 97% ssat
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: unweighted: 4
[<em>] Rank: idk
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: really good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: idk them
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA, USA
[</em>] Current School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian american
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments:
o Singer
o The Massachusetts Music Educators Association’s Junior District Festival’s Mixed Chorus in 2009
o Madrigals (a selected choral group for grades seven and eight in my school) when I was in seventh grade
o Actor
o I earned parts in all four school plays I have auditioned for in 2009, 2008, and 2006 respectively
o Ballerina
o Boston Ballet School since the age of 3.5
o Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker in 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004
o Intermediate 1 Intensive level in 2007, but had to quit in 2008 because of transportation issues.
o Model
o The American Girl Fashion Show in 2007.
o Swimmer
o Winner of numerous races for the Weston Red Waves swim team during the four years I was a member
o Ice Skater
o Began basic ice skating lessons last year, but I enjoy them more than anything I have ever tried before, and I am progressing quickly, completing multiple levels in last year’s ten day course.
o Student
o Honors Math ever since the beginning of the system in fifth grade
o In the sixth grade, I was my Beginner Chemistry/Physics teacher’s only student with an A+ of about one hundred students (A+’s were later abolished)
o Constantly topping my teacher’s Honors Math classes of over sixty students in the sixth grade
o Won the award for best study guide (Topic: The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell) in the seventh grade, and had it distributed to the entire grade
o My worksheet designs are often selected as the one for other students to follow
o Won the award for best power point study guide, both times I tried in the sixth and the seventh grade
o Won the award for best game to teach students about cells
o Made the biggest, and most efficient house model in Design Construction in seventh grade
o Constantly got the highest grade on lab reports in sixth grade
o Have received numerous grades over 100% without an extra credit option
o A member of the student council after a long and hard battle, and a close loss for president out of about twenty running
o Effort to Improve the Community
o Member of Community Service Club that meets an hour a week
o Sing at nursing homes
o Help an elderly widow who lives in our neighborhood
o Volunteer in an orphanage for blind children in Beijing
o Help with food drives, clothing drives, and others
o Pen pals with students at our sister school, Kasiisi School, in Uganda, Africa
o Independent Projects
o Documentary on the public transportation systems around the world (Started in Beijing, China)
o A program to teach English to students who speak Mandarin Chinese
o Trying to instigate a Mock Investment club at school</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at Phillips Academy Andover
Decision: Accepted at St. Paul’s School
Decision: Waitlisted at Deerfield Academy</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: SSAT 96th Percentile (2280)
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 3.7-4.5
[<em>] Rank: My school does not rank.
[</em>] Other stats: 6 honors classes
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: The Andover one was the best, but I liked all of them.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: My English teacher likes me a lot, my French teacher loves me, and I think my math teacher’s was okay.
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: Good, I think.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Probably the least hooked person ever (from MA, Asian).
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Massachusetts, USA
[</em>] Current School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: I dance ballet (sent in tape), volunteer a lot, and do photography (sent in portfolio). I also applied to Andover last year, but was waitlisted. This year I sent them a first choice letter.
General Comments: So excited for school in September!</p>
<p>No - actually this is helpful. The boarding school review information is out of date. Also, it helps give an idea of trends in the admissions process. It appears kind of a random process, indicating that the admissions officers really do pay attention to the individual applications.</p>
<p>Accepted at Episcopal, SPS, Mccallie
[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 81 ssat
[ *] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: all A’s
[ *] Rank:none
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:good
[ *] Teacher Recs:good
[ *] Principle/Counselor Rec:,good
[ *] Hook (if any):none
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]South
[ *] State or Country:USA
[ *] Current School Type:public
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:m
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b] played a lots of sport,s, well rounded
[ b]General Comments:[ /b] SPS all the way!</p>
<p>And to add to mine- Although I had straight A’s in middle school, I got 2 B’s (which I worked my butt off for) in the first semester of high school. I also do not need FA.</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted: Phillips Academy Andover, Phillips Exeter Academy [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ISEE: QR: 99 VR: 99 MA: 98 CR: 94
[ *] GPA Unweighted-Weighted:School doesn’t do GPAs. Mainly As with a B+ in English
[ *] Rank:School doesn’t rank
[ *] Other stats: Algebra 2/Trig frosh year, Latin II, Physics.
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: posted it on related thread, apparently excellent
[ *] Teacher Recs: definitely amazing
[ *] Principle/Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Hook (if any): if they knew about my hook, I’d be genuinely surprised. It was a BIG one, and I hid it from them.
