I havent taken the SSAT, but I am applying for 9th grade and Exeter is my top choice. I have received all A plus in 7th grade and all A’s in 6th grade and some A plus. For the sake of this post please assume I win the CDB scholarship, as I cannot attend BS without it. No legacy, and I am not applying for financial aid.
Research: research paper to be submitted to the curieux review, please consider if it is accepted and if it is not accepted.
I would also like to revise the financial category, I did not create independent educational materials to make stock market concepts accessible.
I am the president of NJHS, and a selected member of PALs at my school.
I’m mostly applying to PEA and PAA because of the student independence and the large size, as I don’t want to go to a prep school that is tiny and will micromanage my day-to-day life.
Well your profile is quite impressive and you have racked up a number of accomplishments. I think you’ll gain admission to several boarding schools.
If one of your (or your parents’ concerns) is regarding college placement, I would request a record of acceptances & matriculation of graduates for the past five years, post-pandemic, especially if you plan to target “PHYSM” for your undergraduate education. Which colleges do students get admitted to, and where do they end up enrolling? You should be able to answer this question about all the boarding schools you get admitted to.
There may be no need to sit for the SSAT if you have already taken the SAT.
P.S. Apparently, you will need to check with each boarding school as to whether or not an SAT score can be submitted in lieu of the SSAT/ISEE exam for application to the 9th grade/3rd Form. Additionally, the recency of the exam may need to be within one year of the application.
Regardless, contact each school’s office of admissions as requirements may vary school-by-school.
lulandy2020 will need to verify testing requirements for each school. For example, Phillips Exeter will not accept SAT scores for incoming 9th graders, but Phillips Andover will.
You very well may be better off, college admissions wise, to be a star at your local public school. (and given what you have achieved you almost certainly will be a start at your local public school).
The education at many of these schools is top notch, but they do NOT guarantee admissions to a top college.
I assume that lulandy2020 & her parents have already made a final decision about boarding school. (e.g. she’s not thinking about going to college, she IS going to college).
Windermere Preparatory School, located in Florida, is an IB World boarding school that offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. They offer both five-day & seven-day boarding options. They claim not to micromanage any of their students.
Windermere Preparatory School actively designs its curriculum and school culture to foster student independence, self-discipline, and individual responsibility rather than micromanaging their daily learning.
If the program you’re a member of is the one I’m thinking of (acronym NMS), it’s probably not too important to include it - the effect of the program in terms of your accomplishments speaks for itself.
Since you’re in Texas, you should know that the state has mandates for credit by exam across many subjects, including math, which might help you if you end up staying in Texas: Credit by Examination | Texas Education Agency
Texas has some great options, with TAG, SEM, and TAMS on the public side and on the private side, St. Marks School is a top private and has hired Zuming Feng (former IMO coach) as a teacher: St. Mark’s School of Texas | Master Teacher to Join St. Mark’s
To answer your questions, I most likely will take the SSAT and submit it because most of the schools I’m applying for do not accept the SAT for 9th grade. I may mention it in my Candidate Profile as I have won a few awards for taking it under 13 years old.
And yes, @maijem11, I have decided that I am definitely going to attend college.
If it matters, I would be studying biomedical engineering and hoping to become a cardiovascular surgeon.
I am actually pretty set on going to boarding/prep school and staying at my current district is the worst scenario.
I have looked at credit-by-exams, and I will definitely be doing those if I do stay in Texas.
Sorry for errors in my resume, by the way, I did use AI to compile my accomplishments.
The reason I want to go to boarding school is not actually because of college, as I do know that I would stand out more at my local public high school (in terms of rank, sat percentile, etc.) , I actually want to go for all the opportunities and advanced education that these schools provide, (I am working on some “Why us” responses for essay/interview questions.)
If it matters, I will be doing all my interviews virtually most likely, because it is pretty costly for me to attend these schools, as I am not rich (hahahaha) as I would like to be, and I applied for the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship becuase I would not qualify for enough financial aid to attend even if I got in to these prestigious schools.
Do consider other alternatives such as magnet programs and magnet schools that are available to you in Texas. You have tremendous potential of becoming a renowed scholar in biomedical engineering & transitioning to medical school in your future.
You’ll have to take the PSAT/NMSQT for possible National Merit Semifinalist/Finalist recognition junior year & likely the SAT again junior or senior year (some colleges won’t accept scores from 9th grade or earlier), though you would be within striking distance of a perfect “1600” composite.
You’ve also participated in a couple of AMC competitions, both AMC 8 & AMC 10. When evaluating different schools, do ask about preparation for AIME & Math Olympiad, if this is a goal. Melanie Wood made history at age 16, when she became the first female to make the U.S. International Mathematical Olympiad team, winning silver in both 1998 & 1999, FYI.
