M10 2023 Stats/EC Thread

Prep School Admissions
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Accepted: Indian Springs
Rejected: Andover, Deerfield, Loomis
Waitlisted: Choate, Exeter, SPS
Likely Attending: Unsure

Stats:
• SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 1520 SAT, 96% SSAT (93V,93R,99M)
• GPA Unweighted/Weighted: 9.8/10
• Rank: 1
• Other stats: 111 TOEFL

Subjective:
• Interviews: Deerfield 9/10, Choate 8/10, Exeter 8/10, Loomis 7/10, ISS 7/10, SPS 6/10, no interviews for Andover
• Essays: Decent, but touched sensitive topic (forgave a cheating incident)
• Math Rec: Excellent
• English Rec: Likely decent
• Personal/Extracurricular Rec: Excelleng
• Principal/Counselor Rec: Doubtful (not too good impression)
• Sports (if any): Chess, Basketball, Taekwondo, Table Tennis
• Instruments (if any): None
• Other ECs (if any): Math Club, Chess tutoring
• Hook: Multiple times country chess champion, excellent math olympiad awards
Blue belt Taekwondo

Location/Person:
• State or Country: Vietnam
• Current School Type: Private, Day
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: Male
• Grade Applying For: 10
• Age: 15 (2008)
• Financial Aid/Full Pay: ~50% FA

Strengths: Stats and awards, good profile and a few excellent rec lets; showed interest by constantly updating AO

Weaknesses: Maybe essays and unimpressive interviews; doubtful principal rec let

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted? I am an international boarding student applying for FA, and my interviews were potentially unimpressive (though I received many compliments from interviewers). The issue I tackled in my app essay could’ve been unsuitable or severely backfired.

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Accepted:
Rejected: Exeter
Wait listed:
Likely Attending:

Stats:
• SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: SSAT #1 (2211; 83%; V734, Q785, R692); SSAT #2 (2214; 84%; V689, Q773, R752); Superscore in the 90+% (?)
• GPA Unweighted/Weighted: 3.5
• Rank: unknown
• Other stats:

Subjective:
• Interviews: good (unknown?)
• Essays: good (unknown ?)
• Math Rec: good (unknown?)
• English Rec: good (unknown?)
• Personal/Extracurricular Rec: excellent
• Principal/Counselor Rec: good (unknown?)
• Sports (if any): Rowing (novice)
• Instruments (if any):no
• Other ECs (if any): no
• Hook: no

Location/Person:
• State or Country: Mesa, AZ
• Current School Type: Charter
• Ethnicity: Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Grade Applying For: 10
• Age: 15
• Financial Aid/Full Pay: Financial Aid

Strengths: math, science, communication skills, ability to bring fellow students together (the “glue”)

Weaknesses: pandemic GPA, SSAT scores

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted? Unsure… maybe Financial Aid need? Maybe not being top-of-class re EC?

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Accepted: Hotchkiss, St. Mark’s, NMH, Kent
Rejected: Lawrenceville
Wait listed: Andover, Choate, Loomis, Groton
Likely Attending: Hotchkiss!

Stats:
• SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 96th Percentile (99 math, 99 verbal, 91 reading :frowning: )
• GPA Unweighted/Weighted: 4.0
• Rank: n\a
• Other stats: piano awards, mediocre academic awards, Biology / Science research awards

Subjective:
• Interviews: 9/10
• Essays: idk 7/10?
• Math Rec: 9/10
• English Rec:7/10
• Personal/Extracurricular Rec: 10/10
• Principal/Counselor Rec: 10/10 :smiley:
• Sports (if any): Ice Hockey Varsity, AAA club hockey tier 1
• Instruments (if any): Piano (10+ years), Cello (only like 3)
• Other ECs (if any): Sci oly, Science research, quiz bowl, etc.
• Hook: Science Intern and ISCEF, unique asian: plays hockey and also 2 instruments, very mature and devoted.

Location/Person:
• State or Country: NY (USA)
• Current School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Chinese American
• Gender: M
• Grade Applying For: 9 (repeat)
• Age: 14
• Financial Aid/Full Pay: n\a

Strengths: Music, was “recruited” and placed as top priority by music director in Hotchkiss after sending videos. Breaking stereotypes ig by playing tier 1 & varsity hockey, science research & intern, etc.

Weaknesses: No major awards, no focal point because I have multiple ec’s and strengths but nothing in particular that is my go-to. I also spent a lot of money making videos, website, revising essays, acting preppy ;( which might have went against me.

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted? My strengths sand uniqueness. I prob was rejected by Lawrenceville cus interview was insanely weird. My interviewing started throwing in curses nonchalantly lmao.

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Accepted: Concord, Sage Hill(Cali)
Rejected: Groton, Hotchkiss, SPS, Deerfield, Middlesex, Taft, Andover, Exeter, Milton, Loomis, Choate, Lville
Wait listed: None
Likely Attending: Concord

Stats:
• SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: ISEE, 8, 4, 6, 6
• GPA Unweighted/Weighted: Mostly A’s with 2 A-'s
• Rank: N/A
• Other stats: N/A

Subjective:
• Interviews: My interviews with Loomis and SPS were pretty good imo, didn’t interview w Groton, Deerfield, Concord, Exeter, Milton, & Lville(scheduling issues)
• Essays: AMAZING
• Math Rec: I asked my science teacher to write some of the math recs since he likes me better, but overall ok
• English Rec: pretty decent, I’m more of a humanities student, and participate more in english
• Personal/Extracurricular Rec: pretty good
• Principal/Counselor Rec: ehh probably decent, I moved schools in 8th grade so the principle doesn’t know me that well
• Sports (if any): tennis and rowing and chess if that counts
• Instruments (if any): clarinet
• Other ECs (if any): coding & projects
• Hook: my essays, I absolutely crafted them. I think that’s what got me into the school, my essays were amazing. Also, thank interviewers and keep in touch with the AO’s. Being very proactive and showed interest.

Location/Person:
• State or Country: Cali
• Current School Type: Private day school
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: Male
• Grade Applying For: 9
• Age: 13
• Financial Aid/Full Pay: FA

Strengths: humanities including philosophy, poetry, literature, history, etc.

Weaknesses: My lack of awards in my ecs, and I didn’t interview with many of the schools, and other hooks except my essays.

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted?

Because I didn’t interview with many schools, and I didn’t have many crazy awards for my ecs. But I showed interest, stayed in touch, always very proactive and polite. Masterfully crafted my essays to perfection and really emphasized what I am good at.

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