<p>My brother will applying this winter for admission into Grade 11 at these schools:</p>
<p>Exeter
Andover
Choate
Lawrenceville
Deerfield
Hotchkiss</p>
<p>How competitive is it get into these schools at Gr11 relative to applying for admission for Gr9?
How generous are the financial aid awards?
Is there anything you would recommend my brother do this summer, to boost his chances for admission?</p>
<p>Thanks,
TT</p>
<p>You mean January 2008?</p>
<p>Yes, in Jan 2008...</p>
<p>Wow...nice list...i really suggest a backup school with median SSAT scores >78% because these schools all have acceptance rates less than 25 percent. THeres a large chance that your brother will be WL/rejected to all of these schools. I dont know anything about Financial aid. Applying for gr 11 is much much much harder than gr 9 because they can only maybe accept 5-20 gr .11s. I applied this year as a gr11 to 3 of the schools on your brothers list and got rejected by all of them. This summer....research alot more schools.....because by the looks of it....it looks like you just looked at the Ten Schools Admissions. Look at the ISL schools and schools in cali. If he's weak in the Extra curriculars....pick some up in the summer.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply. Do these schools accept the PSAT in lieu of SSAT?
And we live in California..so, there are definitely some schools in CA we are looking at ..like Harker...also, he is looking at this school United World College (in either NM or England)...
His extracurriculars include:
( he's currently in the 9th grade).
All A's so far (except for a B in metal welding..which is a useless class, as it is).
Fluent in four languages..learning the fifth..plans to start on a 6th during summer.
Studied for some years at an international British school in India..have experiences living in Nepal...Moved to CA in 2004..skipped the 7th grade.
Science Club (participated in the Science Bowl @ Stanford 07)
CSF (an honors society)
Quarterback (JV Football)
JV Tennis
Soccer team (previous school).
Plans to take college classes (esp. math) and volunteer @ the library or the hospital this summer</p>
<p>woaw...all u need is a 80+ ssat....and id say it wud be a very excellent applicant to all these top notch schools.
United World colleges....i dont know much but i do know thier IB....IB pretty cool...im in a pre-ib programme right now but there arent very many good courses that are in IB. My thoughts of IB are pretty mixed...</p>
<p>If your brother decides that he has his heart set on boarding schools, he should apply to a broader group of schools. Despite all his outstanding qualifications, he might not be accepted at these schools although he certainly has a chance.</p>
<p>Looking at the stats for applying to 11th grade, between the schools mentioned, there are probably a combined 100 slots that he is applying for. If you search for 11th grade in this forum, you will find very few non-varsity athletes start in 11th grade.</p>
<p>I'm gonna throw out what may seem to be an absurd suggestion... Try having him repeat 10th grade. For all practical purposes, the only course he will have to "repeat" is 10th grade English. Math, languages, sciences, etc. are all assigned based upon incoming transcripts. And already being ahead 1 year will put him in with kids more of his age. And the acceptance chances (although not guaranteed by any manner) are astronomically better.</p>
<p>Wait, isn't he currantly in ninth grade? Why would he be skipping a year, especially if he's already skipped one, tentash?</p>
<p>"Exeter
Andover
Choate
Lawrenceville
Deerfield
Hotchkiss"</p>
<p>LOL hey why dont u add SPS and milton too...gotta love the list</p>
<p>Yes..He is currently in the 9th grade..will be in the 10th grade this fall...so, if he is to apply for admission this winter (during his 10th grade)...he will have to apply for the 11th...</p>
<p>TT,</p>
<p>He actually can apply to repeat 10th grade and there is no shame in doing so, especially given his age. And if his athletics ECs start showing promise, 3 years at a BS will be beneficial, as his body catches up to his peers.</p>
<p>I posted a message earlier today to Blairt in another thread that might be interesting for you to read as well. She was admitted as a 11th grader to Exeter for next year and was asking if she should complete all the technical requirements to graduate this year from her home public school (she is very advanced in her course taking). I advised against it as there is no race to finish HS and what you accomplish there is more important than how fast you do it.</p>
<p>I think the same can be said for your brother. In fact the willingness to repeat 10th grade can very well be read as a respect for the school were he is applying.</p>
<p>Apply as repeat 10th grader.
As great as your brother seems, its still really hard to be accepted as a 11th grader.
I got rejected by and waitlisted at milton. My list was a little similiar to his.</p>
<p>"he actually can apply to repeat 10th grade and there is no shame in doing so"</p>
<p>Very true. More than half my class are repeats..it's ridiculous. I am born in january 1989, supposed to be the beginning of the birth year for the typical class of 2007, but when i search the school directory, I am one of the youngest in my class....some 11th graders are older than i m (i am a senior)..i wish i repeated</p>