Shall I apply to bs

In one of your other threads you said your parents don’t want to pay for prep school. Does that mean that they earn enough that the schools might expect them to pay? Prep schools and colleges are similar in that respect. They don’t offer aid just because parents won’t pay.

Aren’t you at a top school in Hong Kong? A US prep school won’t get you into MIT. If that’s all you’re hoping to get out of attending a BS it might not be worth the effort. Fee waivers are income based. If your parents aren’t low income you probably won’t get any waivers. Good luck though.

whatever is in your best interest

@emmaxiang, i agree! If you really want to do it, there’s no hurt in trying!

@NoJumpJustHum - I think people on these threads have overlooked the basic issue with your potential application, if I understood what you have posted in one of your threads correctly. Do you really, as an 8th grader, have a legitimate shot at representing China in the IMO this year or next?

If that is the case, I urge you to send emails to Po Shen Loh at Carnegie Mellon and Zumin Feng at Exeter, and explain your situation. Believe me the “rules” that posters on here have been talking about do not necessarily apply.

Best of luck!

@SatchelSF I am too young (those kids who are chosen to represent China are mostly 17-19yearolds). But I am the 2nd runner-up of the national math Olympiad comp (for a few times) and the champ (=gold) of the national science comp. I do not have tax forms to apply for financial aid or the student visa. I don’t anticipate the ambassador would ratify a broke kids student visa app. (For this sake most of the International students are rich kids)