<p>I am applying for Exeter's 11th grade. I am currently in the 10th grade. I received a score of 213 on my PSAT, which I have submitted. Most people on here post their percentiles on their SSAT, which is compared to other people seeking secondary school admission. How would 213 on the PSAT place vs ssat takers, percentile-wise?</p>
<p>My second point, is to ask whether I actually have a chance at Exeter? I am by no means a perfect student.
1. I'm an asian male from California. Oops.
2. I scheduled an on-campus interview, and it seemed to go well. The lady sounded very impressed and talked with me extensively. However, she is probably nice to everybody as she does this for a living, so it is hard to judge her sincerity.
3. My grades are alright. I'm in honors classes, and get A's, with a B very infrequently.
4. I am applying because I was contacted by Exeter admissions regarding my participation in math competitions. I'm good at math competitions, but by no means good enough to excel on the Exeter math team. I'm also the author of a publication in a mathematics journal. Might be good to have that.
5. Yet another thing that is not the best. I'm an asian boy from the bay area who does math and plays violin. Whoops. Anyways, I've been playing for 11 years, and I've won competitions, and participated in orchestras within and outside of school. So I'm good at violin, but unfortunately that also means I'm incredibly generic.
6. I participated in sports at school this year for the first time. Doesn't exactly fill up the "sports" bucket, but at least it isn't empty.<br>
7. I am not applying for financial aid.<br>
8. My parents went to very good universities. Probably doesn't help too much, but might make a little difference.
9. My teachers are pretty nice. They may or may not write great stuff, but they most likely won't write horrible stuff.
10. I do a lot of community service, both within my community and abroad.
11. I am applying to Exeter exclusively.</p>
<p>I think in the end, I come out as above average, but incredibly generic. I'm giving myself an estimate of about 1/3 chance of admission. What do you guys think?</p>