I am a reasonable student at school in grade 8 looking to apply for some US prep schools for 10th grade (e.g. Hotchkiss, Loomis Chaffe, Choate etc). I am an international student, so I will be boarding. My grades in school are quite good (I do MYP currently and we are graded on a scale of 1-7). I haven’t done the SSATs yet, but will do them in September, December and January and am hoping for a 95th percentile score. I also won’t be applying for financial aid.
Past Report:
English: 7/7
Humanities: 7/7
Science: 7/7
Math: 7/7
Chinese: 6/7
Chinese Humanities: 7/7
PE: 6/7
Drama: 7/7
Design Tech: 7/7
Visual Arts: 7/7
Overall Average: 6.8/7 (97%)
I am also usually top 5% or 10% in my grade.
Extra Curriculars:
Netball (4 years) - I know there is no netball in the US but I’ll just include it
Swimming (10 years, never very serious or competitive, but I did do a fair bit of training at one stage, currently its around 2 hours weekly)
Robotics
Community Service
Biotechnology
Piano (Grade 6 ABRSM, 8 years)
Clarinet (did it for 3 years but stopped)
Drama (did it for 2 years but stopped)
Recommendations:
I am quite a good student, so they will probably be quite decent.
Other Stuff:
John Hopkins CTY Summer - Biotechnology
Johns Hopkins Online Course - Honours Biotechnology (A+)
Johns Hopkins Online Course - Honours Precalculus (still in progress)
Information About Me:
I am half Chinese, half Australian (ethnically British), I hold a passport for both countries
I speak English and Chinese fluently (I want to learn some German)
I get awards and stuff for house spirit
I have gotten ‘Student of the Month’
We do this reading level thing in school, and I apparently have the reading level of an 11th grader
Currently I am doing the MYP/IB program
I have been on the school honour roll since 6th grade, and have gone from being in the top 20% to top 5% of my grade
Sorry if this post is very long, but if you could give me some idea of what place I would be in with applications. I also understand that I still haven’t taken the SSATs, which are a big part of this, but it would be great if you could help me see what place I am in at the moment in terms of applications. Thanks!