<p>I might try to apply to BS again this year for Fall 2010, but I have so many questions!</p>
<p>Should I apply as a repeat, making myself a freshman in 2010? What is a repeat? What are the pros/cons of being one? Or should I just apply as a sophmore?
^ My birthday is around the end of September, so I guess I would be pretty close, in terms of ages, as a repeat?</p>
<p>ELEVEN SCHOOLS?! Am I even allowed to apply to this many schools? All these schools look incredibly difficult to be admitted to, especially as a repeat or sophmore.</p>
<p>Alright. I'd like information on these schools (except Lville and Peddie, since I have applied to them before). Is it probable that I can get into any of these schools?</p>
<p>Also, what are the programs that help you with the admissions process? I met a girl who was applying to Peddie that had hired someone to help her with the application, essay, SSAT, interview, etc. Is it worth going to these programs? Please name some programs I can use.</p>
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<li>Hotckiss, Deerfield and Loomis: I'm not too sure about these schools, can someone give me more information about these schools including admission statistics?</li>
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<p>I also forgot to add some information about myself :/</p>
<p>I play four sports – swimming, soccer, tennis and dance.
I do a lot of volunteering in many places (speaking of which, is doing a lot of volunteering in one place better than doing it in many places?)
My grades are straight A, but I’m not sure how I’ll do in high school.
I do many ECs besides sports, including Model Congress and BOB (this was in middle school, I have more planned for high school)</p>
<p>:( My stats sound awful compared to the stats in the Prep School Chances forum.</p>
<p>Its okay you have good stats but try to keep up the A’s
You may need someone to tutor you in SSAT but books do very good job too.(Petersons and Princeton Review)
You dont want to have someone coach you in interveiwing though because admission officers dont like that.</p>
<p>hahah no you sound like a very qualified candidate…the volunteering is something alot of schools LOVE (especially SPS ) and i’d definitly get a tutor for the ssat’s, princeton review is annoying but SOOO helpful. I had a boarding school consultant. they help you with where to apply, and sometimes, they help map out some applicationssss :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies, urbanflop and chicky315!</p>
<p>I’m doubtful of getting a tutor for the SSAT’s, and will probably use Princeton Review and Peterson’s instead.</p>
<p>I can’t find any boarding school consultants in my area, but I don’t really think that’ll be necessary.</p>
<p>Anyhow, I’m not too sure if I’m going to apply to Loomis or Groton. Can anyone give me more information on these schools?
^ Even if I don’t apply to those two schools, I have * nine * schools I’d be applying to. Should I cut it down even more?</p>
<p>Also, what is each school (stated in my first post) best known for? If I’m looking to go into the medical field, which schools have good science programs?</p>
<p>I’ve changed my mind I don’t think I’ll apply as a repeat. Later on, if I have to explain why I repeated a year to college interviewers, I won’t really have anything to say except for: “I wanted the full four years experience,” which sounds awful.</p>
<p>What are the admission rates for each school? SSAT scores? I only scored an 89% on my SSAT last year :(</p>
<p>I would cut it down. What are you looking for in a school? The schools on your list range in size from 300 - 1,100. </p>
<p>Since you dance, you should definitely have SPS on your list and the bigger schools because they are more likely to have a dance program. </p>
<p>Do you care about where you go to school? (location)</p>
<p>I haven’t heard of anyone ever regretting repeating a grade. At SPS Taft, 1/3 - 1/4 of the students are repeats. It’s very common at boarding schools.</p>
<p>It’s equally as hard to get into boarding schools for tenth grade as ninth grade (some are probably easier), so only apply as a repeat if you want the entire four year experience instead of admissions purposes.</p>
<p>89% is perfectly fine. As long as it’s above … like, 80, or enough so that it won’t raise flags, it’s fine. SSATs don’t matter too much: we’ve both seen people in the high 90s get rejected and people with much lower scores get accepted.</p>
<p>Make no mistake, Loomis isn’t Exeter / Andover nor can you expect it to be. Just making that clear… It’s a great school in its own right though, that’s for sure. =]</p>
<p>Honestly, 11 seems like a lot but then for colleges people apply to like 20+ so if you can handle it, bravo. I certainly can’t (7/8 max for me), but if you can (and I’m sure some can), I applaud you!
