<p>Exactly... and that is why I would encourage Prepyhopeful to do her best and if she does not succeed this year.. try again.. </p>
<p>There is no way that any kid can fail by trying... failure is to be intimidated by the process and not apply at all</p>
<p>Dear ALiJ, as you propably read, I live int the town of Groton Msaaschusetts, an know a lot about the school. I think your daughter has a great chance! Unfourtuanelty, from what I hear of your daughter, I don't think she will enjoy going to Groton as much as any of the other schools you are applying to. The same goes for Concord, and other small schools you mentioned. They are great schools, but for someone from so far away, she might feel "trapped" much more at smaller schools then big. That is just my opinion.</p>
<p>I always see people from groton traveling with there same "click" And they are small. Larger schools seem to be more "free" and are less clickish, which I think is important for someone so far away from her family.</p>
<p>I worry about this for myself at Groton, and I will only be a day student.</p>
<p>Dear ALiJ, I'm a male!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>from,
Prepyhopeful924</p>
<p>Oh ya, thanks for the encouragement. I sure you're daughter will do fine!</p>
<p>I do agree that it's always worth it to try, but to try with your eyes wide open and proper research. What worried me about prepyhopeful is the mistaken notions that these schools don't have enough public school applicants and that most public school applicants need aid. Simply untrue.</p>
<p>Does any one have any ideas on how I can improve my application?</p>
<p>I would really appreciate you're help.</p>
<p>As I said before, I am applying to AESD, Groton, Middlesex, Brooks and St. Mark's. My stats are on the first page of this post.</p>
<p>My favorite is SPS. It's amazing, and my interviewer told my mom "I was absolutely amazing" and I have "incredible interest!" Did he just say that to be nice, he really seemed to like me.</p>
<p>No, I know they have enough public school applicants, I;m just saying that the low SSAT scores come from somewhere, and they don't many private school kids with low scores. As far as finacial aid goes public school kids, This is pretty true in my opinon. </p>
<p>Example, SPS has the same rate of kids on fianacial iad as kids from public school. Of course there is flucuation, but not an extravagant amount.</p>
<p>Also, I feal I am very well researched, considering I'm a kid with no one in their family who has done this, and that I took the inititive to look for websites like this.</p>
<p>What Does URM stand for? Everyone in this post seems to use this achronim.</p>
<p>It stands for Under-Represented Minority, which basically means any minority who is not Asian.</p>
<p>Seriously: are you joking? Are you a troll?
You may "feal" that you're very well researched, but you're not. I keep my ground; you're dangerously uninformed.</p>
<p>Ok blairt, if I am so uninformed give some facts on why you believe so. Don't just sit there saying "you're so uninformed." </p>
<p>If you can PROVE you're argument then fine, but as of now you have given no facts!</p>
<p>I just gave an example in one of my last two posts, and there are many more like it.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity What school do you go to? Do you enjoy it.</p>
<p>you have to realize that almost all of the public schools that apply have high ssat scores and many amazing EC's and other outstanding achievements. It's horrible how you said coming from a public school only allows you to study. well, if you only study, then you're rejected.</p>
<p>the low ssat scores come from RECRUITED ATHLETES, MINORITIES, BAGPIPE PRODIGIES, CELEBRITY'S CHILDREN, AND VERY WEALTHY 4TH GENERATION LEGACIES. NOT white kids from non-feeder school in MA w/ no legacy or prodigious talent or amazing life story.</p>
<p>Oh Ya, thanks for the info tommeister.</p>
<p>Blairt could say it in a nicer way, but I'd have to agree that you have the facts wrong. Some of the biggest feeder schools to traditional preps are public schools in rich towns like Scarsdale NY, Greenwich CT, Weston MA, etc. Also prepy, I sincerely hope you had your application well proofed because you have a way to go to reach SPS writing standards.</p>
<p>AliJ, I wouldn't count on an essay making up for a 71 SSAT. There are pleanty of Pakistani Americans at the top schools and they are considered in the ORM Asian pool. If she is not an athlete, legacy or prodigy, all of those schools are big reaches. I also don't think random letters from someone powerful in your country but unconnected to the schools will do a thing. I agree with the advice to add easier to get into schools. There are many great schools that will give her a great HS experience.</p>
<p>"Also prepy, I sincerely hope you had your application well proofed because you have a way to go to reach SPS writing standards."
couldn't agree more</p>
<p>Well, I def. agree on the writing proficiency, but having someone proofing it is immoral and against the rules (esp. by St. Paul's standards).</p>
<p>Even if you did have it proofed, you would struggle very, very much (if not completely fail) at BS if you don't know how to spell "feel".</p>
<p>I think a spell/grammer check is allowed.</p>
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<p>So, I hope you didn't have your work edited.</p>
<p>Ok MSU what you said is fair. But what ever happened to diversaty, some people's mom works and have divorced parents who can't take them to elite Dram programs in florida durn the summer, and can't afford to send them to the Andover summer program. Also, I make the best of the life I have and do lost of activities. My mom does not get home until 7:00 p.m. or later and I either do activities and spend fouir hours at my schools after school care program with a bunch of 5 year old, which I do, or come and sit home reading about prep schools. I would hope that admissions commities at these schools realize this fact of the average, well a little above average, working family!!!</p>
<p>As for blairt, that is not a fact, but an opinion, although a common one that makes sence, Find some figures of addmisions from schools that support this. All facts can be interpreted to your side, so this shouldn't be that hard for someone so researched! And Blairt, where do you go to school and what are your stats? There are so many people that are legacies with high SSAT scores and low SSAT scores, their would be no other kids at these schools if that's what they look for. Allthough I know this is posssible, I doubt the admission commities at BS are that shalow.</p>
<p>Also, I still not saying I think I will get in to AESD.</p>