boo x

when i say i'm touring in february, i mean i'm only touring. all of my interviews should be done through visiting admissions officers and alumni by that time. i will try to see if they'll make an exception for international students though, because i've been told it's better to interview with an admissions person. if you interview with alumni, admissions only makes decision based on what they've heard, and they may not trust the alumni's judgement.

i'm open to looking at california schools, the ones i listed were just the ones recommended. i may not be able to visit them though, because i'm definetely going to be in the northeast, though i could try fitting them in on the way in or out of the us. i dont know much about cate...does anyone have any insights? i just know that its a beautiful school from the website.

compared to my classmates, i'm not a genius, but probably rank in the top 15% or something. we don't get rankings and i dont think most report cards show how we're doing compared to other students so i wouldn't know. but i do have hard working friends that get straight As, but usually the 'smart kids' get mostly As and 2-3 Bs.

thanks for doign the search on rugby. i don't think i'll be playing because there are only 2 coed schools in america that offer it. but thank you anyway.

yes, most of my relatives are in the northeast. i'm happy to apply st marks, and was actually looking into it. the schools on the list are just the ones given to me by a consultant. i am getting a lot of help from my family, which is great, but schools have changed a lot since some of them went so...

i definetely want to look at some non elite schools, but it may be hard because i haven't looked at many and there isn't much time left. once i get a list of a few schools, i'm going to look and see if they're coming to my city.

i did know about taft. i dont think that would really affect my decision to go, as i'm not as involved with swimming as i used to be.

thanks, all, again!