PLEASE PLEASE CHANCE ME for PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY

<p>Hello, I am a 15 year old girl of Indian descent, who is extremely interested in matriculating at Phillips Exeter. For some reason, the Harkness table and other things about PEA really clicked with my personality and learning scope. I am from a budding school in New England that has only been around for 6ish years, if I stay, I would be in the fifth graduating class.</p>

<p>I am in tenth grade, I am looking to apply for 11th grade (upper) at PEA.</p>

<p>9th --> Grades: (all A range)
Advanced (higher than Honors in my school) Algebra II and Trigonometry : A-
Honors Biology: A+
Honors English: A+
Honors History: A+
Honors Geometry: A
Honors Philosophy: A+
Drawing and Painting<em>: A+
C Programming</em>: A-
Latin III*: A
P.E.: A+
*only offered in CP</p>

<p>10th Grade: (classes I am taking)
French I&II*
CAD/Web Programming*
AP Biology
Honors Chemistry
Honors ELA/Lit
AP European History
Advanced Precalculus and Beginning Calc
P.E.</p>

<p>I am also self studying AP Psychology.</p>

<p>SAT: (took for CTY)
I don't remember my exact scores except for math.
7th grade: 630
8th grade: 750
Taking Bio SAT in spring.
Is that good enough? Worried a lot.</p>

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<p>Other:</p>

<p>Leadership:
-Captain of NOSB Oceanography Bowl that will compete at MIT
-President and Founder of Green Energy Club (extremely passionate about the earth)
-Captain of Middle School Science Bowl that competed at UCONN
-Captain of High School Science Team</p>

<p>Community Service:
-Library (10 hours)
-Two summers ago, I spent 40 hours helping out at an orphanage in India.</p>

<p>Passions/Awards:</p>

<p>-Languages: I am fluent in English, Tamil, and Telugu. I took 5 years of Latin, am taking my third year of French, have been self-studying Korean for two years...can read, write and understand a lot. I realllly love languages a lot, so that is a feature I LOVE about PEA. I blog about languages as well.</p>

<p>-Art/Writing: I love art and have proven myself a lot. I maintain a blog that has my art and writing on it. I also have won numerous awards. I won the state Peace Poster Contest by Lions Club. I have gotten 1st in the town for various categories for many years (Painting, Mixed Media, Drawing). I won a Gold Key in Painting from the Boston Globe Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and my painting was featured in a New York Art Gallery. I have given art lessons as well before. I really love writing, and that's why I maintain a blog. I have won Writer of the Month various times in middle school, and also I won first pla1ce in the Senior Essay Bee by North South Foundation and was invited to Nationals.</p>

<p>Science:
-Captain of various Science related things (above).
-2nd place in state science bee by North South Foundation, was invited to nationals.
-Semifinalist at state middle school science bowl at UCONN.
-2 year consecutive Anatomy (1st place) gold medalist in State Science Olympiad. In science olympiad state level, I have gotten 6th place in Write it Do it, 2nd place in Solar System, and 4th place in Microbe Mission as well.
-Interned at Tufts University over the summer (5+ weeks; 100+ hours).
-Interned at Boston University two summers ago.
-Did a 2 week internship at an OBGYN's office and talked and interacted with patients and learned a lot. (Can probably get a letter of rec.)</p>

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<p>Other:
-Speech and Debate Team (5 years)
-Varsity Math Team (2 years), got into Varsity as a freshman. Have gotten perfect score in regional math competition. Part of the elite team of 5 that won the state math championship.
-Science Team (5 years)
-National Mythology Exam - Gold Medal for past two years and Silver this year.
-National Medusa Exam - Corona Olivae
-National Etymology Exam - Gold Medal
-Piano (6ish years)
-I work as an instructor at Kumon (1 year)</p>

<p>Recs:
-AP Euro teacher
-AP Bio teacher</p>

<h2>-Doctor I interned under</h2>

<p>I realllly want to go to PEA. I'm not doing it because of its name or prestige, I just love the school. It really fits with my personality and I am extremely passionate about it; thinking about it all day. Please give me criticism and advice, but don't mock my passion. Thanks so much :)</p>

<p>You should have a chance, even though requests of that type are best handled in “Prep school chances” boards.</p>

<p>Thanks so much. Is there a link to that I could go to? Also, could you give me more detailed feedback?</p>

<p>[Prep</a> School Chances - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-chances/]Prep”>Prep School Chances - College Confidential Forums)</p>

<p>However, I’m no expert in prep school chancing so I can’t help you much.</p>

<p>Wow 0_O </p>

<p>Have you started writing essays?
Are you applying to some other schools as well?
Are you applying for FA?</p>

<p>You must be very smart! :D</p>

<p>Did you end up getting in? I am applying for my 11th grade year with pretty similar credentials.</p>

<p>Wow, I think you have an amazing chance at getting in. I recently got a 5 year scholarship to the top school in my province but I’m considering applying to Exeter for grade 9 just because of the atmosphere and style of learning. The only thing I would say is to keep a few interests to excel in and be serious about, it’s much more appealing to admissions teams to see someone who is interested in writing and biology and focuses on that. Good luck, you really deserve it!</p>