Post Graduate year?

Prep School Admissions
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<p>Sorry for posting it again on admissions, but I thought my questions are not limited to chances only. Any advice would be helpful!!!</p>

<p>I am a 15 year old senior from Asia. I was planning to apply to colleges in USA, but recently I found about PG year at a boarding school. I am thinking about applying to a boarding school because I think I might be too young for college and because I hope during another year at a high school in USA I can improve my SAT and SAT Subject Test scores and increase my chance of getting accepted at good colleges with good aids. What do you think? Also, as I am new to boarding schools, I don't know how hard it is to get into a boarding school. Can you please chance me? (Unfortunately, I need full financial aid)</p>

<p>SAT: 1900- 570 CR, 690 M, 640W (my first time, definitely sure it can be improved)
Subject tests: Have given Math 2, World history this December. Scores aren't out yet, but hoping for 750+ on Math 2. (Do boarding schools take subject tests into consideration?)
GPA: 4.0/4.0</p>

<p>Prizes:
Best student of school - 5 times
Scholarship to study at a private school
Global Debates competition winner
Various English Language Olympiads - silver, bronze medals</p>

<p>EC's:
Debate
Student council (Vice president)
Orphanage
Red Cross
Save the Children
and few other things</p>

<p>Not talented at sports, but interested in performing arts</p>

<p>Hook?: from a not-often-represented country in Asia (so far I haven't found any student from my country at boarding schools. not sure if it's a hook, though)</p>

<p>Schools: So far, I've considered Berkshire, Choate Rosemary, Deerfield, Holderness, Hotchkiss, Kent, Loomis Chaffee, Mercesburg, Peddie, Phillips Exeter and Taft.</p>

<p>So, what do you think? Should I apply to some of these schools? Should I also apply to colleges? Btw, will applying to the same college twice affect my chance of getting accepted? How often are 16 year-olds found at colleges? Do you think I will have a hard time if I enroll at 16? What do you think about post graduate year at a boarding school?
Please share your thoughts</p>

<p>Thank you =)</p>

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<p>Post graduates at boarding school are usually 18 or older. People your age are usually applying as freshman or sophmore. (Don’t mean to burst your bubble) Also, it’s getting kind of late in the admissions process so if you are applying you might want to make a descion whether you’re going to or not.</p>

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<p>Full FA
unlikely</p>

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<p>You would be a good candidate for a PG year because of your young age. Maybe not at one of the top schools, but you have a good mix on your list. The problem is the financial aid. Most boarding schools don’t give full scholarships—they might give a large amount of aid and have another organization (like ABC) pick up the rest, and the parents still pays something. On top of that, PGs get the least amount of aid, it seems, so chances of getting aid are not high.</p>