Clean Official Boarding Decisions and Applicant Stats and ECs

Prep School Admissions
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<p>Decision: Waitlisted at Deerfield
Decision: Waitlisted at Choate
Decision: Waitlisted at Hotchkiss
Decision: Rejected at Phillips Exeter Academy
Decision: Rejected at Phillips Andover Academy
Decision: Rejected at Taft</p>

<p>Stats:
SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 70%
GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 4.8 weighted
Rank: 25/500
Other stats: IB Program + All AP & Honors Classes</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: All were very good.
Teacher Recs: All were excellent, a few were amazing.
Principle/Counselor Rec: Excellent
Hockey Coach Rec: Excellent
Hook (if any): Playing high-level ice hockey for 9 years. Plenty of press and top-level stats, MVP awards, USA Hockey National Camp selection.
Location/Person:
State or Country: FL, USA
Current School Type: Public, IB Program
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Other Factors: Interviews were amazing at Choate (interviewer said, “I can see you thriving here”), Deerfield (“You’re going to have your pick of all the top schools”), Taft was weakest.</p>

<p>General Comments: I am guessing that the SSAT score was the one thing that hurt my son. We jumped into the process very late (mid December) and he had no time to prepare for the test.</p>

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<p>to dapple:
i got wait listed at lawrenceville and i really wanted to go. do you have any advice to get off the waitlist? i mean i think that we share really similar qualities like i have a lot of community service, i played piano, i mean im also a girl who is chinese and goes to a public school. the only major thing that i would say is different is the ssat score(i got a 90% overall) and the interview because i think my interview person just about hated me(or he didnt seem to excited at least). for stuff like recommendations and essays, i have no idea what they think of it, but i worked hard on it. so anyway do you have any advice, i really want to get in. or maybe i’ll never get in because they want to keep the student population diverse so…please help. i love lawrenceville so much too!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted at Middlesex
Decision: Waitlisted at Choate
Decision: Waiting on Loomis</p>

<p>applying for 11th grade (non-repeat)</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 97th Percentile SSAT (2307), </p>

<p>GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 2.9</p>

<p>Rank: School does not rank</p>

<p>Other stats: Current day school is on par with HADES etc.</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: Good I think especially for Middlesex, i’m not the best writer but i worked hard on them</p>

<p>Teacher Recs:
-Math/Dean: Good he likes me and i do well in his class, he is also my dean and i come to him for advice all the time
-English: As I stated before i’m not the best writer but I work hard and contribute in class a lot. also i meet with her regularly outside of class, we have a good out of class rapport.
-Principle/Counselor Rec: see above dean wrote my rec.
-Chinese(MX requires a language rec) okay she likes me as a kid, but i don’t do outstanding well in her class but i work hard, and manage.</p>

<p>Hook (if any): Recruited soccer player (#1), National ODP Pool, State select team, club team ranked in top 50 in nation, finished fifth at nationals. have received several letters of intent from DI,II,III schools.</p>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<p>State or Country: NYC, US</p>

<p>Current School Type: Medium Private</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Mixed race (German[dual-citizen], Okinawan, Russian, Scots-Irish) </p>

<p>Gender: Male</p>

<p>Other Factors: Full pay applicant, wrote first choice letter to Middlesex </p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Soccer Varsity as freshman, Lacrosse JV starter two years</p>

<p>General Comments: I can’t wait believe i got into MX 2 out of 70+ applicants wow!!! looking forward to revisit day/ Pre-season.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted at Taft</p>

<p>SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 91st Percentile
GPA Unweighted-Weighted: B+
Rank: n/a
Other stats: n/a
Subjective:
Essays: Decent
Teacher Recs: Good
Principle/Counselor Rec: Good
Hook (if any): Circus, Varsity XC Captain, Good Softball team, Leads in Shows.
Location/Person:
State or Country: US, CT
Current School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Other Factors: Alumni help/interviewed with the right person. Full pay. Wrote thank you letters?</p>

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<p> ** Decision: Accepted: NMH w/ no FA**
**Decision:Waitlist: Williston **
** Decision: Rejected: Choate, PEA, SPS, Taft **
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: SSAT V:97 M:45 R:92
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: my school doesn’t put GPA like that but around 90/100
[<em>] Rank: doesn’t rank
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I did them quickly but I’d say they were rather good…
[</em>] Teacher Recs: My teachers like me but Idk
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: god, she hates me lol
[</em>] Hook (if any): 3 sports, 3 Visual Arts (read: Photography mainly)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] Current School Type:Charter
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black/White
[</em>] Gender:Female
[/ul]Other Factors: I need full FA and my app was late to pretty much every school b/c y idiot school decided not to send anything in >.<"
General Comments: I’m re-applying next year/maybe applying late this year</p>

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<p>rad i strongly suggest applying to a school for this septemeber there are still alot of schools who have rolling admissions and that offer FA hit up hill, mercerberg , st. marks, baylor, peddie, and stevenson or try webb</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted: Choate, Westminster, St.George’s, Loomis **
Decision: Waitlisted: Exeter
Decision: Rejected: Groton</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: SSAT: 99% TOEFL: 107/120
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: N/A
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats: Grades are mostly A+s
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: They were all pretty good but my Groton one was pretty bad.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: They were really good
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: I have no idea
[</em>] Hook (if any): Sister goes to Choate
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Japan
[</em>] Current School Type: Private International
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: I went to the Exeter Summer School and got 2 honors and 1 satisfactory for my grades. I’m probably going to go to Choate.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted at Groton (Only school applied to)</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>ISEE/ 99th Percentile in all sections
SSAT - 99th percentile </p>

