^ First of all, you said you applied to 6 schools but only mentioned 5. Were you accepted anywhere?
I know how you feel. However, last year I applied only to Exeter and was rejected, it completely devastated me. I missed half a day of school because I stayed up all night wondering what I did wrong. The rejection taught me so much, and now I’m headed to an amazing school. It’s tough to be rejected, but you have to keep moving forward.
What to do now? Learn from your experience. Let your admissions officers know that you’re interested in the wait list, and keep them updated on your achievements and grades. Don’t let this setback have a substantial impact, keep improving your grades and keep showing the schools what you’re worth. If you don’t get off the wait list this year, you’ll do better with the insider knowledge you have. The schools you got wait listed at will want you to reapply.
Work to improve your SSAT score. With a score in the single digits percentile, admissions will remain unlikely no matter what else you bring to the table.
Study for and take the TOEFL test. It will help you improve your English, which in turn will help your SSAT score.
I’m sorry
I know how you feel, I was rejected to my favorite school last year and was waitlisted by both of my schools this year.
If you do choose to reapply, it will give you a chance to correct all your mistakes. I definitely tried to learn from what I did last year, but I guess my application wasn’t unique enough.
On the other hand ( I saw your app in another thread), and it seems phenomenal! You definitely have a lot of achievements that stand out. However, you will need to work really hard on your test scores and TOEFL. Because everyone takes the same/similar test, test scores are sort of the best way to compare everyone academically. Admission office might see a score and then neglect to see the rest of the application.
Overall, amazing job and good luck! If you do choose to reapply, I hope everything gets better
I don’t know much about financial aid, but they usually look at a form that your parents fill out about your financial situation and will grant you as much aid as you need. Andover and Exeter both usually grant a lot of aid so I don’t think you’ll have much of a problem there, but other schools don’t offer as much (but don’t let this discourage this from applying!) Schools are typically generous with what they give.
Typically, the more impressive an applicant’s application is, the better chance they will have because the school will want the applicant more. Your application is already very impressive, so if your SSAT and TOEFL scores are good then you stand a good chance of getting full financial aid!
Keep in mind though, I’m not an expert in these things, I’m just going off of what I’ve heard. I applied for financial aid last year but since I wasn’t admitted, I didn’t actually get any. If you want some great advice, I’m pretty sure there’s a financial aid discussion on College Confidential.
I really really really think that the most important thing for you to focus on is improving your English. Do you have a guidance counselor or a teacher you can go to to discuss this with? English is an incredibly difficult language to master and all of these schools that you want to go to require mastery. There are other schools which might be more willing to help you to improve but the schools you want to go to will be beyond the reach of anyone without a masterful grasp of the written English word. I applaud your efforts and you should not lose hope.
