<p>stef, I'm probably applying to Ashbury College (only 20% boarding) in Ottawa, Canada where my dad lives. I'd probably be a 5 day boarder if they would allow it, because my dad lives only a few minutes away. I wouldn't mind being a day student, though. I'm also considering applying to Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario. It's about as good as Ashbury, but there's a few more boarders. There aren't many REAL Canadian boarding schools where the majority of the students board, but they are a little easier to get into than American ones, except for perhaps Upper Canada College, where 1 in 8 applicants were accepted. If it were coed it would probably be 1 in 16, and the Toronto girls schools like Havergal, Bishop Strachan, etc. </p>
<p>Like I said before, I'm content with going to the school I go to now for the rest of high school. It's a very good school, and is probably one of the top three schools in the state. I like my school a lot, but I'm not completely sure if it's the school for me. While I get along great with everyone and have a great time, it's just nothing compared to what I had with my friends from Andover Summer Session, and I would do anything to have that all year long.</p>
<p>i was under the impression that you want to be fluent in spanish in french so i was like hmmmmm. and just for the record an ap language doesn't meen your fluent at all. for example, ap russian, japanese and chinese say you must be at the intermediate range </p>
<p>also, hsmotef
those schoools are reachable
choate has an acceptance rate of like 28%
middlesex has one of 25%
opposed to deerfields 16%</p>
<p>johnathon- you also must realize you say you won't be too dissapointed but, unless you blow out the ssat's with a score of at least 85 you'll have huge walls up against you (where you could become extremely sad)</p>
<p>for example, schools say that they are need blind when in fact, they still have to save money (its so unfortunate that some schools can be hypocrites) i know you've said you need financial aid and that can hurt
also, your gpa is pretty strong for the schools i recomended but, not up to deerfield or hotchkiss
andover you have a shot because you went there during the summer but, you need financial aid.</p>
<p>so i feel that you're application has fantastic highs and lows but we alldo</p>
<p>I really don't think that applying for FA hurts you chances at most schools. I know of several people who got into top schools from places like Hong Kong and Korea who have gotten in with FA and low SSAT scores. I got into the school I go to know with more than enough aid to go, and it's a really good school.</p>
<p>it may not hurt but it doesnt exactly help you!</p>
<p>well than they must have had a hook
maybe im kind of naive with this whole process</p>
<p>either im a shoe in in some schoools or i dont stand a chance</p>
<p>also ps. a lot of kids who live in hong kong and attend HKIS or neother international shcool have to be non chinese citezingship
i attended hkis for 4 years and you had to be american or another country's citezinship</p>
<p>Jonathan, I just thought of another school you may wish to apply to: Culver Academy. I am not sure how you feel about the entire military school thing-but it is an excellent school with an absolutely gorgeous campus. Plus, it is only a few hours away from where you live, so you and one of your parents could drive there for an interview. You might be pleasantly surprised.</p>
<p>Hi Jonathan, quick note of encouragement; a year ago, we had to cancel one interview at the the last minute, (NE weather)! March 10th, the 1st acceptance was from the same school.</p>
<p>Jonathan, I am a little concerned that you don't have any phone interviews scheduled. Correct me if I am wrong, but this is my understanding:</p>
<p>Middlesex: Not going to schedule interview. Will Call You after they receive your application, if they are interested.
Groton: Not going to schedule interview. Will Call You after they receive your application, if they are interested.
Choate: No one has yet to respond to your request for an interview
Taft: They will "get back to you" but as of yet, no one has.
Deerfield: Send application in. They will schedule interview after application deadline is over.
Cate: Send application in. They will schedule interview after application deadline is over.
Thacher: Send application in. They will schedule interview after application deadline is over. </p>
<p>(Reading between the lines with Thacher, Cate, Deerfield, and even Middlesex, and Groton, it appears they are all saying-"it's too late to schedule an interview, but if your application is really phenomenal, we will call you to find out more about you. Otherwise, don't count on it.")</p>
<p>Maybe I am wrong. I hope I am wrong. I just don't want you to be disappointed on March 10th. Are your parents really involved in this process? Do they completely back you up and understand what it takes to get in to these schools? Do you have all your Financial Aid information (last 2 years of taxes, plus this year's) ready for submission? </p>
<p>Just my two cents, and truly, I hope I am wrong. However, you are applying to extremely competitive schools. Kids with higher stats than yours were not accepted (think of Chaos.) And all of those kids from last year's board, at least had a phone interview, if not an on-campus interview. You don't even seem to have that-except for Andover and SPS.</p>
<p>Jonathan, i'm kinda in you're situation as well. i've seen andover and exeter, but not the other three schools i'm applying to. I'm from oregon, flights from oregon to the east coast are not cheap, and frankly, we can't afford to see any other schools ubless i get accepted. However, i think i phone interview can go extrememly well and although it may not be quite as powerful as a face to face meeting, it can still get you accepted. i think you still have a very good shot at these schools even if you do bif your ssat on saturday. (Good luck on that!) so i wouldn't give up yet if i were you! i think you've got an excellent chance of getting a big fat package in the mail in march.</p>
<p>also, FA doesn't matter in admissions for andover, exeter, and sps. They're need blind, meaning they read apps. first and after they have their accepted people then they look at FA. Needing FA won't hurt your chances to andover and sps.</p>
<p>Nelly, quick question: Have you scheduled phone interviews for the other 3 schools you are applying to? Have you had the phone interviews?
