<p>Okay, so my SSAT score is a 2202, 94th percentile.
My EC's are:
Saxophone (made All-State Band)
Swimming
National Junior Honor Society
and (Language) Academic Games
oh and of course, I volunteer on a weekly basis, but I guess that corresponds with National Junior Honor Society.</p>
<p>oh and I have highly favorable recommendations.</p>
<p>What do you think? Im applying for 9th grade, btw.</p>
<p>BUMPPP!
oh and im hispanic, if that helps any.</p>
<p>-oh and ive gotten straight A's since fourth grade
-voted most musical in my school...idk if that matters</p>
<p>and Im gonna start track this year, but I didnt include it on my application because I thought that would be wrong, know what i mean?</p>
<p>Looks good...it helps that your hispanic.</p>
<p>Hah, did I talk to you from Yahoo Answers? I saw somebody like you, who played the sax .. well, anyways!</p>
<p>The same thing I said on YA : I think you're a qualified candidate, but with these elite schools you never know their mood and how generous they're feeling, right? The fact that you're Hispanic should help, though !</p>
<p>I think you're qualified, but you don't necessarily stand out (don't take this harshly, there are sooo many kids who are way under-qualified, i swear). have you won any awards or anything ?
haha, yeah, i think you stand a chance and the only thing you can do now is hope that your interview goes well and focus on your essay! i rewrite essays like, 20 times to make them perfect. time-consuming, but it works! :)</p>
<p>i already wrote all my essays and turned it in. i worked on it with an asian friend, so it was pretty good. rofl
and yea, i am from YA. thanks for the tip on the site!</p>
<p>and on the hispanic thing, it does help in situations like education and financial help. hooray for [reverse] discrimination!</p>
<p>I'd say just being hispanic is standing out to me...URM with good grades and good SSAT and some ECs, u stand a decent chance.</p>
<p>I think you have a good shot, I give tours periodically at Groton, so I've gotten to know the admissions pretty well. I would say you have just as good if not better a shot than a lot of people applying</p>
<p>being hispanic is definitely going to help you although you stand a pretty good chance with your grades and ecs alone. good luck!</p>
<p>thank you for your opinions :D</p>
<p>hmm frankly i think you not having as much EC's as others on this board is okay because of your financial situation. I mean others can afford 10 years of piano lessons, private tutors, and sports that cost a lot because of travel and fees.</p>
<p>I hope that the admission board does not put you in the same standards for privileged
people since they have tons of opportunities and the money to continue those hobbies</p>
<p>I am applying also! I think you have a good chance of being accepted. Where do you live (general area), because living somewhere that is not represented very well at Groton will help you.</p>
<p>Well, I live in South Florida. </p>
<p>and Senay, thanks for that. Honestly, I thought my EC's were a bit limited but I hope the admissions committee sees it the same way you do. I do the best with what i have and what my parents can provide for me. Hopefully it's enough.</p>
<p>yea seriously. i know appliers that have played soccer for ten years and go to california just to compete for a tournament and im, like, hope those other applicants who can't afford tickets to travel or even the fees to play a sport arent put to the same standards because they obviously cannot pursue that hobby since it cost that much</p>
<p>Umm not really...I've had to travel to 6 states for basketball and football....never paid a cent. The team usually deals with all that (Depending on the level). But most times if htey MAKE you go to california for a tournament then they are paying for it.</p>
<p>oh different here. u have to pay for everything. by fundraising, but who wants to fundraise thousands of dollars? ppl just usually ask parents to pay. not excluding gas, my bf had her parents drive her 10 hours for this soccer tournament in nevada or something</p>
<p>thats a lot of gas money..kinda. well it was a couple of months ago when gas prices was $4 a gallon</p>
<p>erm...no. like if i wanted to go to a better swimming league, i'd have to pay $250 a month. and my parents cannot afford that.</p>
<p>idk, whatever. i hope its enough to get in.</p>
<p>As a current Groton student, my strongest advice to you would be to give a great interview - all else aside, the interview can either break or make the deal for the admissions office. Groton does not place much emphasis on its swimming program - if you would like to focus on swimming I suggest you look at Lawrenceville or Deerfield. If swimming is only secondary to your academics, then Groton is the place for you.</p>