Hello,
I was just wandering how tough it is to get into Exeter. Do they only care about grades, or do they also look at the person’s personality and extracurricular work? I am going to apply next year for grade 10. Currently, I am in grade 8. My grades are higher than average (Mostly 6-7 IBMYP) and I am in the Honour Roll, but what makes me stand out is all the extracurricular work that I have done. I am currently a middle school president. I have inducted ideas like: Internet Safety Day, Accelerated Reader, Accelerated Math and the Duke Of Nottingham’s International Award into the curriculum. I am also a leader of my school’s Eco Schools club. I have inducted ideas like: Recycling Machines, Compost Bins, Hour Of Saving (We would turn all the AC machines and lights off for one hour everyday) and helped my school achieve the official green flag! I have participated in numerous school plays including: Shrek The Musical, Hotel Escargot, Under The Sea and Murder’s In The Heir. In all I was one of the main characters. I have my own advanced band and we perform at least once a month. I am also a member of the school orchestra, we are one of the best orchestras in all of United Arab Emirates (where I live right now) and have performed on Bill Clinton’s birthdays twice! The subject I am most passionate about is Computer Science. I learned programming myself (Java, Javascript, C, C++ and Python) and I have even designed an app for Hydration and Diet consulting. It is very popular at my school and is even used as an educational tool by my school’s PE teachers. The last thing I would like to note, is that I am a self published author with my book “The Digger” available on all E-book services and can be order as print from my Indie publishing partner. I think I am a great author, because I won numerous notable competitions like the Disney Young Writers Competition.
Do you think I have a chance with all these academics?
PS. I know that the SSAT is very important, but I am still waiting for the exact date and will hopefully take it in June.
Wrong forum. Suggest to post this to chances in the Prep School forums