<p>Tip: Don’t call yourself asianasian. That can be racist and offensive to many people, even me, and I not even Asian, I’m Irish.</p>
<p>Are you international, blackeast? The way you type is kind of… strange and awkward.</p>
<p>Haha, no I am right here in Domestic US. What is so awkward?</p>
<p>what’s wrong with “asianasian”? am i missing something here?</p>
<p>all i have to say blackeast is that you sound like a lot of the kids at my school. You dont need to try in school, but it sounds likes its the only thing you do. You mentioned that you didnt participate in a great deal of extracurricular activities because your school does not offer them, however there are opportunities outside of school. You can join a community or town league rather than your school’s team. Speaking of which, I highly doubt that the coaches are racist. Its more likely that the black students are better at basketball then you. And they should be, it sounded like you just started. Your lack of your participation in anything besides school and your overall smugness kinda bother me. Not to be mean, but my friend’s parents are on the admissions board at Andover. They see kids like you every day. What they are looking for in these schools is what you can provide to the community besides academics. For example, I dont need to try in school at all. I have a 4.4 gpa and got a 94th percentile reading, 99th math, 82nd verbal, 94th composite on the SSATs. I took the test when I had pneumonia. The thing you need to work on is becoming well rounded. You seem like you want to do so, but it also appears that very little action has been take. BS want to see if you can maintain a high gpa and participate in various clubs and sports. I dont only focus on academics, I do football and crew. I’m on Student government and the math team. Im an acolyte. Im on the debate team. The comment a thick application means a thin applicant is only true if the application includes trivial things like i played the sax for a month. You want a hefty list of stuff that youve done for a while and are passionate about.</p>
<p>No, you should not go to Exeter. You say that you never study … wow. That doesn’t show that you’re smart. It shows that you are unmotivated and indifferent. Exeter is based on the idea that you an active participant. Someone that doesn’t like homework or studying should NEVER even apply. </p>
<p>Sources: I went to Exeter.</p>
<p>You want to include your rubiks cube interest and spit bubbles?.. hahaha, I’m sorry, but I’m not sure if this is a comedic joke or something. If it isn’t, then let me tell you it is very hard. Unfortunetely, they look for EC’s over a long period of time, so starting now, although still fine, won’t be nearly as good as, say, playing piano for 5 years. Try to choose EC’s that you actually like, not ones that will “get you into prep. school”, because if you do that, you won’t excel at them, which is another aspect top tier schools look for.</p>
<p>This is an old thread–the OP hasn’t posted for a long time.</p>
<p>Wow wow wow. This would be the second time I reflected on my original post! I love this, I wish I had updated my diary more frequently. I feel like attacking my thoughts on the world and see how they change over time rather than than writing about petty news.</p>
<p>Well, It’s amazing what 1 1/2 years can do to you. I would like to say, I still haven’t find my perfect passion, nor created the perfect application but I am certainly giving my best efforts in finding my passion, WHICH is the major reason I am applying to a Boarding school.</p>
<p>Anyways, I feel bad for grave digging, but I think this a good lesson: Don’t be a jerk, and don’t try to stack your app.</p>
<p>^^Oh, which school are you at?</p>
<p>I checked on the site and cannot find it. May you please link it to me?
Thanks</p>