Please Recommend Schools, Applying to 11th Grade

Prep School Admissions Prep School Chances
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DEMOGRAPHICS
Race: African (Born in America)
Gender: Male
Payment: Aid
Fall 2018 Grade: 10th
School: Southeastern Fairfax County
Religion: Roman Catholic

ACADEMIC
GPA (Unweighted/Weighted): 3.967/4.244
10th Grade Math class: Algebra 2/Trig
Tests
SSAT (Apr 2017): 716 Verbal / 722 Quantitiative / 707 Reading / 2145 Total
SSAT (Jan 2018): 755 V / 770 Q / 683 R / 2208 T
ISEE (Jan 2018): 910 V / 911 R / 917 Q / 924 Math / 3662 T
PSAT (Oct 2017): 530 Reading/Writing / 670 M / 1200 T

EXTRACURRICULAR:
Cross-Country/Track (Varsity Letter Spring 2018)
Debate Team
Class of 2021 Senator
240 Volunteer Hours (All same place, Summer 2017)

APPLICATION HISTORY
8th to 9th Grade
Eaglebrook: Accepted, but wasn’t offered enough financial aid
TJHSST (Old format): Went to the second round (barely), underperformed in timed essay + paragraph questions

9th to 10th Grade
Andover: Rejected
Choate: Waitlisted, rejected
Exeter: Waitlisted, rejected
Lawrence (Groton, MA): Waitlisted, rejected
TJHSST: Reading/writing PSAT score too low, not allowed to advance

SCHOOL PREFERENCE
I’m not that picky, but obviously, I’m not going to a girl’s or Islamic school. I don’t want a place that’s ridiculously small or large, but I wouldn’t mind a place with a relatively low or medium student body. Since I’m applying for financial aid, I’ll need a place that’s generous and/or not too expensive.

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St. Mark’s School, Mercersburg, Millbrook, Governor’s, Gunnery?

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I’d add George School to the list above. Very different vibe from the schools you applied to last time, but I think there might be some nice fits with your interests. They are known for generous FA.

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I suggest that you apply to more schools than you have before so that you have a higher chance of going to a boarding school especially because junior year admissions are slim.

You also stated that you are Roman Catholic so local private, Catholic schools can be a good option for you.

Some other boarding schools include:

  • Brooks School
  • Concord Academy
  • Peddie School (Merit Scholarship opportunities)
  • Suffield Academy
  • George School
  • Kent School

You can find more that suits your interests/needs on the Boarding School Review site.
Good luck with your application!