<p>I'm in ninth grade and was thinking about applying to Exeter and Andover again this year. I applied last year but got rejected. I was wondering if there are any complications of applying for a repeat year. Will I be placed in the same pool as the rest of the applicants for 9th grade?</p>
<p>I go to a private school and I will be applying for financial aid. Between applying for 10th grade or 9th grade, which will give me the better chance?? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I can’t think of anybody at Exeter who has repeated ninth grade, but maybe they just don’t advertise that fact. I think that most people who are rejected from E/A for 9th grade apply for 10th grade the next year.</p>
<p>First, I’ve no clue about how either Exeter or Andover views repeat 9th graders. What I know from other schools, though, is that unless you’re an outstanding athlete or musician and can fill a particular need the school has, applying as a repeat 9th grader gives you a MUCH better chance than applying as a 10th grader . . . especially if you need financial aid.</p>
<p>If you apply as a repeat 9th grader, you’ll be put in the same pool as all other 9th grade applicants - and you’ll have the same shot as any of them.</p>
<p>If you apply as a 10th grader, the odds of acceptance are, in theory, the same . . . but the school is more likely to give its limited financial aid funds to 10th grade applicant who, like I said, fills a particular need - the opening on the football team or whatever.</p>
<p>Honestly, if you really want to go to boarding school and need financial aid, I can’t for the life of me imagine why you’d limit yourself to Exeter and Andover. The reality is that you stand a really good chance of not getting into either of them. My advice would be to broaden your search, apply to several schools, and stick with 9th grade if possible.</p>
<p>But if all you want is Exeter or Andover, well, I wish you the best of luck!</p>