Should I apply or just give up?

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<p>I am an international applicant from Brazil. I am 15 yrs old and applying for 11th grade in Choate and Hotchkiss. My Brazilian school is private and one of the best in the country.</p>

<p>School: I don't know how to "translate" my grades, but my rank is 1/120. I also got the first place in the school's "college preparatory exam"</p>

<p>Extracurricular: Drama club (3 yrs); English course (7 years)(advanced diploma); Music classes (1yr). I also speak chinese (self-taught).</p>

<p>Athletics: Tennis classes (2yrs), I played in a competition, and proudly got the last place. Sorry coach!</p>

<p>Work experience: 100+hrs working in my uncle's accounting firm; 100+hrs of voluntary work in a Ngo that promotes animals rights. </p>

<p>SSATs: I'll still take them, but the practice questions sound very easy.
Toefl: Will take it in November...</p>

<p>I thought I was a good applicant before logging into CC. Now, I'm almost giving up.
I'm great academically, but I don't have anything more, I mean, most kids in my class just drink and smoke all day, I think teaching myself chinese was already an incredible act.</p>

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<p>So, do I stand a chance?
If I don’t, which safety school should I apply for?</p>

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<p>Apply. Don’t take the self-reported statistics on CC too seriously. </p>

<p>Any applicant should apply to a range of schools, if he wants to improve his chances of attending a boarding school.</p>

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<p>Periwinkle is right. Besides, you<code>ll never know if you don</code>t try.</p>

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<p>just apply. It won’t hurt to try and wait for the decision in march. I don’t think I will be able to get into a top boarding school, but I’m just applying anyways. decisions are unpredictable, maybe they’ll be interested in you. I’m also international and applying for choate and other top schools. I have 1 safety school.</p>

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<p>Never give up on anything before you even try! You seem to be fine, considering you rank at a school that prestigious, and that you’re international. (Choate looks a lot for diversity)</p>

<p>And don’t worry about what other people say on CC. People on CC are crazy impressive. Just the fact that you’re looking on this website says that you’re doing a lot more than many other applicants. (I personally didn’t even know about CC until I got into Choate, and neither did many of my classmates.)</p>

<p>I’ve seen A LOT of applicants with a lot less to brag about when I give tours at Choate. You really don’t have much to be worried about. Roll your dice and see where your luck gets you!</p>

<p>And if you have any specific questions (about Choate), feel free to ask me. I’m a current Choate student and have been for three years.</p>