<p>Applying for grade 10 at Phillips Academy Andover.</p>
<p>SSAT Scores:
Verbal - 800 (99)
Math - 800 (99)
Reading - 749 (97)</p>
<p>A to A+ in all subjects.
Highest possible math class for my grade (there are four groups).</p>
<p>Play the trumpet and the drums. Self-taught (but not very good at) the piano.
I'm on the local club's baseball team. I'm not bad but nothing to brag about, really.</p>
<p>Pretty much fluent in French after two years of study. Been studying Japanese at the normal level for my grade.</p>
<p>The thing that might keep me out is my willingness to actually go. I am a little hesitant about whether I really want to go to Phillips Academy and that may or may not show up in my short answers / essay. Also, at the rate I'm going it is very possible that my application will not make it in before the recommended deadline (Feb 1). I would like to know how much weight the admissions council places on SSAT scores, recommendations, grades, and the essay.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>