<p>haha, thanks burb parent but I'm not Chinese LOL anyways I saw the TABS thing, there is a convention in Korea in October, hopefully during the time of a school holiday or a weekend (not the best in looking up dates in a calender :D)
our school starts in mid-august and ends in early June and our christmas breaks tend to start/end a week longer than the boarding schools so I'm thinking if I really have to do interviews, I'd have to choose to go to either the East or West coast for that week (i don't think I could handle the jet lag and then school)
and I'm hoping all the east cost schools will have some kind of representative in one way or another in Asia (even if they're in Japan or something, it's much more convenient than New England lol) so I'm looking it up right now because I think I'll forget :D</p>
<p>good luck jennycraig. I have 8 right now, and I have no clue how busy the year will be (hopefully not so much) so 18 is going to create a pretty scheduled semester.</p>
<p>Okay so I started getting brochures for schools, like you guys said I should, and it seems to me that I'm only really interested in the "top" schools. However, I don't think I would be accepted in them because my grades aren't that good. I believe currently I have 3 B's, 1 A, and 2 C's, making my cumilitive GPA a 3.2. But I do take Honors classes, and do the best I can, and I will admit I'm slacking now because we only have about 2 weeks left in school, and next year I will be taking Honors and AP courses.</p>
<p>So be honest would I ever be accepted into any boarding school with those grades?</p>
<p>Since I'm not applying until 09-10, I have time to bring up my grades next school year, I think.</p>
<p>If my memory is correct, a very high percentage of Andover's entering class was in the top 5% of their class. If you do a search for the thread of admissions stats, you will find this info there, or just search for it on Andover's website. </p>
<p>For the most competitive schools, it would be best to be in the top 10% of your class unless you are already in a very competitive school, or you offer a special talent or something else they cannot get from the applicant pool with the highest stats.</p>
<p>It is very easy to like the most competitive schools the best. When you evaluate your schools, consider whether or not they would be an improvement over your local options. Then select accordingly.</p>
<p>As far as bringing your grades up -- you don't really have much time. You have to request that your transcript be sent in (we asked after Thanksgiving) and then your school will send an update in mid-January. At best, you will have one semester of grades to send in. </p>
<p>I think you grades will be an issue for you when applying -- what grade will you be next year and what grade are you applying for? Grades are an excellent indicator of performance in future years and most school weigh your grades/teacher recs/rank in class more heavily than test scores. </p>
<p>What do you like about the "top" schools? Maybe if you are specific, we could give you some other (less competitive) options. Remember that just because their viewbooks are prettier, doesn't mean they are the best school -- just that they have more money to spend on marketing.</p>