ShiroTenshi

Waitlisted at Deerfield and Andover as well, now... -.-

marvin44

Decision: Accepted at HOTCHKISS

Stats:

SSAT: 88th Percentile

GPA Unweighted-Weighted:89.~/100
Rank: 11/239
Subjective:

Essays: Wrote one essay on spreading education to women in third world countries and did another essay on my experiences with bullying...
Teacher Recs: In my acceptance letter they quoted a line from my English teacher's recommendation that said I was a "rising tide that lifts all boats," so I guess my recommendations were good.
Principle/Counselor Rec: Great. My counselor loves me :-)
Hook (if any): URM, applied 2 times in the past

Location/Person:

State or Country: Bronx, New York
Current School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Male

Other Factors:
Extracurricular: Debate captain for a team without a coach, President of my junior class, volunteer reader at my local library, volunteer at the food bank of New York, summer programs at Stanford University, Princeton University, and in Ireland, member of my Track and Field team, secretary of a student runned organization that teaches children how to read.
General Comments: I am extremely excited and grateful that I finally got in and I was stunned because I only applied to Hotchkiss. I recognize that I am so lucky and I cannot wait to be a bear-cat!!!!!

PaperIdeas

Accepted: none
Waitlisted: Choate, Hotchkiss
Rejected: Andover, Exeter

Stats:

• SSAT: 97%
• GPA Unweighted-Weighted: NA (all A's)
• Rank: School doesn't rank (should be relatively close to the top)
• Other stats:

Subjective:

• Essays: At the time I was submitting them, they didn't seem that great, but then I read over them half an hour before admission decisions came out and I thought they were amazing. I have a really distinct voice when I write, and I was kind of counting on that. And I used practically the same essay and short answer for Andover and Choate. I guess Andover's just a lot more selective.
  
• Interview: Not necessarily bad, but I felt like I could have been a little more outgoing. I'm pretty sure one of the reasons for my waitlists (the rejections probably had other reasons) is that my interview personality didn't match my essays.
• Teacher Recs: None of my teachers like absolutely LOVE me, but I think I'm a pretty good student in their classes, and they should have been positive. My other recommendation should have been amazing. Another teacher read it and told me that she LOVES me.
  
• Principle/Counselor Rec: Uh...I haven't talked much to him, but I've been at the school so long that I think he should at least know me. When I asked to see if he had received the recommendations, (I had to drop it off when he wasn't there) he asked me what schools I was applying to, perhaps as a test to see if it was my idea or my parents' to apply to a boarding school, and I responded pretty quickly, so hopefully that helped.
  
• Hook (if any): Probably nothing that amazing
  

Location/Person:

• State or Country:Not NE or CA, but a relatively well represented state.
• Current School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: let's just say ORM
• Gender: Female

Other Factors: I think I was a little lacking in ECs. I didn't really have any sports or any out of school commitments. I did have one long term EC, but I wasn't amazing at it, and the "groups" I'm more involved in at school, I joined this year or last year because that's when we could join. So I have a little quantity, and a little quality, but not that much of either.

General Comments: Looking at these results, I feel like that if I had applied to schools with slightly higher acceptance rates, I would have been accepted somewhere. There's a pretty distinct pattern. (A/E, other acronym schools, _______)I'm not that disappointed though. I mean, I knew it was hard for anyone to get in, and my goal was to not get 4 rejections. As I said in another post, I interpret a waitlist as "We though something of you, and it was positive" And that's enough for me at times, even though I really do want to get off. I have a couple more individual awards to brag about (hehe), which hopefully will help my case.

I know I'm being a little vague here, but I have a slight fear of AO's stalking this board...

bksvet310

Accepted: Kent Place, Deerfield
Waitlisted: St. Paul's School, Middlesex, Choate Rosemary Hall, The Hotchkiss School
Waitlisted: Emma Willard, Phillips Andover Academy, Phillips Exeter Academy

Stats:

• SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: SSAT: 84% Overall
• GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 90.~/97.~
• Rank: Top 10%
• Other stats: All A's this year. Mostly all A's last year.

Subjective:

• Essays: Very well written (even though we didn't start very much ahead of time). Some were definitely better than others.
• Teacher Recs: History Teacher- Really good! English Teacher- Good overall. Math Teacher- Good overall.
• Principle/Counselor Rec: I do not know my Guidance Counselor very well but her recommendation was extremely well written and very convincing.
• Hook (if any): Under Represented Minority, fairly good writer

Location/Person:

• State or Country: New Jersey
• Current School Type: Public School
• Ethnicity: Caribbean (Black)
• Gender: Female
  

Other Factors: When schools that weren't Deerfield asked me what my top choice was I told the truth. I got terrible grades in sixth grade. I have stayed with any one extracurricular for more than 2-3 years.