Good luck!</p>
<p>@ ca87: I’d rather have a small school, I suppose, but I don’t mind having a larger school at all. I don’t care about the locations of the schools, but my parents do–they want me to go someplace nearby. However, I don’t want to apply to just Lville and Peddie, I want to have more options to go to.</p>
<p>I still don’t know if I should apply as a repeat…it seems a bit strange, I guess? What are the pros and cons?</p>
<p>I don’t think I’ll apply to Groton or Loomis, Groton doesn’t seem to match what I’m looking for and Loomis seems a bit…artsy, I think? Correct me if I’m wrong.</p>
<p>However, I don’t want to go to a school that has a big emphasis on the arts (especially visual arts). Are any of the schools on my list extremely “artsy”?</p>
<p>haha, i don’t think loomis has an “emphasis” on the arts >_> their program is just good…</p>
<p>the schools on your list don’t seem too arsty, but i know that choate has a special arts concentration program. however, it’s optional, so it shouldn’t influence you too much</p>
<p>The pros of repeating are that you get the full four year experience. Applying for tenth grade is just as hard as ninth and even a little easier at some schools, so like I said before if you just apply as a repeat for the hope of having an easier time getting in, just apply for tenth.</p>
<p>I thought that if you repeat a year, won’t colleges like to see that you’ve gained something besides the full four year experience? Also, if I repeat a year, wouldn’t I be basically taking the same courses I had taken at my old school? And what happens to your transcript?</p>
<p>My list may be down to 8, simply because although Lville is extremely close to where I live, it doesn’t seem to have a good science program, which is also what I’m looking for in a BS.</p>
<p>If you repeat 9th grade then colleges won’t send your 9th grade transcript for your previous school. I’m not sure about courses, but you would take the next levels of math and foreign language as you would at your old school if you do well on the placement tests. </p>
<p>Colleges get tons of applications from repeats from boarding schools. It’s not a big deal.</p>
<p>Lawrenceville has an excellent science program. Talk to the head of the department or something before you cross it off your list. What don’t you like about it?</p>
<p>I am going to be a new sophomore at Choate!</p>
<p>I had the option of repeating, but the thought foremost in my mind when I considered my options was:</p>
<p>I have spent the majority of my life imagining life AFTER high school, and striving toward that goal. Do I really want to spend 5, instead of 4, there?</p>
<p>Obviously I’m missing out a little. It’s going to be harder than anything to assimilate into the new social scene, once everyone has made friends. But Choate (and this is why I’m recommending it to you, especially) accepts a lot of new sophomores each year. You WON’T be alone! They are very good to their students, both new and returning. Any disciplinary problems (I had an issue with an older student harassing me) are handled immediately and personally by the dean of students and, in my experience, with a coach who knows you and the situation well(the boy is now off-campus suspended and has had his prefectship taken away).</p>
<p>This decision can be made on a fact or a personal basis. Do you want to be the older kid, with an EXTRA year of this mandatory he11-hole we call high school? Do you want to be more mature, with more time to take all the classes you want or need to, without worrying so much about requirements?</p>
<p>Choate is very open to repeats and new sophomores, and accepts many of both each year. Though, yes, the arts concentration could make Choate seem “artsy”, you should look into the Capstone, Senior Spring Project, and the Science Research Program on the website. Definitely keep it on your list! I love this school, and I hope to keep that opinion this fall.</p>
<p>I’m just like you I inquired at about 15ish and am trying to cut it down a bit but it still leaves me around 9/10. I really don’t think it matters how many schools you apply to only if you can handle all the essays and interviews.</p>
<p>But ur stats seem great. A lot better than mine. You always see those extremely over achievers on this forum but in reality most people dont have as impressive stats but still get in.</p>
<p>Same with me, 2010 hopeful, except I’m inquiring at 14 and am still trying to cut it down. I have nine schools on my list, but the problem is all of them are pretty selective!</p>
<p>I’m not going to be repeating, I don’t want 5 years of high school, and my parents aren’t too keen on the idea either.</p>
<p>@ ca87: Their science building seemed a bit outdated, but I may be wrong…how is their math department?</p>
<p>Saer, I would love to apply to Choate Could you explain the scholarships to me, as I might apply for one?</p>
<p>Don’t measure a quality of an academic department based on test scores. Lawrenceville has an excellent math and science department as do all the top schools on your list.</p>
<p>11 schools is a lotttttttttt of essays. i started out with a list of 7 but i had to cut it down to 5 because those apps are a lot of work. if you’re really worried about SSAT u could just take it again because i took it 3 times. the first i got an 85% and the last time i got a 97%! i just needed to get more comfortable w/ the timing. Are you a boy or girl? because they definitely need boy dancers at St. Paul’s :)</p>
<p>I’m a girl I don’t think you have to write a supplement for each school, though. There is a small essay, I think, for the Common Application. My essay for that was amazing, though! I wish I could use it again <laughs></laughs></p>
<p>For the Common Application, can’t you use the same essay? And application for each school, technically? Or would you recommend (truthfully) tailoring it to what each school wants?</p>
<p>For the SSAT, you can send scores to schools after you take them, right? Or do you not have a choice?</p>
) and i’d definitly get a tutor for the ssat’s, princeton review is annoying but SOOO helpful. I had a boarding school consultant. they help you with where to apply, and sometimes, they help map out some applicationssss :)</p>