This is my point. Jonathan doesn't have any other phone interviews scheduled--at least as far as I can tell. I was not commenting about the quality of phone interviews versus on-campus interviews. You misunderstood my post.</p>
<p>Additionally, my question about Financial Aid has nothing to do with acceptance. There are deadlines for Financial Aid and I was wondering if Jonathan's parents have filled out the information that is required. This is something that must be done, in some cases by 1/10/08, and cannot be done by a child. </p>
<p>Jonathan, Jenny is really just pointing out the facts. The list she has made doesn't look very promising to me. I think that a lot of parents who read this site are hoping that you have a broader scope. You seem to be one who spends a ton of time on this site, but that is not what will get you in. Maybe Andover will work out since you attended the PASS program and did well.</p>
<p>I wanted to give you another suggestion. The Stevenson school is still taking interviews (I think) and doesn't have their deadlines until February. I don't work for the school and my children don't attend, but I do know that the school has a great reputation. It is also located in one of the most beautiful places on the planet (seriously!). Avg. SSAT scores are lower than Jenny's list and the acceptance rates are higher, too. That doesn't mean it isn't a fabulous school. It is.</p>
<p>jennycraig, Groton and Middlesex have the same process for all applicants who can't visit the campus-- not just me. The admissions officers I talked to on the phone assured me that not having an interview wouldn't lower my chances, and they would call me if they don't think they got enough information from the two additional recommendations. </p>
<p>Hotchkiss gave me the contact information to schedule an alumni interview. Cate, Deerfield, and Thacher said they would be happy to schedule a phone interview with me as soon as I get all my forms in. It can be done up to a few weeks after the deadline. The admissions office at Choate was closed yesterday, but I have already submitted the Pre-Interview Form.</p>
<p>PlantFan, thanks for your suggestion, but I think that Stevenson is on about the same level as the school I go to now, and I really want a school where at least 70% of the students board, and Stevenson is only 50%.</p>
<p>jenny- no offense meant. It just sounded to me like you were saying that he should be prepared for a bunch of rejections in march, i don't think it's fair to tell someone that. the first line was the only part meant for you, the rest were addressing past posts on this thread.</p>
<p>I think Jenny is cautioning against a situation similar to this (my D's experience from about 6 years ago). Her SSAT overall was around 75 and she was well-rounded, but had no awards and other than grades, did not excel or stand out in any area. She was a straight A student and dancer/artist/writer:</p>
<p>Andover-rejected (interviewer said she was the best candidate to walk through his door in two weeks!)
Exeter-rejected
Choate-rejected
Deerfield-waitlisted
SPS-rejected with a lovely letter :)
Taft-rejected
Loomis-accepted, waitlisted for FA (for us that meant rejection)
Gov. Dummer-rejected-they explained it was solely for FA reasons, so it was similar to Loomis.</p>
<p>It's not a happy place to be on March 10!</p>
<p>Find your safety. Love your safety. I believe Jonathan's current school is his safety, so he is only going for the reach schools. This is a fine approach if you have a local option that is a quality school.</p>
<p>i think maybe you don't realize that needing financial aid doesn't really help the process, for example:
i knew 3 people last year at my school with similar stats the kid that was the most active in extracurricular, and academics got denied because frankly he needed a financial aid package from andover.</p>
<p>and someone who didn't need it with lower stats got in
so they say theyare need blind but, the kids who get in who don't have financial aid have lower stats usually</p>
<p>and....
jenny wasn't being harsh, she was telling the situation in an analytic standpoint. however, i'm truly trying to help and also, i understand that you say your happy at your school but, why are you applying to like 8 boarding shcools. If you really wanted to go to boarding shcool you'd go down a tier. Where you'd be more competitive? Also, you say that kids get in with low ssat scores and other stuff but, they all had hooks! You say that they had ssat scores that were really low but, low is like the 70's. You also say that the ssat doesn't matter on how well you'll do at boarding school but, at some degree it does!
Like i knew kids with 60's on the ssat's and they are bombing terribly at school and i kno you say you're doing extremly well in spanish and french but, you are only at beginner level. (level 1 and 2) There are plenty of kids who are at least in level 3 and 4 in freshman year. So, i think the schools would be lucky to have you but, this is from a personal viewpoint. As an academic standpoint, it is extremly competitive. </p>
<p>For example you should look at schools like,
BLAIR
KENT
TABOR
HILL</p>
<p>Nelly, I think jennycraig is a parent, and from most parent's perspective it would be more unkind not to warn him while he has time to make a realistic list. From what I can see from a quick scan, they are saying that his stats are way below average for these schools. Without being a legacy, that is an impossible position. Add financial aid in and chances are extremely poor.</p>
<p>I'm not sure why parents would encourage and pay for this but the ones here want to help.</p>
<p>Another school we really like is Williston. It's only 60% boarding, but that shouldn't make a huge difference for you, Jonathan. They also have French and Spanish and a FANTASTIC theater program. The school is near 5 colleges (Amherst, Smith, etc). It has rolling admissions and doesn't even publish their median SSAT score, so you might check it out, too. It's another one of those great gems that is often overlooked.</p>
<p>And Jonathan, check out the Wall Street Journal regarding ivy league acceptance rate. Tabor is actually higher than Choate. Also, look up the poster who wrote about his daughter's experience at Tabor. She's been accepted to Stanford.</p>