What schools should I apply to?

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<p>My parents want to move to the Los Angeles area, so I will not be able to attend my current public school in Massachusetts. Consequently, I have to make a decision now. My parents gave me the choice of attending a private school in LA and living at home or staying in New England (I love it here!) and attending a boarding school. Even though I cannot even imagine not being in New England, I'm leaning towards going to LA. Going to a boarding school is so much more expensive. I think I will apply to Harvard-Westlake, Brentwood, and Marlborough. I kind of want to see some options for New England boarding schools just in case though. Does anyone have any thoughts? Oh, and I am going to apply for my junior year and I am currently a rising sophomore. </p>

<p>Some info about me (I not really sure what to put)...
Grades: 4.0 unweighted/5.0 weighted
Testing: I have not taken the ISEE/SSATs yet. I take them in November.
Instrument: Clarinet (6 years)
Sports: cross country
Other: Peer mentor, photography, other stuff.... </p>

<p>Sorry. I have not really thought about any of the above before. I guess I will stress out about extracurriculars this year. In my freshmen year, I just kind of dipped my feet in the water. Haha</p>

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<p>Oh, and I am in the band (yeah, I’m a band geek). I am switching to orchestra though because I hate playing marching songs and the jazz program at my school is way too intense and I cannot play jazz music for my life.</p>

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<p>…bump?</p>

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<p>Are you applying as retake or sophmore ?</p>

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<p>You could try some of the schools that are listed in GLADCHEMMS. They are:</p>

<p>-Groton
-Lawrenceville
-Andover
-Deerfield
-Choate
-Hotchkiss
-Exeter
-Milton
-Middlesex
-St. Paul’s</p>

<p>There are also a lot of other boarding schools in New England, and you can check out the school’s profiles, reviews, and list of stats at boardingschoolreview.com .</p>

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<p>I’m applying as a junior not as a sophomore or retake. My family is just moving the summer before I become a junior. </p>

<p>And also I’ve heard things about Andover and Exeter. Are they really that rigorous? I want to attend somewhere that will really challenge me and make me work hard.</p>

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<p>Yes. From what I’ve heard they work you hard, but it doesn’t mean it isn’t manageable.</p>

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<p>You can try Peddie School in New Jersey, pretty far but still a good choice, or Blair Academy or Mercerburg Academy</p>