<p>Hi I’m In the 8th grade and trying to apply for freshman year at 2 boarding schools Northfield Mount hermon and St pauls I got an 85 on my SSAT and am retaking it because I think I can do better I got all A’s last year except B+'s in French and science and this year I got all A’s the only subjects I got B’s in both years were music and piano (this year i got a B- in music) I have played soccer for 8 years and rugby for 2 I kayak and ski as hobbies and I have a job as a dishwasher at a local diner i have to sing in a choir at my current school and Im in the bell choir I will be applying for financial aide (id need a lot of it) do I have a good chance</p>
<p>That’s a long sentence.</p>
<p>I’m not really sure about North Mount Hermon, because I’ve heard nothing about it, but I think you sound like a great canidite for St. Pauls! Congrats on you SSAT, thats a fabulous score and good luck with the retake</p>
<p>Anyone know about Northfield mount hermon or more about St pauls</p>
<p>NMH doesn’t like FA apps. Neither does SPS. Have yout got any awards for soccer or music?</p>
<p>SnapePotter,</p>
<p>Where do you get your information??!!
According to the NMH website 41% of NMH students receive financial aid with an average award of $33,850 for boarding students and $20,400 for day students.
[Financial</a> Aid | Northfield Mount Hermon](<a href=“http://www.nmhschool.org/admission-financial-aid]Financial”>http://www.nmhschool.org/admission-financial-aid)</p>
<p>37% of St. Paul’s students are on finaid with an average grant of $39,188. SPS pledges full financial aid to families making less than $80,000.
From the SPS website: “We strongly encourage all qualified applicants to consider St. Paul’s, regardless of whether they think they can afford the full cost of attending.”
[St</a>. Paul’s School ~ Tuition and Finances](<a href=“http://www.sps.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=5675]St”>http://www.sps.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=5675)</p>
<p>If there are two candidates with the same credentials, they’ll prefer the one without the need for FA.</p>
<p>^ every school does, except for need-blind schools like andover… </p>
<p>that doesn’t mean they don’t LIKE fa apps 
it just means that full pay > fin aid, which exists at almost every school</p>
<p>There’s a big difference between saying that full-pay students have a slight advantage over students who need financial aid and claiming that specific schools “don’t like FA applicants”.</p>
<p>sps has a really good financial aid program. they only become “need aware” in the last cycle of admissions so dont worry about getting in.</p>
<p>I got my SSAT retake scores back. I got an 83 in verbal. A 72 in math. A a 98 in reading. And a 90 overall. Any one know anything about NMH and if my chances are good for getting in and getting a lot of f/a. Also is NMH or SPS preppy compared to other schools like the way the students dress. Cause I heard a lot of different things about SPS and NMH could any current students there tell me anything about NMH or SPS.</p>
<p>"I have a job as a dishwasher at a local diner ". Aren’t you quite young for a job?</p>
<p>I’m 15. I’m a year older than most 8th graders cause of have dyslexia and when I was in kindergarten I repeated a year. My dyslexia isn’t a problem now.</p>
<p>Any one know anything about St Pauls or Northfield Mount Hermon.</p>
<p>Would I be able to get into Andover too, I also applied there.</p>
<p>Well, if you want FA for SPS, it’s extremely hard to get in with a 90. If you want to be safe, you should be leaning toward a 96 or higher, because the average SSAT percentile at SPS is 88%. Andover has a 92 percentile.</p>
<p>I completely agree with SnapePotter about FA</p>