<p>I want a challenging senior year because public school offers too little. I have prodigious memory (memorized all the Barron's SAT vocabulary in one afternoon at my cousin's birthday) and have the highest junior average in my school even though I'm taking the most rigorous courses.I want to become an engineer (Electrical, Aerospace, or Computer). I have a 22X PSAT score and an excellent transcript (with a few bad grades, but they were because of my Asperger's). If I should apply, which is better for the sciences or better overall? Thank you.</p>
<p>Applying LATE to Exeter + Andover, for SENIOR year, your chance is 0.000x%. Even if you apply regular next year as a repeat senior, the chance is higher (about 0.00x%) but still very slim.</p>
<p>can someone confirm?</p>
<p>Are you good enough at a sport to be recruited? You can apply for PG year next year.</p>
<p>I’m going to agree with the above poster here. At any school getting entrance for senior year is near impossible because by then most people have decided to stay so spaces don’t really open up. Applying late pretty much guarantees you a denial or waitlist at best. Since Andover and Exeter are two of the most sought after schools, entrance for senior year is some of the fiercest competition. I would suggest reapplying next year as a repeat so you don’t have to rush your application. Also I would suggest broadening the list of schools you apply to just so you have a wide range.</p>
<p>If you wish to go back 2 years, applying regular for junior year next year is not so impossible, but it’s still extremely hard to get in.</p>
<p>One year seniors at PEA/PA bring much more than academics to the table–usually excellence in an EC, most esp athletics. You haven’t mentioned it–and given that you have mentioned other things I doubt it was merely an oversight–but you are not an math or comp sci Olympiad gold medalist are you? Or someone who has done very well in Intel (and might win it this coming year)?</p>
<p>If not while no one can say with certainty, I would say that you don’t present the profile that PEA/PA looks for in a one year senior/PG. </p>
<p>If you feel yourself not ready for university, then by all means take a gap year–indeed, you can apply during that year if you want your entire senior transcript to count. Do something that enhances your portfolio (just do NOT enroll in a college or university-- if you do you may be considered a transfer applicant --a very bad position to be in…)-- work, do research, volunteer, travel–all of these are great both as personal growth opportunities and to make you an interesting candidate for college–more than a second senior year would be in your case.</p>
<p>@etondad: what’s wrong with being a transfer applicant?? Many students have successfully transferred to Stanford and the likes from less selective schools.</p>
<p>I have a close friend of the family who is finishing a PG year at Exeter. He is a solid student but not straight A’s but he was an All-american wrestler and all-conference football player which I am sure was one of his hooks. Like Etonad mentioned unless you have a special/unique hook that Exeter or Andover find interesting, I think it is very challenging to be admitted.</p>
<p>The percentage accepted for transfer is quite markedly less than accepted into the incoming freshman classes at selective universities. That’s all.</p>
<p>Nope, you would make a competitive regular applicant to 9/10 grades, but probably not strong enough “hooks” to get admitted senior year, unless for some odd reason 20 Exeter juniors decide to drop out by the end of this year.</p>
<p>Not really–sorry to say-- you seem like a strong candidate for admission to a college but the one year senior year is a very different animal–both the student and the school are “using” each other-- the school gets a starting quarterback and the student gets prepped for admission to a top LAC or university.</p>
<p>So to put it crassly-- what do you have that the school needs?</p>
<p>ok ty thread closed</p>
<p>Slushy - you are better off looking at early college programs - ones where student finish high school while completing college courses. if your stats are good, you may have a better shot at those. EtonDad is right - senior slots are extremely rare at any school and usually reserved for students who have some extraordinary talent that enhances the school.</p>
<p>Why? Because having an Exeter diploma, for example (but it applies to just about any school) is meant to indicate you got an Exeter education over several years, not just the last one.</p>
<p>Also, because the college counselors are starting to work with students during Junior year. To get applications done on time, you’d need recommendations from your “current” school and that would be the boarding school that hardly knows you.</p>
<p>So it’s not unheard of, but the number of students who enter at Senior year is infinitessimally small. As stated above, statistically rounded to 0%</p>
<p>Sorry to have to give bad news. But if you’ve got an outstanding asset (Olympic athlete, wealthy enough to donate a few buildings, etc.) you can give it a shot. Otherwise - start shooting for colleges where you can distinguish yourself.</p>
<p>I think you can try applying to other school other than Andover and Exeter. There are many many more school. Extend your search to other school that have rolling application and is more willing to accept you. You can finish senior year and then apply as a post-graduate. Or you can apply as a repeat.</p>