<p>Who is applying for the 2010-2011 school year? I am! And I can't waiiiit! Does anyone have any advice, or does anybody want to talk about how excited they are?</p>
<p>i am =D
im excited too !!!
i cant wait to hopefully get that “congratulations on your acceptance” letter
what schools your looking at?</p>
<p>i’m too excited. like, ridiculously excited. i was whooping when i got the inquiry packages from various schools… yeah, um, hmm. (i’m taking it a bit too far, i think)</p>
<p>i’m so glad that half a year of begging has finally paid off, though : )
now if only i can get accepted… D:</p>
<p>i’m having huge trouble narrowing down my list of schools. i inquired to like, 15 schools, and there’s no way i can manage applying to that many. grr! how did people who applied this year narrow down your choices?</p>
<p>should i start getting my inquiry packages or is it a bit early :S???
you could probably get someone that has knowledge of the schools to match you to the ones you would be best at or you can even deliberate with your parents to take about 5-6 off the list</p>
<p>where are you guys applying???</p>
<p>@ intl.jjj: haha, i started already, and yeah, it’s a bit early, but seriously i need to narrow down my list. however, all the glossy viewbooks really aren’t helping me @___@;</p>
<p>ps: choate’s viewbook is amazing! it’s so colorful and quirky and fun, haha :)</p>
<p>@ exoveertoch: as of now, i’m only sure of deerfield, loomis chaffee, and thacher. there are WAY too many good schools though so i’m tempted by all… :B (like exeter, andover, hotchkiss, SPS, cate, mercersburg, choate, NMH, peddie, l’ville, etc etc)</p>
<p>williston,blair,peddie,NMH,suffield,kent,l’ville,milton,choate,hotchkiss,deerfield,andover
…as you can see i havn’t finalized as yet but we have alot of time so im in no rush</p>
<p>Do you guys know of any BS that admit seniors? I think the only one I’ve seen so far is Choate, and the school looks great, but I’d like to know if there are more… if not I’ll consider repeating 11th grade.</p>
<p>(Im a rising junior & I’ll be a senior at the start of the 2010-2011 school year.)</p>
<p>ps: When are you guys going to start applying? It is way too early know right?</p>
<p>DiveAlive: NERR CHOATE VIEWBOOK IS THE S E X. I loved it 
I fully expect all of you to keep Choate on your final list, because it’s friggen amazing. And I’m going to be there.</p>
<p>My advice?
Don’t stress about your miniscule flaws. Be charismatic and focus your interviewer’s attention on you positive qualities and accomplishments.</p>
<p>Find a few things you are excellent at or passionate about. For me, it was volleyball, in particular. Contact the school’s faculty in that field/interest and build a relationship. For one, it’ll show dedication to the school, and they will WANT you because of that. And on the other hand, the relationships you build will help you determine which school you actually want to go to. Choate’s varsity volleyball coach was one of my deciding factors.</p>
<p>When interviewing, don’t overdo the praise of the school. Instead of throwing out wide, blanket statements (“It’s so beautiful!” “I love the campus”), DO find a few things that really caught your eye (“I loved the architecture in the Arts Center” “Your Science building has amazing lab classrooms for a high school”). That is what will turn the interview from an interview into a discussion.</p>
<p>When choosing a school, don’t underestimate, or overestimate, your abilities. I could have applied to just Choate and gotten in. I didn’t need Exeter or Andover, and I definitely didn’t need to apply to NMH as a safety. I didn’t even like the school terribly- amazing school, but not for me (a farm? I’ve lived on farms my entire life! Give me the city and suburbia!).</p>
<p>On that note, don’t apply to schools that definitely have something fundamental you KNOW you will hate. For NMH, that was the farm program. For someone else, oh no, Andover has 1000 students! That could be waaay too many for some people. Why would you apply there? I’ve seen it, and then people take up spots that deserving students wanted for real.</p>
<p>FOLLOW THE DRESS CODE when you interview. You don’t need to come on CC and ask what you need to wear. Honestly, no one’s judging your appearance. But what you need to do is follow their dress code. Choate is formal, so I wore black slacks with a white button down shirt and a scarf. Cute and simple, I didn’t look too casual or that I was trying too hard. Honestly, though, it’ll be alright if you’re too dressy for a no-dress-code school.</p>
<p>Make friends! Facebook is now my favorite website in the world. Why? Because, to date, I have met over 30 Choate students, and have spoken in depth with probably 10 of them. Even though its odd to think these pople will be my peers and potentially my best friends next year, it’s invaluable to my self esteem and nerves. I’m reassured by the fact that the entire Choate population of facebook doesn’t take one look at my profile and collectively go, “Eeewww!”</p>
<p>BE YOURSELVES. Boarding school is not a paradise. Boarding school is not a right. Boarding school is not for partying. Boarding school is not solely for college.
Boarding school IS an opportunity. Boarding school IS a privilege. Boarding school IS for working (and playing) hard. Boarding school IS for preparation for the rest of your lives.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>oh, wow. thanks for that great post, Saer!</p>
<p>my post is pathetic in comparison but that’s alright :)</p>
<p>@ CielDeParis: Andover accepts seniors too, I think.
“How many new students join each class at Andover?”
