9th grade ee-apply (prep school & boarding school)

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Hi,
I’m a current 9th grader at the Bronx High School of Science. Last year I applied to a couple of private schools (Trinity, Dalton, Horace Mann, Riverdale, Fieldston, Grace Church) and I also took the SHSAT. I was accepted to Grace Church and Fieldston (wait listed from everywhere else) but I decided to go for Bronx Science in the end. I’m doing well at Bronx Science and I think it’s a decent school, but the commute is a little tough for me.

Question: I was wondering if there is any point in me re-applying to Trinity and Dalton. (I just think that they might have better college prep and I enjoy smaller group discussions). There is also the possibility of applying to BS, but my parents aren’t so interested in that.

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Congratulations on finding a home for ninth grade. Many students apply to repeat or enter later in boarding (9th repeat, 10th, 10th repeat) and that isn’t unusual. But they enter with the SSAT and I really don’t know how the tests compare. The scoring is percentile based and quite tough. Maturity and executive functioned is a big factor in your success.

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I took the ISEE last year, but I’m not sure if it’s similar to the SSAT.

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There are a lot of similarities. But you would need up dated scores for the year you apply, age adjusted, and for the new test.

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10th grade is not an entry point for Dalton and they rarely if ever takes a new 10th grader, unless there was an extraordinary situation.

I can’t speak for Trinity.

Boarding school gives you many more options and all have 10th grade entry.

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