What are my chances for these boarding schools?

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What are my chances?
Hello, I am a current 8th grader applying to the following schools:
Phillips Andover Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy
Choate Rosemary Hall
Lawrence ville
Hotchkiss
Middlesex
I just took SSATS and i got in the 85th percentile, I didn’t do that well but I will be taking the test again this week and hopefully I can get a better score.
My interviews all went really well but I think Choate and Exeter went the best.

About myself:
I play golf and piano. (I have 2 competition awards for piano)
At school I am apart of debate club, battle of the books, band (president), jazz band, and the school council program.
Also in band I play the flute and saxophone.
I am also fluent in both Korean and English.
If this makes a difference, I am 100% Korean.

Grades:
French - 100%
Computer Applications - 100%
Math - 95%
Social Studies - 100%
Science - 99%
English - 98%
I am also proud of myself to say I have never gotten anything lower than an A in all of my academic careers.

I am in the midst of writing and finishing most of my essays and I really just put my honest self into all of it and hopefully it shows through.

Thank you so much for reading all of this and helping me out :slight_smile:

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Unless you’re a legacy at one of these schools, an 85th percentile on the SSAT is on the low-end for all of the schools you listed, except maybe Lawrenceville. You’d have a better shot with a mid/high 90th percentile. Otherwise, most other candidates will have straight As in their previous transcripts as well, so you need something to stand out. I would play up your leadership as the president of band in your profile as one option, but otherwise I’m not seeing a big hook.

If you’re paying sticker price, that would help your candidacy.

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It will help if you are full pay, recruited athlete, or are from North Dakota, mid-west or west coast or South. There are so many factors outside your grades and SSAT scores that you will want to broaden your search.