Chance me for HADES, choate, peddie, loomis chaffe, and taft please

ExeterIsAwesome · 07-12-2012, 06:34 PM

I am going into the 10th grade and I will be applying to those schools next year and would like to know what you thought my chances of being accepted to those schools were.
I'm also currently attending a parochial school.

Here are my grades:

Geometry A = A + (An accelerated geometry course usually taken by sophomores)
Latin = A +
Business = A + (only available if you take a higher level math course)
Literature = A +
Physical Education = A +
Religion = A +
Christian Health and Wellness = A +
Keyboarding = A +

I am expecting an SSAT overall score of 95%+ (800 math)
I ran varsity cross country as a freshman and am very good at it. I also ran varsity track and am very accomplished at it (800 time is 1:57). My interests are economics, math, computer science(freelance web development projects and I just created a web forum for runners), running, and photography. I also read a lot of biographies and volunteer at my local library weekly.

Sundlun · 07-13-2012, 03:44 AM

Are you actually applying to nine schools?

ExeterIsAwesome · 07-13-2012, 10:17 AM

Probably not all of them but most of them. They all take the same recommendation forms so I figure it wouldn't be to hard.

PieLover · 07-13-2012, 11:21 AM

Don't forget all the interviews and essays! You better get started as soon as possible. Having that being said, I applied to 8, so I believe you can do it.

I don't want to seem redundant, but seriously, get started early, because you still have to worry about doing well in school.

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Otherwise, your grades and predicted SSAT score sound good.
Sports are always a bonus, but maybe a little more volunteer work would boost your application.

ExeterIsAwesome · 07-13-2012, 11:30 AM

I also know that I will have solid recs. And by december I will have a couple of good, creative websites that I have made that I can put on my application.

ExeterIsAwesome · 07-13-2012, 11:32 AM

And I already started increasing my vocabulary by means of flashcards for SSAT verbal section.

ExeterIsAwesome · 07-13-2012, 05:00 PM

bump.........

PrepQWill · 07-14-2012, 08:52 PM

It looks great! I'd say you should try to do some volunteering. It would help your application immensely. You should start those essays soon as well. You can make them perfect in the amount of time. Make sure you do well on the SSATs. I've had some bad luck in the past with testing. (I was sick when I retook it and i had no concentration)

I don't really know some of these schools too well, but knowing Exeter, I'd say you have a great chance with it.

I'm also applying to some of these schools for 10th grade. Good luck!

ExeterIsAwesome · 07-14-2012, 10:11 PM

Yeah I will be doing a peer tutoring thing at my high school this year.

putnamehere · 07-31-2012, 04:06 AM

As a student at one of your target schools, I would say your academic standing is pretty good, so you should really focus on essays/interviews. From what I hear, the "feel" that you would be a good addition to student life at the school is more important than many people might think. Also, it's good to get in contact with the coaches to get a feel of whether your times are good enough to help you.

Kt4Bunny · 07-31-2012, 04:23 AM

It's not all about your academic standings. I recently applied to Andover, Deerfield, Groton, and St Paul's and only was accepted to Andover. My grades were generally in the B+, A- range. So your academic standings are definitely very very good and you are clearly very qualified to be going to one of the schools you mentioned. However, it's really important that the school's you are going to believe you are the right fit for them. They get tons of people who are admissible but it's that extra something that you can bring to the school. It's really time to use your essays to show that you are just a nice person.

Every year it's different and you can never really know exactly what they're looking for, but I wish you the best of luck! Remember, it's not all about your resume, it's also about you as a person.

sulzbachbaby · 08-02-2012, 11:14 AM

Hello! I am currently a senior at Phillips Exeter.

One of the things about these forums that really gets me is that everyone seems to be the same - all A students, avid volunteers/musicians, star athletes. They seem all the same to me. What YOU need to do is to find out WHY you do these things. Why are YOU unique, and not the other people who also qualify for these schools? Like Kt4Bunny said, grades aren't everything. I know people who had C's who got into Exeter - but it was because they were unique and could contribute something to school life.

Hope this helps.

PS Boarding schools, colleges too, know when people are doing extracurricular activities just to get into college. Just a warning.