<p>I want to go to one of those really good boarding schools like Andover, Exeter or Deerfield but my grades are pretty bad like 3.8 or something and my SSAT score is pretty bad. My parents are rich so if they donate a lot of money like 2 millions dollars to the school would that ensure an acceptance? Has anyone tried this way? Thanks.</p>
<p>Also I'm not one of those spoiled kid. My grades are getting better and I would totally work hard if I get in.</p>
<p>Well, even if you do get in, will you be able to handle the workload there with your “pretty bad” SSAT score?</p>
<p>What is this SSAT score?</p>
<p>Why not just go to a less selective boarding school?</p>
<p>In general I don’t think these prestigious boarding schools appreciate a bribe, if you want in, work for it. Maybe apply in another year, so you can get your affairs in order. It isn’t fair to the people that worked hard to get in or to the school to have to turn you down if you don’t deserve it. Do the right thing.</p>
<p>Well the SSAT score is like 2048 and percentile is about 65%</p>
<p>I want to go to those schools because I don’t know if the education at those schools are good enough. Getting into those prestigious schools can like motivate me and also I think they can better prepare me for college. With my current grades I can’t really get into the good BS and like I said I don’t think the not-so-great BS can really help much. I wanna go to like an Ivy-league college and I’d work hard if I get into like Andover or Exeter</p>
<p>I know many people worked hard but if my parents won’t let me apply another year.</p>
<p>There is absolutely no such thing as a “not so great boarding school.” With your grades and scores, you can get into a school more suited to you. You can get to an ivy league school from any boarding school, not just the most selective ones.</p>
<p>Or you can save the money to donate a building to an Ivy League school, just saying.</p>
<p>“I don’t think these prestigious boarding schools appreciate a bribe.”
The reality is, sometimes, a large donation can get a student in.</p>
<p>@alwaysleah But then why would people bother applying to the famous ones? I mean there’s gotta be a difference between Andover and say, Lawrence Academy(a school that seems to “fit” me)</p>
<p>@EnemyOfTheSun yea well we thought about it. But college costs way more than BS, I heard they won’t even consider if it’s less than 10M. But for BS it’s 2M max. My dad doesn’t wanna spent so much money and he wants me to actually work for a good college.</p>
<p>I agree with alwaysleah and also to some degree enemyofthesun. Your SSAT score is not high enough to be competitive at PE or PA! That being said, admission to Ivies or most competitive colleges/universities is a reality from any of the top thirty boarding schools with excellent performance on your part. You also can retake the SSAT. Finally, getting a 65% on this already skewed (for percentile by overtrained and international students) is no way an indication of one’s ability to learn or work hard! Handling course load has to do with determination, discipline, and study. The implication of a % 60 vs 95 being a yard stick for being able to handle the course load is off line. My advice: retake the test and then apply giving it your best. If your anything like me: you could not stand being in a place that admitted you under circumstances that did not admit your peers! You would always wonder if you belong. If you do not feel this way then academic integrity is not in your complexion and boarding school may not be for you!</p>
<p>if you want to do it, go ahead, but remember there will be over-qualified people (like me perhaps?), who do not have daddy’s who are loaded, but are denied by these schools because some people do.</p>
<p>Why is everyone so down on acdunk53? I think a $2 mil. donation is a great idea!</p>
<p>To be the most effective, it should be a restricted donation, designated specifically to supplement the school’s financial aid budget for a 4-year period immediately following the donation. that way, it will, as acdunk53 intends, ensure that deserving candidates are able to attend the school who might otherwise not be able to get in. :)</p>
<p>haha</p>
<p>but honestly acdunk, give Andover and Exeter all the money they need (They only have 800 million+ endowments) but just don’t post it and make people like me feel bad. I’m sure people do give donations, but they don’t tell the world about it.</p>
<p>yeah dodgersmom, let’s make it 500,000 the first year 600,000 the next 700, 000 the next and finally for graduation, 800,000, and also buy everyone in the admissions office a ferrari</p>
<p>blue ferrari I might add, or Red for another school</p>
<p>@bshope, you never know with people these days!</p>
<p>I honestly agree with dodgersmom. I understand that at this point it is after admissions decisions and some people are a little more bitter than others about their results. Please stop being so self centered. Get over yourself. No one wants to here your sarcastic negativity. </p>
