11th grader's chances for Exeter

samra1234
Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:27:43 +0000

I’d like to see my chances of getting into Phillip’s Exeter Academy as a junior (upper). Here are my statistics. I am applying for financial aid.

Grades/testing

8th grade: 4.0 GPA unweighted
9th grade: 4.16 GPA weighted, 4.0 unweighted
10th grade (so far): 4.5 weighted, 4.0 unweighted

PSAT: 199 cumulative
math: 65
reading:67
writing: 67
overall precentile: 97% (i think that is accurate)

About myself.

I am Asian Indian.
I am 15 years old.
I am from California.
I already said it, but i am applying for financial aid

Interviews/Essays/Recommendations

My interview went pretty well. It was with a Hollywood producer and writer (I am not lying), and we talked for quite a while and made each other laugh and got to know each other and all that good stuff. He’s a cool guy. I intend to keep in touch with him regardless of how my admissions go. Won’t give his name out because he probably does not want to be bothered.

Essays. As far as I know, they are ok, maybe good but not great. I am not a wonderful writer but I believe I’m okay. The first one was about the time I spent with one of my math teacher’s and how through a series of intellectual games we played, he convinced me to build a math team (prompt 3). The second is about my goals of being an investment banker and the steps I would take to reach that sort of lofty career (prompt 1)

My extracurricular recommendation and my math recommendation are strong. My english recommendation is not bad by any account, but it doesn’t make me look as amazing as the other two. (If the EC and math ones were 10’s, the english one would be a 9)

Extracurricular activities

Math Team - 4 years
Debate - 2 years
Journalist (for school) - 3 years
Mock Trial - 3 years
Film making - 3 years
Tennis - 2 years (junior varsity)
Community service - about 800 hours split between working at school, tutoring kids, volunteering at hospital, building Rose Floats for parade in Pasadena, CA, and volunteering at my church

Awards/Leadership/Notable Stuff

Founder of Math Team and 3 awards in 4 years of competition
Multiple (20+) awards in debate/speech
Coaches award in tennis
4 awards in 3 years for film making ( 2 time regional champ)
Mock Trial regional champion and 16th in state
Top journalist regionally and top 5 in state (articles were competitvely judged)
I spend a lot of time working at my dad’s restaurant (2000+ hours during summers and breaks)

If there is anything else you would like to know, just ask me.