<p>GPA Unweighted-Weighted: No GPA - All A’s</p>

<p>Rank: School does not rank</p>

<p>Other stats: public school.</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: Excellent essays. Admissions office commented on re-visit day that it was one of the best they had seen in many years. Spent almost 2 months writing and re-writing them!!</p>

<p>Teacher Recs:
-Math: Good - Not great - Advanced Math
-English: Very Good. English teacher said i was the best writer in the school this year
-Principle/Counselor Rec: School too big so the principal/Counselor does not know me well so not sure what they said.</p>

<p>Hook (if any): Town swim team but was told during interview that it did not help them as Groton did not have a swim team!! (So much for 12 hours of swim practice a week!) Won numerous writing and poetry awards.</p>

<p>State or Country: NY/NJ, US</p>

<p>Current School Type: Large Public</p>

<p>Ethnicity: South Asian </p>

<p>Gender: Female</p>

<p>Other Factors: Full pay applicant</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: No Sports other than swimming. Ballet and Tap, piano, Student body.</p>

<p>General Comments: Groton was the only school my D wanted to go to. Visited Exeter, Andover and other bigger schools and did not like any of them. Wanted a small school envirnment and felt completely at home in Groton.</p>

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<p>Decision: </p>

<p>Rejected: Hotchkiss,Deerfield,Andover,Exeter,St Paul’s
Waitlisted: Choate</p>

<p>Stats:
SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 89th Percentile SSAT
GPA Unweighted-Weighted: I go to school in Asia, so the GPA doesn’t apply
Rank: My school doesn’t give rank
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: They were all…rather rushed lol. I put the most effort in Choate though, as it’s my first choice
Teacher Recs: Excellent Recs for English. Math was ok…I think. My Chem one was the worst, since he didn’t have time to do it even though he liked me…
Principle/Counselor Rec: OK. Average I suppose. Not easy being a principal of a few thousand students
Hook (if any): Lived in 3rd world country all my life, but I’m still American. Dual Citizen ship with US and that country.
State or Country: Shall not be revealed
Current School Type: EXTREMELY LARGE INDEPENDENT
Ethnicity: Asian-American…by definition I suppose…
Gender: Male
Other Factors:Full pay applicant
Extracurriculars: Member of Media Production and helped to organize events. Community Work 200hrs over 4 years. Scouts member, holding leadership position.
General Comments: I’ll save them for after I get in(hopefully I’ll get taken off the wait list)</p>

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<p>Applicant to 9th grade
Decision: Accepted at Phillips Academy Andover, Deerfield, Hotchkiss, Choate, and SPS
Decision: Waitlisted at Groton
Decision: Rejected at Lawrenceville </p>

<p>Stats:
SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: SSAT 97th Percentile (2320)
GPA Unweighted-Weighted: Cumulative 3.75-3.75. This year 3.9-4.15
Rank: My school does not rank.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Phillips Exeter Academy **</p>

<p>Stats:
SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: SSAT- 96 percentile
GPA Unweighted-Weighted: Unweighted: 4.0 Weighted: 4.6
Rank: My school doesn’t rank.</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Well-written and edited several times
[</em>] Teacher Recs: My math and english teachers like me alot, so it was probably really good.
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: It was pretty good.
[</em>] Hook (if any): URM
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Florida, USA
[</em>] Current School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: African Country
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:
Extracurriculars:
Play an instrument
Participate in clubs
Play 2 sports
Community Service
Many Awards</p>

<p>General Comments:
I can’t wait until September!</p>

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<p>Decision:accepted trinity college school, king’s, ridley
Decision:waitlisted- williston, rejected at avon, and salisbury</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: ssat 50
[</em>] GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 3.0
[<em>] Rank: my school dosnt rank
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: awesome, i wrote from my heart and they were very honestly
[</em>] Teacher Recs: awesome they loved me!
[<em>] Principle/Counselor Rec: i got my principle to fill it out i never even talked to him before so i duno
[</em>] Hook (if any): hockey maybe?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul] west coast
[<em>] State or Country:
[</em>] Current School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: dude
[/ul]Other Factors: i had pretty kick ass interview i must say, everysingle interview the admissions said they with they would have found me years ago
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Bump.</p>

<p>This was an interesting thread, IMO. Not that any of the info will change where my D applies to this year, but…I know this is the sort of thing that people in application mode would go for.</p>

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<p>bump. I like this thread, it’s very helpful. But there weren’t many applicants from Mburg, EHS, Kent, or Westminster, which are my top choices.</p>

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<p>Bump. 10char.</p>

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<p>Wonder how it feels like to get accepted :D</p>

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<p>BUMP.
but this is superrr helpful. i could spend hours just scrolling down, reading people’s stats. i will make sure to post my stats and results after march this year.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted: Deerfield, Groton, Choate, Hotchkiss, Exeter
Decision:Waitlist: None
Decision: Rejected: none
ATTENDING: DEERFIELD
Stats:
SSAT overall: 81%
GPA Unweighted-Weighted: my school doesn’t put GPA like that but around 90/100
Rank: doesn’t rank
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: I wrote them over and over.
Teacher Recs: My teachers loved me.
Principle/Counselor Rec: good she liked me.
Hook (if any): 1sport, 1 Art (Theater)
Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
Current School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender:Female
Other Factors: Needed full FA!</p>

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<p>@lindha,
Was your school a good public school? And did you come from NYC?</p>

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<p>Glad everyone is finding this thread so helpful. Remember, there’s no straight formula for admission to any of these schools - hopefully this thread is helping to illustrate that.</p>

<p>Keep up the good work!</p>