General Comments: I'm happy I was accepted to Deerfield because it is my top choice. I loved it so much when I visited. I'm so excited about the opportunity to go this Fall!

casualties

@bksvet310,
Cngrats , Which grade did you apply for ?

bksvet310

Thank you! I applied for 9th grade.

mumsyM

You sound very cool, hope you choose Blair!

bksvet310

I'm probably going to sound extremely dumb for asking this but @mumsyM who are you referring to?

Soccer251996

Accepted: Taft and Kent
Waitlisted: Groton and Andover


Stats:

• SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 68% (did really badly on the math)
• GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 3.8
• Other stats: all honors courses in 9th grade

Subjective:

• Essays: Taft and Andover's were great, Groton and Kent's were mediocre
• Teacher Recs: Extra one was amazing, the rest i'm not sure about
• Principle/Counselor Rec: didn't know him well and I kinda rushed him
• Hook (if any): Soccer & art, didn't need FA, community service project, applied for 10th grade

Location/Person:

• State or Country: Fl
• Current School Type: Public school (gifted magnet, one of the best)
• Ethnicity: Hispanic
• Gender: female

Other Factors: my interviews went very well at all of them. I'm a horrible test taker though.
General Comments:
Can't wait for revist days. Although Groton was my top choice, Kent and Taft are amazing schools and I look foward to visiting and choosing one for the next school year.

caramia98

Stats:

SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: [Verbal 94%], [Math 92%], [Reading 94%]
GPA Unweighted-Weighted: 4.0-4.0
Rank: Doesn't Rank
Other stats:

Subjective:

Essays: Writing is one of my strong areas
Teacher Recs: I have really great teachers, I am sure they made great recs
Principle/Counselor Rec: Written by my advisor, one of my favorites
Hook (if any): None

Location/Person:

State or Country: California (Southern)
Current School Type: Private, K-8th
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female

Other Factors: Competitive swimmer (7 years), community service and other student organizations
General Comments:

98beebee

no one else is posting stats? come on now...

NHMomof3

ok, I will post my son's stats:

Accepted: Governor's, Exeter
Waitlisted: Andover

He will attend Exeter.

SSAT: 95% overall
Rank: 3/16
Grades: Straights A's since 4th grade
Essays: Very well written
Reccommendations: I believe very strong and positive
Hook: none

Interview: Excellent. He is very well spoken, and outgoing.
EC: competitive tennis (6yrs), plays piano, student class president, community service, Johns Hopkins award winner.

Location: New England
School: private K-8
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male

celeryshtick

Decision: Accepted at Choate, Concord, Hill, Loomis, Miss Porters, NMH, Westtown
Decision: Waitlisted at Middlesex, Milton, St. Andrew's
Decision: Rejected at Lawrenceville, Taft
*the lady at taft obviously hated me.. plus she asked the weirdest questions and was sure to mention how she went to Harvard in like every other sentence
Stats:

• SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 93rd percentile
• GPA Unweighted-Weighted: No idea. Have mid Bs to high As, but taking 2 AP classes
• Rank: no rank
• Other stats: ECs: music (violin in orchestra, sousaphone in marching band), art, some johns hopkins award

Subjective:

• Essays: Mad skills at writing. The only reason Choate accepted me (and mind you, it was off the waitlist) was probably cus they have the most essays.
• Teacher Recs: Average.
• Principle/Counselor Rec: Barely know them.
• Hook (if any): Mad skills at art. Parents are pulling the money out of their asses, but yes full pay

Location/Person:

• State or Country: PA
• Current School Type: large public
• Ethnicity: azn
• Gender: f

Other Factors: boarding applicant
General Comments: BRING BACK FIREFLY!!!

megshwang

anyone get accepted to Mercersburg? pm me pleasee
-freshman female 2012

ayzswim

Accepted at Choate
Waitlisted at Hotchkiss, Andover, Deerfield
Rejected at Exeter

SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: 97%
GPA Unweighted-Weighted: no GPA, but 4 As, 1 B+
Rank: top 10/500
Other stats:

Subjective:

Essays: I thought they were decent. I had them looked over by a teacher.
Teacher Recs: excellent
Principle/Counselor Rec: Didn't really know her before she wrote it, but had a really nice 30min conversation with her.
Hook (if any): Competitive swimmer(top 10 in NE), 3rd place for 8th graders in MA at states
Location/Person:

State or Country: Massachusetts
Current School Type: Public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: Male

Other Factors: Not much community service, but had some leadership with helping kids transition into middle school(ambassadors)
General Comments: Got into Choate from a waitlist. Was hoping for better results on M10, but thrilled that I am going to Choate!