<p>I would have applied to the same schools...but as a freshman. Not sure if I would have gotten in straight out of 8th grade though.</p>
<p>I did send in my second term marks even though it was after the deadline.</p>
<p>Overall, I would look into a more diverse group of schools. (Schools in parentheses are the ones I really wish I'd given more thought.)</p>
<p>1) I would look into some schools outside of the Northeast. (Episcopal High School, Thacher, Cate, Asheville)</p>
<p>2) I would not be totally against all-girls' schools. (Miss Hall's, Emma Willard, Miss Porter's)</p>
<p>3) I would not only focus on what I perceived as the "best" as the time. (Lawrenceville, Blair, Millbrook, Peddie, NMH)</p>
<p>4) I would apply to the schools I interviewed at but didn't apply. (Choate, Andover)</p>
<p>Also, I wished I started the process earlier. It wasn't until mid-November that it even became an option!</p>
<p>No regrets....</p>
<p>My goal was Exeter, and I got in.</p>
<p>The other schools I really didn't care.</p>