<p>Phillips Exeter Academy?
Hello there,
This is my first post on this website, so bear with me on my lack of knowing anything about this site.
I am currently applying to the Phillips Exeter academy, and I am wondering, like many others, what are my chances.
I am applying to the 10th grade, and I live in New Jersey. I am half white/ half African(not African AMERICAN, African from the country of Africa.)
I have very good grades, all A's and the occasional B in more difficult classes. I am in the highest classes for my year. I most likely got good recommendations from my English Teacher, being as we have a very close relationship, and O.K recommendations on my Honors Geometry teacher, seeing as I get B's in her class, but try very hard. I speak French, and live in a weird environment. Being as my dad and mom are divorced, my dad lives a very american lifestyle, while my mom is more traditionally african.
I have a great interest in art, I work with digital art and post on a website here... Mocheh</a> on deviantART
On my SSAT i had an 86 percentile, mostly because my Math was mediocre, while my two other subjects were in the high 90's.
I felt very confident in my interviews and told them most of what I told you.
So, what do you think my chances are to be accepted?</p>
<p>EDIT: I am also in the swim team, and key club (community club)</p>
<p>this is a repost, I put the origional in the wrong category</p>
<p>i have no idea if you will make it or not.
but good luck.
maybe i will see you at PEA in the future, for i am applying there as well.</p>
<p>Ah, I saw your thread before! You look like you have a really good chance to get in!
Good luck!</p>
<p>thank you.
and it is always a good thing to be diverse in nationality, so im sure that will be a plus for you! well good luck!</p>
<p>So, when you told the interviewer that you are "from the country of Africa" did they look confused?</p>
<p>oh, and what do you mean by (...a chance in hell), do you think its a bad school? you dont have a chance?</p>
<p>Haha, two typos. The continent of Africa... the country of Mali
I love Exeter, its a great school.
And Its from... wow, I don't have a chance in hell...?</p>
<p>Prodigy,
Of course you have a chance! Don't be so down on yourself =). That's all I can really say though, any more and we would be in the realm of imagination land. Good luck!</p>
<p>bumps for help again.</p>
<p>although most of us aren't really qualified to judge, i'd say you've got a good chance. don't think about it too much, march 10th comes really quick if you don't think about it</p>
<p>Oh thanks, I can't really take too much time to think about it now because of Midterms</p>
<p>It's funny how a kid can look pretty good in terms of grades and SSATs but doesn't know that Africa is not a country.</p>
<p>charpmike35, if you'd read the rest of this thread, you'd see that he already corrected himself. He simply left out 'Mali.' Don't tell me you've never made a typographical error before.</p>
<p>Ah! Someone to defend my type-ohs! cries**</p>
<p>You're welcome. Sometimes I can't believe what I read in the chances forum.</p>
<p>Bumps one last time for help...</p>