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Pennsylvania
[ *] Current School Type: Private, tiny, all-girls, super competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
Crew (novice)
Lax goalie
Essay was on Haiti trip
CTY Astronomy
Many latin awards and math and science contests and such
[ b]General Comments:[ /b]
Andover 2013!</p>
<p>**Accepted: Philips Exeter Academy, Choate Rosemary Hall **
**Waitlisted: The Lawrenceville School **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 99th percentile
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 3.6 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: School doesn’t rank until senior year.
[</em>] Other stats: 2nd hardest course load, but abysmal Geometry grades of B+ first term and C+ second term. D=</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Thought they were pretty good-- best I’ve ever tried writing. One of them is in my post-your-essay thread. 8)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One amazing, two really good.
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: Awesome
[</em>] Hook (if any): No FA</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] Current School Type: Public high school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:
Piano awards and concerts [sent CD]
forensics (public speaking and debate) team<br>
published writer [sent portfolio]
interviewed and got job in private learning center to teach children English in China [sent rec from CEO]
Girl Scouts
national and state awards for Chinese contests
HSK summer camp scholarship
loads of volunteering, other academic awards, and some school clubs</p>
<p>General Comments: WHOOO!</p>
<p>ACCEPTED: Phillips Acadmey, Phillips Exeter Academy
SSAT: 90%
GPA Weighted: 4.0 (my school does not have unweighted GPA’s)
Rank: N/A my school does not have a ranking system
Essays: Superb, spent a lot of time on them!
Teacher Recs:Great!
Principle/Counselor Rec:Good.
Hook (if any):No Hook
State or Country: Iowa
Current School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African-American
Gender: Female</p>
<p>application as 9th grade, going into 10th grade for 2010-2011 year.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted at Phillips Academy of Andover</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 98th Percentile on ISEE
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 4.0 Unweighted, 4.284 Weighted
[<em>] Rank: No Ranks
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I thought I had put a decent amount of effort in them. My point was made, and my passion for the arts came through. I guess it just wasn’t enough. 
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I was the least worried about my teacher recommendations. I maintain good relationships with my teachers and stand out in all aspects of Math and Literature. My personal recommendation was made by my piano teacher whom I’ve been with for eight years. I know that she wants nothing but the best for me, and I know that she did what she could.
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: Oh dang. Yeah, this didn’t go too well. I contacted my counselor about a week ahead of time, but she ignored my email. So, I went to her office. I scheduled an appointment, but she wasn’t too happy with the idea of me leaving the school, so the first thing she asked me was why I hated my school. Prior to my Phillips application, I had never contacted her before. The overall interview was disastrous.
[</em>] Hook (if any): None.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California, USA
[</em>] Current School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:
I’m very dedicated to music.
Piano lessons for eight years.
Won the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition in 2008.
Performed at Carnegie Hall.
Won MTAC Palo Alto Voce Competition
Finalist in UC Davis Mondavi Young Artist Competition
Won MANY other local and state level piano competitions
Passed All levels of Certificate of Merit.
Perfect Score on Theory Test
Member of Youth Orchestra
Math:
Perfect Score on Continental Math League 2008
AMC8 Honors with Distinction
Johns Hopkins CTY SET
SAT score (8th grade) around 2200, but don’t remember the actual number
Community Service:
100+ hours in the past year as a member of the Bay Area Youth Music Society
Member of Interact Club and Future Business Leaders of America</p>
<p>General Comments:
I’m honestly kind of disappointed that I didn’t get in, mainly because I thought I had a REALLY good chance because of my music talents and community service involvement. But I guess there’s no one to blame but myself. -.-</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted at Groton **
**Decision: Accepted at Hotchkiss **
**Decision: Wailisted at SPS **
**Decision: Wailisted at Deerfield **</p>
<p>** Stats: **[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 98th SSAT
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 4.0 8th grade 1st quater and 4th quater 7th. Bs and As with the occasional C before that at a tough day school where I didn’t work hard.
[<em>] Rank: NA
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Above Average I guess. 8 or 9/10. I’m a very good writer but i didn’t slave over them like most on CC. Used the same essay for the two I was accepted too. Wrote them all week they were due but had an ivy educated look over them if it matters.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: English: 8 or 9/10, I’m really good at English (99th SSAT) but my english teacher isn’t my biggest fan. Math: 7/10. I suck at math (relatively: 80s SSAT) and we don’t get on that well. Other recs: 9.5/10. Very good from 2 school teachers but probably mentioned my terrible oranization.
