<p>Hi I am current 8th grader and am looking to go to Deerfield Academy for High School. I know Deerfield is an elite boarding school and I was wondering if I had the grades that would give me a good chance for getting into Deerfield Academy. I have A's pretty much all over except for a couple B+'s. The worst grade I have ever gotten is a C+ in math and on a math final that was worth 10% of my final grade. I speak Mandarin pretty well and I am going to do Geometry in 8th grade. I also play tennis competitively and I am USTA ranked. I will not be applying for financial aid. Thank you so much for your help.</p>
<p>King, once you meet the threshhold for grades and SSAT scores, you’ll need some “extras,” to get in, like legacy? geographic diversity? and any hook?</p>
<p>@redblue, OP said he/she is a USTA ranked tennis player</p>
<p>@G
USTA ranking will only help if they need a tennis player his year.
When DS applied, Andover already had 3 sprinters, and coach’s reply was, “already have 3 and don’t need a fourth, what else you got?” Unfortunately at the time, we didn’t know he had other hidden Track & Field talents, which had not yet surfaced. Tennis anyone?</p>