Hello, I am an eighth grader applying for Lawrenceville.
I wrote a nice essay and got a good percentile, but didn’t have a good interview. Is there by any chance, I can still get into the private high school?
Thanks for helping!
What exactly do you mean by “didn’t have a good interview”?
During the interview I was nervous, and I didn’t have much eye contact with the AO. My eyes were wondering around a lot during the interview.
I wouldn’t worry about that. If the content of the conversation was good, you spoke in complete sentences and didn’t make any jokes about New Jersey, you should be fine. You are young and new at this sort of thing, and the AO should know that and see through the nervousness. Most of the kids who interviewed that day (and any other) were likely as nervous (or more) than you. Put it out of your mind and confidently use these last 3 weeks to polish up those essays, which are the one thing you can control at this point.
Okay, Thank you!