“…A total of 30-35 new seniors and postgraduates round out the graduating class.”</p>
<p>Advice, don’t get put down by all the amazing chances thread. A) we’re on the internet, you don’t know whether it is real or a scam B) not EVERY single person applying has such amazing stats, so you still have a chance and C) the schools know that not everyone is a born genius, they are just looking for people who love to challenge themselves, and go as far as they can. So try your hardest, even when people say they speak 18 languages and have 106% averages in 10 classes, 4 of which are three grades ahead.
I got and 85 percentile average on my SSAT’s, I’m from NY, I have more B’s than A’s, and I don’t speak any languages except english. and guess what, I got into my top choice school! why??? because in my essays, and extra-curriculars, I showed that I love what I do. I proved in my interview that I really wanted it, and that even if I’m not a genius, I still have a love for learning and want to bring it even further.
so, if you really want it, prove it. you may not be able to do it with grades, but if you really want it, and you prove it, the schools will see, and you will definately be in the running.</p>
<p>Saer…just pulling one little thing out of your post…so it wouldn’t be a turn-off to others: You said you “hated” the NMH farm program. Why is that? It does not pervade the atmosphere of the school. Likely if you had not been made aware of it via the viewbook, your tourguide…you would not even know it exists. It is just something that is there for people who are interested, like an EC. It does not define the school.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m sorry to have sounded so negative. Personally, I did not think NMH as a whole was going to be a good choice for me. They have a smaller class and more rural campus. The big negative for me was the rural campus, and that came along with the farm. I’m not big on farms. For one, that’s just my personal opinion. And for another, I bet there are tons of students who really enjoy being away from towns and the like, and who enjoy the farm program and such. It really wasn’t meant to sound so negative.</p>
<p>I don’t agree with that facebook thing. I wouldn’t add random people on facebook…I only added my tour guide. A few people added me and I accepted them, I just think it’s better to just wait and meet them in real life.</p>
<p>That’s just me though.</p>
<p>Well, my tour guide and I became friends… I also posted on the Class of '12 facebook group, so that’s where most of them found me. I didn’t add “random” people… I found them on people’s walls that I already knew, and introduced myself.</p>
<p>I defiantly agree with Starzz 27. I had more B’s than A’s too. </p>
<p>Athletics are very big at BS. If you are an athlete like me you have to make sure you get great recommendations from your coaches and talk to the coaches at the schools you are applying too. For me I was in contact with both the soccer and lacrosse coaches at my school and they were always checking in seeing how my season was going. By the time acceptance letters came out. I was very confident I got into the school I wanted to just because I was in contact with the coaches and also faculty at the school.</p>
<p>BS loves the fact that you are very interested into the school. So do not be afraid to ask questions because they will answer anything you ask. </p>
<p>Also all of you who are unsure about which school you are going to apply to make sure you apply to Episcopal High School. It is a very good school and it is about 5 minutes away from Washington DC.</p>
<p>It is very hard, but avoid falling in love with any one school. Don’t rank your favorites. If you don’t get into your number 1 choice you will just be devastated. Don’t do that to your self. </p>
<p>Instead, apply to 4 to 7 schools that are a reasonable fit, any of which you could live with. And then discipline your mind to not rank them. Only after acceptances arrive, begin a comparison within the accepted group. </p>
<p>I have seen kids torn apart by not getting into a perceived #1, while being accepted at awesome (and more appropriate) other schools. There is a reason that expensive pre-preps are on vacation and don’t answer the phones in March when prep admissions come out. Many times the emotional typhoon is horrific. </p>
<p>In life, you are not always going to get #1; begin now to learn to cast a broader net, and avoid emotional pitfalls of setting your heart of a distant goal; reach for goals - yes - but keep your soul intact if you achieve a spectacular #2.</p>
<p>GOOD advice Toadstool! Easier said than done. The best school is the one that you get admitted to. So many great schools with mostly subtle differences in personality and fit. People here tend to spend too much time magnifying and analyzing differences And trying to rate them.</p>
<p>I will re apply this year because I didn’t get financial aid for Kent, Deerfield and Tabor (I’m an international form Peru though).
BS is the thing I want the most right now and as Saer said, it is a life opportunity, not just a good education and college pass. My sister is currently at Stanford, she went to Deerfield last year. For my re application, I will apply to Deerfield just because its my first choice but I would also like to apply to schools near my sister (in California). I hope you all can help me with some names of good schools in California and as close to Stanford as possible!. I will definately need financial aid so please provide me with schools that offer support to internationals. I AM SO EXCITED! THANK YOOOU ALL</p>
<p>When it doubt, let it all hang out. </p>
<p>When my son and I started looking at BS’s… which was only last Novmenber!.., we were pretty much clueless. We quickly marked for application the nationally known brands, Exeter and Andover. Then, we started looking at schools less known to us. At one time, we had over 15 application packages in hand. After about two weeks or so later, we whittled the list down to nine. Too many? Maybe. Still, we found safety and comfort in numbers. </p>
<p>And in the end, my son was accepted at 4, WL’ed at 4 and rejected at 1. True, he had preferences. (How do you not?) Still, he was bright enough to weigh carefully only the ones from which he received offers and not worry about the others. In hindsight, we are glad that we cast our net far and wide. If we had not, he would never have applied to the school that he will now attend this fall. </p>
<p>Use a shotgun, not a rifle, is my advise. You really never know what you are going to hit until after you have shot.</p>