pg year at deerfield?

<p>does anyone know what pg students at deerfield think about their year? Does anyone know if this year helped place them at their "dream school"?</p>

<p>it probably does...I mean if you get a B or higher in D-field...you could go pretty much anywhere...but if u get more..an A for ex. u are an ivy shoe-in thats what I've been told...so go for it</p>

<p>thanks for reply PTYman. Is it difficult to gain admission for a pg year (is it easier than if one were to apply for hs)?</p>

<p>I haven't taken SSAT yet. I am going to take it in December. What score should i strive for ?</p>

<p>I am applying for Deerfield too. Actually, I am going to repeat my junior year and need financial aid so it's tough. I think as tough as getting into PG.</p>

<p>Here are my stats, do you think it's good enough ?</p>

<p>My GPA last academic year was 9.2/10 ( My country's score scale is 10, A score starts from 8.0)</p>

<p>My Average score 1st quarter this year: 98/100 ( I am attending a high school in US)</p>

<p>Extra curricular:</p>

<p>Athletic team: Grade 5
Badminton team of City:Grade 4,5
Badminton club: Grade 3,4,5,6,7,8
Table tennis club:Grade 6,7
Soccer team of class: 6,7,8,9,10
Soccer Varsity:grade 11
Soccer football club: grade 10
News translator for <a href="http://www.arsenal.com.vn:%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.arsenal.com.vn:&lt;/a> grade 8,9,10
Young leader club:grade 10
Singing club:grade 4,5,10
Choir:grade 11
CATCH program:grade 11( teaching assistant)
Tennis team of district:4,5,6
Table tennis club:6,7,8
Piano class:8 years
ACCESS conference 2007:grade 11
Member of Advertising team of VESA conference 2007: grade 11</p>

<p>Awards:
Best GPA at school : Grade 10
Best final exams record: Grade 10
First Prize at School's English Olympiad: Grade 10
Victoria scholarhship: grade 10 ( School's First class scholarship)</p>

<p>Leadership: Head of School's Youth Union:Grade 10</p>

<p>Post Graduate (PG) year at prep schools is usually for athletes to grow, mature and gain experience in their college scholarship sport. The most common exceptions are for service academy applicants who need to "beef-up" their academics to qualify for the U.S. Naval Academy or for the Air Force Academy.</p>

<p>That really isn't true that getting A's at Deerfield in a PG year means that you can write your ticket to any school. The PG year can help students, but if it was an easy back-door to the ivy's, everyone would do it! Just remember that at Deerfield probably 100 or more kids apply to each ivy, and they accept less than half of them. If you went to a less competitive school or local public school where only a few people applied, you might stand out more.</p>

<p>at the Big 5 i've been told that between 40-50% of the graduating class goes ivy...which means only those 8...im pretty sure that another amount of ppl go to top universities...</p>

<p>and i didnt say Deerfield was easy...thats exactly why most of them get in</p>

<p>If you are not a Division-I scholarship athlete in a sport trying to mature an extra year to preserve college eligibility, you need a very strong, convincing reason to be admitted as a PG-- in addition to good grades. Thinking that one PG year at a top prep school will get you into the ultra elite colleges and universities is incorrect. That and elite athletic talent will though. The service academies do, however, have certain approved prep schools for PG academic years, but these students are usually talented athletes as well, though not always.</p>

<p>I would take a PG year for golf as well. I want to play in college. Athletic maturity is another strong reason why I want to take a PG year.</p>

<p>Even if 40% of Deerfield students go to Ivy's, it is still considered by many to be HARDER to get into an Ivy from there than from your home school. It's not Deerfield itself that makes them get in there, it is the admissions selectivity. So, any of those Deerfield grads at any Ivy would have probably gotten in there whether they went to Deerfield or not. You have to ask yourself if you are that type of candidate. If you are not, then you have to ask yourself if you want to be in competition with those students for college admissions.</p>

<p>I know it's easier to get into selective colleges from a prep school than from our local hs. Our hs's profile is just not very strong. My son was pretty much a "B" student at his prep school (NMH....not even one of the super-competitive preps) and he got into all elite schools. No way that would have happened at our public school. Our public school might send one person a year to an Ivy (many more do apply) and that person better have 4.0, lots of AP's, and be strong in a select area (athlete, music, etc.) as well. My son's bs Ivy classmates did not have to be that perfect. I am sure it depends on the public school, but in our case, it is definitely better to go with a private school.</p>

<p>There are many prep schools that accept PG applicants who are just trying to increase academic readiness for competitive colleges. Deerfield is one of the most selective prep schools in the country, accepting slightly less than 20% of applicants each year from a stellar applicant pool. Consider asking why would such a high in-demand school accept a one year student. The student has to bring something highly desirable to Deerfield, and most often, if not always, it is athletic ability which allows that PG to immediately contribute to the Deerfield school community. Many other less selective and less in-demand prep schools have places and/or beds to fill. The best way to confirm this is to call Deerfield's admission office as I have done numerous times in the past decade. Things may have changed in the last 6 months.</p>