CHANCE ME for 9th ( Andover, St Pauls, Exeter, Loomis, Taft etc. )

Prep School Admissions Prep School Chances
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Hi guys! It would be great if someone could chance me for some prep schools. Iḿ applying boarding to all except Cranbrook thx

Schools I’m applying to:

Exeter, Andover, St Paul’s, Cranbrook, Loomis, Taft , Lawrenceville,Choate,NMH,Miss Porters ,St. Andrews (DE) ,St.Timothyś

Background:

Nigerian-American ( Black)

Female

8th grader applying for 9th grade

Low-mid income ( Hoping for full FA)

Academics:

( I’ve been in my district Talented and Gifted Program since 3rd Grade)

Btw there’s no a+ in my school

6th grade had a few bś but overall 3.8 gpa ( All honors classes , except for electives)

7th: All Aś 4.0 gpa ( All honors classes , except for electives) ( Took Adv. Alg 1)

8th: First quarter 3.8(had one B is Honors Geometry, but overall first semester 4.0 ended with an A in geometry ( worked hard to get that since math isn’t really my strongsuit)( All honors classes , except for electives)

Honors Role student all 3 years

Take Orchestra had all Aś in that

SSAT: 75% first try

SSAT : 79% second try ( didnt have time to retake, ik its really chopped score, not very proud about it at all…)

Extracurriculars:

  • School Robotics Team Michigan FIRST Robotics competition- World Championship, Michigan FIRST Tech Challenge-State Championships) 3 years )

  • MSVMA State Honors Choir (2 years)

  • Orchestra (Violin, PCCS Orchestra Member)

  • Participated in piano and violin recitals

  • Member of The Church Youth Choir

  • Member of Church Dance Team

  • Basketball, Track, and Volleyball Player

  • Offshoot Hoops Basketball Club Member

  • Student Council Member

  • WEB Leader (Where Everybody Belongs)

  • Choir Member (School)

  • Announcements Team Member (Church)

  • National Junior Honors Society Member

  • Violinist for Church Special Occasions

Achievements:

  • PCCS Summer Music Scholarship Recipient

  • Violin Judge rating of one (superior) at MSBOA Solo and Ensemble

  • RCCG 2025 Regional Bible Quiz Winner (1st Place)

  • PCCS STARS Award

  • SINORMS ( Silas Norman Medical Scholars Program) ( I would like to be a doctor)

  • Gold Level Math Club ( Leadership Committee Member, 6th Grade)

  • Davidson Institute of Young Scholars Member

Volunteer:

  • Counselor In Training at Spring Hills Day Camp

  • Henna volunteer for Children’s Ministry (Church)

  • Organized plays for Children’s Ministry (Church, Angels Night)

  • NJHS Volunteering ( Over 30 Hours of Service) ( 2 years)

sorry might be some repeats too.. made this in a rush…

Essays:

Were pretty good, but i had to write like 13 essays in total including mini and long ones because I am applying to so many schools…

Talked about Christianity, basketball, overcoming fear of public speaking, family, robotics competition, being a CIT, and a lot more…. These were just some main topics in my essays

Interviews were good for the most part ( Lemme know if u want me to rate)

I think my recs are good my teachers like me and they were all willing to give me good recś especially my ELA teacher who was really excited when i told i was applying to some of these schools ( she was like the only one who knew what and where some of them were …) but some of my teachers and my principal have been keeping up with me asking how everything is going so that’s good ! Most kids from my school just go to the high school in my district and when i asked they don´t know what or where any of these schools are… Even the independent schools in my state(Michigan) ( idk if it’s underrepresented or not but when we met some kids from these schools and also just looking online, not a lot from Michigan so yeah…) So I’m pretty sure I’m like the only one in 8th grade applying to any of these schools so yea, kind of a lone soldier here, but here we go… :ok_hand:

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Have you already applied? As in, will be hearing in a few days?

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yes i have.. ik it;s kind of late but i was just honestly so scared to post for a while, but i finally got to doing it. 5 days before admission results come out so yeah… :face_with_peeking_eye:

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Best of luck to you. Any chances now are immaterial. You’ll know hours from now.

let us know how it goes.

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You will know soon enough. Good luck.

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Thank You! :smiley:

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You sounds like a great candidate and deserve to have some awesome options based on all your hard work. Best of luck to you! Let us know how it goes!

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Difficult to assess your chance of admission for each school. However, since you are in need of full financial aid, Exeter, Andover, and St. Paul’s School are the most generous in this respect, yet have the highest standard for SSAT scores.

You are a well-rounded, interesting, and accomplished candidate for admission to all of these schools, but applicants in need of full financial aid face higher scrutiny at most of these schools since they don’t have the level of wealth as do Andover, Exeter, & SPS.

Nevertheless, despite any poster’s guesses–including my own–you will find out in a few days.

I wish you well !

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Hello again! I just wanted to share my results:

Accepted: Andover, Lawrenceville , Northfield Mount Hermon , Cranbrook

Waitlist: Exeter ,Taft ,Choate, St.Paul’s, St. Andrews, Miss Porter

Rejected: Loomis ,St. Timothy’s

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Congratulations :tada:. You have great options

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Thank You!

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First decision is whether or not you want to be a boarding student (as you wrote earlier that you would commute to Cranbrook if I understand correctly).

Congratulations !

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Outstanding! Very happy for you. Any favorites of the ones you got accepted to? This may change based on revisit days.

I am shocked, shocked to find students below 99th percentile on the SSAT gaining acceptance at these institutions!

I’m kidding, of course. Drives me crazy that so many kids get hung up on the SSAT scores around here. That said, yours were great, of course.

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Congratulations! How are you thinking of making your decision? Which schools are still in contention?

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Hello everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I decided to commit to SPS ( St. Paul’s School, NH). It was a really hard decision overall, and thankfully, we were able to get off the waiting list…, but I’m really excited!

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Congrats! Hope you have a wonderful experience.

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SPS is wonderful community. Huge congrats and best wishes!

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Congratulations! I’m glad the waitlist worked out!!

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Amazing! Congratulations. They are lucky to have you and I hope that you have a wonderful HS experience.