Darn!! This is SOO HARD. Help please?

Prep School Admissions
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<p>Okay so, basically I just need some help narrowing down the schools I'm going to apply to. This is my list so far:
Cate School-Love the location and the diversity have a vball team
Andover Academy-Love the students and my cousins when there
Peddie- Love the diversity and location and they seem to have good academics
Stevenson-Love the location. Love the buildings and they have a Vball team
Exeter-Good academics
Mercersburg Diverse, good academics, like the location
Blair Good academics
Thacher Love the location, good academics vball team</p>

<p>Okay, now let me tell you about myself. I am an aspiring psychologist or psychiatrist. I have all A's except one B which is in math. Math is my weakest subject. I am a volleyball player and plan on continuing to play if it is availiable. I would prefer a larger school that is very diverse. I also don't want to the school to have bone crushing academic program.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

<p>P.S. feel free to recommend any other schools.</p>

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<p>Why are you trying to narrow down your list of schools? That seems like a good number to me…</p>

<p>I just say add Hotchkiss to your list :)</p>

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<p>That’s a decent number. Glad to see Stevenson still on your list. Maybe you could explain why you want to go to each school?</p>

<p>Still, that’s a good number. You can now focus less on selection and admission, maybe look at essay prompts?</p>

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<p>All those schools are hard academically. If you want “moderately hard” don’t choose any of them. Sorry.</p>

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<p>Hey, that’s a good list.</p>

<p>However, I recommend putting at least one or two backup schools, just in case you don’t get accepted to those good schools. I would put in like say, Middlesex, Milton, or some other schools. According to a research, these are the top 20 best schools. I didnt make this list, some professional dude and his studies made this. So don’t go yelling at me it wasn’t correct.</p>

<ol>
<li>Phillips Exeter Academy – NH

<ol>
<li>St. Paul’s School - NH</li>
<li>Phillips Andover Academy - MA</li>
<li>Groton School - MA</li>
<li>Deerfield Academy - MA</li>
<li>Thomas Jefferson School - MI</li>
<li>Concord Academy - MA</li>
<li>Milton Academy - MA</li>
<li>Middlesex School - MA</li>
</ol></li>
<li>Lawrenceville School - NJ</li>
<li>Hotchkiss School - MA</li>
<li>Choate Rosemary Hall - CT</li>
<li>St. Andrew s School - DE</li>
<li>Georgetown Preparatory School - MD</li>
<li>Cate School - CA</li>
<li>Peddie School - NJ</li>
<li>Thacher School - CA</li>
<li>Indian Springs School - AL</li>
<li>Webb Schools - CA</li>
<li>The Taft School - CT</li>
</ol>

<p>You might as well choose like 1 or 2 from those schools, as a back up.</p>

<p>I dont know about you, but I would DEFINITELY put Exeter and Andover. Good Academics, yet good acceptance rates.</p>

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<p>If you are applying for financial aid, I think applying to 8 well-selected schools is fine. Even without fa, 8 is OK if you have a high number of reach schools. </p>

<p>If you have any questions about Blair, feel free to ask me here or send me a private message. It’s a great school! However, I guess that Cate is your #1, so I hope you get in there.</p>

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<p>don’t they all have volleyball?
it wouldn’t make sense for only 2 of them to have vball. hmmm
i think they do I know exeter does and andover/sps</p>

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<p>Maybe she means they outstandingly good vball team.</p>