<p>I’m never one to be rude or mean and I’m sorry for being so blunt but honestly if you don’t have anything nice say then just don’t say anything at all. PEOPLE HAVE MONEY. Millions. Billion, even. If money wasn’t important or beneficial then there would be NO point in having it. </p>
<p>So, if acdunk543 wants to donate 2 million (especially if it’s to financial aid) even if it as a bribe who are you to be so rude? She is helping people who DESERVE to be there. It’s not like she’s sliding 5 mil to an admission officer. She’s donating to the SCHOOL. I’m sure if you were accepted you probably wouldn’t be saying half the things you did. So, please get over yourself. Move on. And don’t put people down who are just asking a question because they probably want to get accepted JUST as badly as you did. </p>
<p>People come to these sites to ask questions and not be judged, mocked, or ridiculed. Seriously, have a heart.</p>
<p>@schakrab I really don’t mean to “tell the world about it”. I read your “chance” thread and you are absolutely phenomenal. I can’t think of a single idea why you weren’t accepted. I am sooo sorry you didn’t get in, and I apologize if my thread upsets you in anyway, since I don’t mean to brag or offend anyone. and I promise I won’t tell u if we decide to do that.</p>
<p>Pretty sure I don’t fit into the definition of a ■■■■■. </p>
<p>I was really just curious, and we aren’t even sure if we will do that even if it works. I mean 2 million is a lot of money to anyone. Indeed I was been selfish and now that I think of it, I will probably drop out even if I do get in. I admit I probably don’t deserve it but I was just wondering if it’s an option, since people do the same thing for college.</p>
<p>thanks bksvet310 and dodgersmom. My dad does charity stuff not just to bribe people, though in this case it does come in handy. but yeah even if I go to a “mediocre” BS, which in this case doesn’t exist because every school is great, I’ll still make sure my dad can help the school.</p>
<p>bksvet - while I appreciate the sentiment behind your post (I think), the OP has basically asked to make an end-run around everyone else to get a spot he wouldn’t achieve on his own merits. He says if he gets in he’ll work hard. Well, how about having the integrity to work hard in advance to get in on his own merits? He obviously doesn’t need FA so he has a leg up.</p>
<p>As for getting into the Ivies - I know this is an unpopular view on this board, but it isn’t only the HADES (or extended acronym group of the day) schools that send kids to the Ivies. My local public HS here in NJ, warts and all, sent 5 kids to Harvard this past September. There are several lesser known BS’s that send kids to Ivy League schools. It depends on the kid. </p>
<p>If this kid couldn’t be bothered to work hard in advance of his application but gets in because of family money, does anyone honestly believe he’ll work hard to get in to college? </p>
<p>Any parent who actually discusses bribing a school for entrance with a 13 year old is teaching an irrevocable lesson in “entitlement”.</p>
<p>I have to hope this is a ■■■■■.</p>
<p>Why do people want to go to the top boarding schools? For the same reason kids go to Ivy League schools for undergrad when they are planning to get a graduate degree anyway, which is what really counts. They all have vibrant, intellectual vibes. I just think that a student who is no scoring at the level of a competitive applicant would be better suited at a school where they could get in themself. That doesn’t mean you can’t get into an ivy league school later.</p>
<p>No need to mock or belittle a child.</p>
<p>Acdunk543, if your parents are publicly philanthropic and wealthy, there is no need to offer a gift before acceptance. It would be crass. The competent admissions teams will take all relevant factors into consideration. </p>
<p>Your SSAT score would be in range for Tabor Academy. You can see their college placement on this page: <a href=“http://www.taboracademy.org/ftpimages/445/download/College%20Matriculation%20Tabor%202008-11.pdf[/url]”>http://www.taboracademy.org/ftpimages/445/download/College%20Matriculation%20Tabor%202008-11.pdf</a>.
For international students: <a href=“http://www.taboracademy.org/ftpimages/445/download/College%20Matriculation%20International%202002-11%204%20columns.pdf[/url]”>http://www.taboracademy.org/ftpimages/445/download/College%20Matriculation%20International%202002-11%204%20columns.pdf</a>.</p>
<p>You’re also in range for Northfield Mount Hermon School. Here’s a link to their college placement: [NMH</a> College List | Northfield Mount Hermon](<a href=“http://www.nmhschool.org/academics-college-counseling-college-list-3-year-average]NMH”>http://www.nmhschool.org/academics-college-counseling-college-list-3-year-average).</p>
<p>Notice these are all lists of enrolled college students, not merely acceptances.</p>