<p>i didn't think it would be too too bad but reading some posts, im feeling like it is really difficult now.</p>
<p>and does having friends that attend the school and/or knowing faculty at the school help at all?</p>
<p>I think it depends on what school you're applying to,
for example for me, SPS sent me the vibe that it would be near-impossible for me to get in just because they only accept like 6 kids, most of whom are repeating their junior year (which I'm not) and strongly advised me to apply for 10th grade instead. Which I'm not, but I'm certianly not getting my hopes too set on getting in there either.</p>
<p>However, at both exter and andover (the other schools I'm applying too) I feel more confident that there is a good possibility. I think applying to 11th grade is just different than 9th or 10th in these two schools becasuse sure they accept many less people but there are also many less applying, but accepting juniors is still an important part of their class (Andover, for example, has a special english class for the first two semesters devoted solely to new 11th graders).</p>
<p>So yes, it's hard, but I think ALL of these schools are hard to get into regardless of your age/what grade your applying too. As your application is probably completed now, I would just try not to stress too much about it and hope for the best! That's all you really can do at this point.</p>
<p>The simple answer is yes.</p>
<p>Getting in junior year is much much much harder then freshmen or sophmore</p>
<p>It depends on the school. At St. Paul's the only openings they have are the ones from attrition. At other schools there are generally more openings than that. In addition, even though there are fewer openings, there are fewer applicants. When we asked about how many new 10th graders there are each year in relation to the class as a whole (for the social part) we were generally told about how many kids enter in each grade. St. Paul's was the only one (of 12) that told us the attrition policy. Everyone else "leaves room" so to speak for 11th graders. They also all told us that the acceptance rate is about the same for every grade. Although it certainly depends on the year and the school and your gender at that school where the openings may be, but overall we were told it is not much much much harder.</p>
<p>Linda S, was one of the 12 schools that you spoke to Choate Rosemary Hall?</p>
<p>No, sorry one was not Choate.</p>
<p>It really depends what you can offer! If you come from NEW ENGLAND, they probably have a ton of other students like you, but if you're from somewhere unique such as, Kazakhstan. It makes you seem original and you would probably open up the grade to new cultures and customs. However, some schools are easier if you have certain "hooks" However, I am not applying anymore so I can't help any of you that much because I wont have any situation specifically in the end.</p>
<p>I believe it is quite a bit harder. Even if the schools tell you that the acceptance rate is the same for 11th grade as it is for 9th grade, they are not willing to "take a chance" on a student coming into 11th grade. You have to be ready and able to do the work and compete with the students already there.</p>
<p>For 9th and 10th graders, they might take a chance on a kid, or accept a special talent kid who might not have the top grades. but for an 11th grade admit, you have to show them without a doubt that you are a top student. (this is for the top tier schools, obviously a different story for the less selective schools)</p>
<p>OTOH, outside of the top tier, shcs not only admit 9th and 10th graders moving up to 10th and 11th grade, but also REPEAT 10th and 11th graders - -so depending on where you apply 11th grade entry might not be so tough.</p>
<p>Capriatifan: While the New England boarding schools do have a lot of students from most of the New England states, there are very few students from Rhode Island at some of the schools we have looked at. (True, RI is also a small state). We are hopeful that this may help us a small bit, but as others have pointed out, location can only help so much.</p>
<p>locations in the USA don't help that much, so i agree. However, if your living abroad in africa or asia and are an american (some countries in asia don't count) they see that you have experience with culture and can bring a lot to a school.
Also, rhode island is really close so, it's not that impressive as far as location goes, but it's better than nothing.</p>
<p>Oh my god I just saw this and Hyperventilated. I'm a freshman now applying for 11th grade at Hotchkiss. Does this mean I have almost no chance?</p>
<p>I believe the girl who started this thread was waitlisted at the schools she applied to. (phillips exeter, berkshire school, nmh, st. george's school, and brooks.)</p>
<p>And that means....</p>
<p>That they're hard to get into. Except we can't prove that because we don't know her creds.</p>
<p>At some schools, being southern or midwestern helps. I applied to four as a junior and was WLed at 3, accepted at one. That doesn't seem very good to me, esp. since i have a very high avg, 2 sports, lots of volunteer work, and the hardest course load I can take, but I know one of the schools at LEAST uses attrition.</p>
<p>did you take the psat's? whatd you score?</p>
<p>is your school private?</p>
<p>Oh god. Now I'm really nervous. I'm not going to be accepted into Hotchkiss...One year from now.</p>
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Well especially not if you get caught sneaking alcohol in your school, as you said you've done in prior posts. </p>
<p>My best suggestion for you would be to focus on your academics and your extracurricular activities. Why do you wish to attend Hotchkiss? Figure out what it is about the school that really appeals to you and what you can bring to the Hotchkiss community. Hotchkiss is committed to the environmental stewardship; are you involved in any conservation efforts that mirror this focus? Continue focusing on those activities that match up with Hotchkiss's goals, so that you will stand out amongst the other Junior candidates. Good luck</p>
<p>Hahaha I've never even drunk alcohol, let alone snuck it in. my friends have done it, not I. And thanks for the advice!</p>