<p>In my thread I posted "can i get into these prestigous schools" which i gave my stats and wrote that i was applying to St. Andrews, Taft, Hotchkiss, and Loomis Chaffee. I think i seem like a match or a reach for these schools but this could be thrown off since I am applying for Sophmore year. How much harder is it to be accepted as a sophmore?</p>
<p>lol try junior yr- nobody wants juniors haha >.<</p>
<p>but umm, iono, idk itll prolly by a little harder, but not by much because plenty of ppl apply for sophmore yr. only, keep in mind that the smaller the school, the less ppl they accept. ^_^ i know thats prolly obvious, but sometimes its easy to overlook that. (cuz i know st. andrews- in RI right?- is pretty small idk)</p>
<p>St. Andrews is in Delaware but it is very small</p>
<p>We went through this last year, and it's a legitimate question to ask each school. At one large-ish school, we were told that the percentage accepted for 10th grade is roughly the same as 9th grade - fewer applicants applying, with fewer openings. I would not assume each school is the same. Other things come into play - available dorm space for boys vs. girls, for example. The only answer that matters is the one that the admissions offices at the schools you're applying to give you.</p>
<p>yeah try juinor year! haha it is much harder, even at a huge school. MUCH harder. seriously.</p>
<p>I heard that it's a little easier for students applying for 10th grade than students applying for 9th grade.</p>
<p>I don't think it's harder for tenth graders, because there are so many kids whose primary or middle schools go to ninth, especially on the East Coast. My uncle's school, Park School (a pretigious Preschool-9 school near Boston) did, and he didn't have any extra trouble. He went to Concord.</p>
<p>It is not easier to get into tenth grade than 9th at any school I visited. All said 9th was the easiest. While many add a good number of 10th graders, many come from the feeder schools in the NE that end after 9th grade. We were trying to convince DD to stay home one more year, but were convinced she would have more choice applying in 9th.</p>
<p>It is definitely a little harder, but the degree of difficulty really depends on the school- Loomis accepts A LOT of new sophomores.</p>
<p>I know at Andover it's easier to get as a Sophmore. The class size increases by nearly a third and some kids who didn't get in as 9th graders came in as 10th graders. It depends on the school though...some don't increase class size the same way that Andover does.</p>
<p>loomis is easy to get in itself</p>
<p>Andover is the school where I was told last year by an admissions officer that the percentage of students accepted is roughly the same for both incoming 9th and 10th graders, so I wouldn't characterize that as easier - the odds are about the same.</p>
<p>That's the party line and I'm sure the numbers are correct.</p>
<p>But 10th grade applicants are a weaker admissions pool. Let's face it: 9th grade is the primary entry-point for admissions. And from being at Andover I can tell you that there is a moderate amount of 9th grade rejects who slip in during the 10th grade round.</p>
<p>i'm one of those rejects . i was waitlisted at andover last year .
are the chances really the same ? cuz i thought the chances were slimmer cuz they only admit like 90 right ?</p>
<p>I was thinking about that recently!</p>
<p>I applied to Andover and I have a strong passion to go there!</p>
<p>I didn't know what to expect with the admission/application process this yaer and people have told me that if this doesn't work out, use it as a practice year. </p>
<p>I also heard that if you apply as a current 9th grader for 10th grade, you could get get accepted as a 9th grade repeat.</p>
<p>Does this really happen? Is it worth repeating 9th grade?</p>
<p>Do you think more current 9th grade applicants get accepted as incoming 10th graders?</p>
<p>I'm confused! Help!</p>
<p>Please read the "any questions?" thread.</p>
<p>Thank you Burb Parent!</p>