Exeter

Prep School Admissions Prep School Chances
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<p>Be brutally honest. All documents have been sent and I do not mind criticism.</p>

<p>I am a sophomore applying for my junior (lower) year.</p>

<p>All vagueness is intentional.</p>

<p>GPA overall: 4.0/5.0 (not including first semester of 2012-2013 school year)
GPA for ninth grade: 4.2/5.0
So 2 - 3 B's per semester/6 classes, perhaps a scary and unforgivable C that will later be reversed.. All honors where possible. Doubling up on one group of classes.</p>

<p>SAT: 2,000 (estimation. so far, my score has increased by 100pts in between each examination. 2,000 is lowballing by that standard, but seemingly likely.)</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>Literary magazine
Honor society
Foreign relations advocacy group
Former political internship
Speech & debate</p>

<p>^ leadership positions in 3/5 of the above</p>

<p>PLUS: I volunteer with a public organization throughout the summers and during the academic years. </p>

<p>EMPLOYMENT: Since 2011. It is a job, but I turned down offers to be payed.</p>

<p>Other things: one notable award, another notable accomplishment, both from places of which you have heard.</p>

<p>Essays: exceptionally strong.
Interview: interviewer liked me, said he hopes I get in.</p>

<p>English and math recs: I really don't know what these teachers would write, esp. for math. My English teacher said he would write something good . . .
EC: Good, I imagine.
Counselor rec: Very, very strong.</p>

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<p>You might think that everything looks good, but the grades worry me.</p>

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<p>. . . bump . . .</p>

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<p>You have a strong resume, but Exeter & other ultra selective schools have many, many more qualified applicants than spaces, so who can really tell how it will shake out in March…</p>

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<p>Yeah, I think I would be safe if I had all A’s, which is a problem. I am hoping other factors will compensate for this.</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>Exeter is really hard to get into, and applying to Exeter for junior is even harder. Many people have the same accomplishments. You need something that makes you stand out.</p>