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: OK, got my homerom teacher to do it. Never spoken to my principal or Counselor outside enrollment
[</em>] Hook (if any): I’m very good at my sport but I’m not a star… I’ve moved around heaps to different countries if that counts
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: USA currently
[</em>] Current School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender:Female
[/ul]Other Factors: I needed about 1/4-1/2 FA. My interviews rocked and got me in I think.
General Comments:
Probably headed to Groton. To all you young applings stalking the thread best of luck. Don’t get caught up in ECs and grades ect… They need to be decent but mine aren’t amazing and I got in over more ‘technically’ qualified people (see scary chances section) just interview well and be a nice, curious kid who wants to go to BS. Worked for me!</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted Phillips Academy Andover [ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Decision: Waitlisted Hotchkiss[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+1][ color=red]**Decision: Rejected Phillips Exeter Academy and SPS[ /b][/color][ /size]
[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT:
[ *] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: Our school doesn’t have GPA
[ *] Rank: Guessing top 20%
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Great for Andover and Hotchkiss Good for Exeter and SPS
[ *] Teacher Recs: Great
[ *] Principle/Counselor Rec: I don’t know
[ *] Hook (if any): Ballet
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: NJ
[ *] Current School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments: Really suprised I got rejected by Exeter, really suprised accepted by Andover.[ /b]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at Lawrenceville
Decision: Waitlisted at Peddie</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 96 overall
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 97% GPA (not sure what weighted/unweighted means?)
[<em>] Rank: Top 5%
[</em>] Other stats: Lowest grade sent out was 89% in science, which was unusually low for me. Next marking period, though, it turned to 102%. Throughout middle school, my lowest grades were two or three high B’s. I always made the honor roll.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:
Formal Essay:The hardest I’ve ever tried. I procrastinated a bit, but I worked hours each day on it. I took inspiration from the book, 50 Successful Harvard Application Essays. I think it was really good.
Short Essays: Ehh, OK. Peddie didn’t ask for a formal essay, so all they saw were my not-well-thought-out short essays. One of them could’ve been written in less than an hour. I revised and worked on all of them before sending them out to Lawrenceville.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: LA was too good to be true. Probably top check for everything. Not sure about math, but that teacher thinks I’m some sort of genius, and I give him my bananas after lunch 
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: It’s the only one I saw. Top check for everything. The LA teacher helped my counselor write it, so that’s how I know my LA rec was good too. Since I never talked to my counselor before, she called me down to her office and we had a conversation. Apparently she really liked me. Peddie received my counselor recommendation after the deadline.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Sibling at Lawrenceville. He’s loved by the teachers.[/ul]
Interviews: [ul]L’ville Interview: I loved my interview. It was casual, more of a conversation really. My interviewer was lovely and really nice, and we just really enjoyed talking. It was about 15 minutes long.[<em>]Peddie Interview: Err. I was nervous. My voice was shaky and my words kind of slurred. My hands were freezing for the handshakes (I don’t think she even wanted to touch them) and I was trying too hard to avoid short answers (she was probably a little annoyed sometimes at my rambling answers). Overall, though, it was OK. She said I seemed like a good candidate.[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: USA
[<em>] Current School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]
Other Factors: Needed LOTS of FA. I got amazing FA from Lawrenceville!
Cofounder of elementary school book competition
8th Grade Representative (student council, community service committee)
News Announcer/Writer for schoolwide news show
Piano (8yrs, performed places), tap dancing (3 years, leading parts), ballet (months), tennis (4yrs), former girl scout, community service club, lots of other stuff.
General Comments: I’m so happy! I’ve been dreaming about Lawrenceville for years. I’ll help anyone, just PM me.</p>
<p>**Decision: Waitlisted at Choate Rosemary Hall **
Decision: Rejected at Phillips Exeter Academy
Decision: Rejected at Phillips Andover Academy
Decision: Rejected at St. Paul’s School
Decision: Rejected at Middlesex</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 83%
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 4.4 weighted
[<em>] Rank: 15/400
[</em>] Other stats: 3 main extra-curriculars
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I liked the ones for Choate, Exeter. The others were just ok.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Some were excellent, some were so-so.
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: I didn’t know him before I asked him to write it.
[</em>] Hook (if any): alum at exeter in the family
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NH, USA
[</em>] Current School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors: Interviews were excellent at Choate and Middlesex, and pretty bad at the rest
**General Comments: ** I am very disappointed at results, should have applied to more safeties. May apply again next year, if waitlist doesn’t work out.</p>