<p>I'm in 7th grade right now, and I'd really like to get into a good private high school, such as Phillips Academy of Andover or Hotchkiss. Based on my acheivements so far, how big of a chance do you think I'll get in?</p>
<p>-Overall grade average:
Math: about an A to A+
Science: about an A- to A
French: about an A
English: about an A
Social Studies: about an A (I got a B+ the last term, but the rest of my term grades are A's.
-I dance ballet
-I'm on the school's speech team, and placed in tournaments(i do prose)
-I teach English to poor kids and at a summer camp in China
-I do theatre
-I'm raising money to build a school for underpriviliged kids in China
-I'm vice president of the school, and I recently just got them student discounts at nearby restaurants.</p>
<p>So far this is all I can think of, but what do you think good schools look for in students? Does anyone have any experiences?</p>
<p>thats a pretty impressive achievement list
just make sure to show a little personality (if you go to an interview)
and dont just rant off this list
they do also look for people who make a change/make the community better
not just some robotic kid thats only books books books</p>
<p>I beg to differ about SSATs. I think it doesn’t matter as long as you are in the 90s. I think the keys are your essays and your interviews. </p>
<p>Don’t do things you don’t like just for high school though as tempting as it is. </p>
<p>With your resume I think you have a very very high chance as long as you don’t blow the essay or interview by coming off as arrogant or something like that (not saying you are but its very easy to come off as arrogant if you’re very accomplished and ambitious).</p>
<p>i think u hv a good chance. u may want to try andover, exeter, st. pauls and other schools listed on this sight. set your goals high, but always have safeties, unless you’re ok w/going 2 ur public hs</p>
<p>When I was applying last winter, the man who interviewed me for Hotchkiss (it was an off-campus interview) looked right at me after doing our whole interview spiel and said, “You have my recommendation, but the truth is that you could be the best student and kid in the world and still not get accepted.”</p>
<p>And not to sound negative, but it’s true. They’re looking at you as a whole. Your interview is VERY important. They’re looking to see if you can present yourself, if you’re motivated, and if you could make good use of an education at their school.
He also said it could be something completely unrelated to you as a person. Schools often pride themselves on geographic distribution. For example, if they’re looking at two candidates, one from the northwest united states and the other from the southwest, they may choose one over the other depending on which area they have less students from.
You never know what’s going through admissions’ heads!!</p>
<p>But don’t let anything get you down! Try your hardest, keep up the good work, and intrigue whoever is interviewing you!! :)</p>
<p>WOW.
amazing extra-curriculars.
the china thing kind of blew my mind. i feel a bit pathetic now.
but anyway pathetic me got into exeter and choate (waitlisted at andover) out of the three schools i applied to
so as long as you don’t blow your interview you should be okay
i think being arrogant is okay, though, at least at your interview. as long as you don’t give the impression that you think the world revolves around you and that yo uthink that everyone should be bowing down to you or something (i’m sure you don’t think that but just saying as a bit of an exagerration :D). at your interview you have to have the person interested in you so it’s okay to be proud of your achievements and be really sure of yourself :)</p>
<p>Thanks guys!!! I was thinking that my grade average would lower my chances. My dad has a school there, so I’m involved with school-related things, especially his summer camp. It’s really fun to teach(they’re just grade school kids!!) I think once you’re about 17 or 18 you can teach, in case anyone’s interested…</p>
<p>btw, I help out a lot on campus-related activities and with teachers, im not officially one… yet :-)</p>
<p>In seventh grade I got an assortment of C’s and B’s, which might give some kids heart attacks at the thought, but from this I can attest that your single B won’t damage your chance. Just shine as an individual, not just as a human version of your extracurriculars list. Smile, be personable, write an essay that is alive, study however you can for the SSAT’s. You’ll be lovely.</p>
i feel a bit pathetic now.