hey guys! you might’ve seen my other thread about chancing, but i didn’t put the full list of schools put on there, so this is another thread will all of the boarding school that I am applying to.I am fully aware that M10 is coming very very soon (and am very excited) and whatever happens, happens and the important thing is that I have tried! but i am lowkey just curious on what my chances are.
applying for freshman year**
School Accomplishments
- High achieving student: All “A”s in First Marking Period 2023-24
- Consistently strong results: A and B+ grades in 6th and 7th grades
- Activities: Choir/chorus (2+ years); Participated in a choir competition with choir class in Allentown, PA
- Exceeded 10-hour minimum requirement for school community project (25+ hours)–activities included Green Team, canned food drives; clothing donations; and library work
Clubs and Volunteer Work
- Environmental “Green Team” member (2+ years). Assisted with gathering and donating clothing for the underprivileged, trash pickup in and around the school premises, planting vegetables in the school’s garden.
- Volunteered weekly at a local library in Bernardsville during the school year. Helped categorize and arrange books/periodicals with middle and high school students.
- Volunteers at St. John on The Mountain Episcopal Church (youth group); assists in hosting coffee hours, Sunday school, pancake receptions, and holiday pageants.
- Leadership role as “Mary” in church holiday pageant; assist younger children with their lines and dress rehearsals.
- Organized (with youth group) annual church holiday “Secret Santa” for underprivileged families; shopped for and wrapped winter clothing, stuffed animals, underwear, pajamas, board games and toiletries.
- Board Director-- Student Council
- Ran For 2023-24 Student Body President
- Peer Leadership (8th grade)
Athletics/Extracurriculars
- Basketball (7th and 8th grade). Strong 3-point shooter.
- Dance Street Hip/Hop at GottaDance; Lead dancer in June 2023 7th grade recital
- Dancing for 5+ years (various genres: ballet, tap, freestyle, hip-hop)
- Soccer: Goalkeeper for 8th-grade soccer goalie of girls’ middle school team
Summer Programs
- Attended the 2-week Peddie Summer Academy (academic and extra-curricular program) to experience boarding school
- Won “Best Dancer” in Peddie Summer Camp Competition (2023)
- Attended “Harbor Hills Day Camp” (9 years); various informal leadership positions with elementary students; currently in leadership training for the 2024 summer session
Other Programs
- Attended a formal grief group program (“Good Grief”)in Morristown, NJ after the sudden death of my father in 2019. (Attended 2+ years); Leader of the intermediate peer group.
Personal
- Self-taught contortionist and gymnast
- Spanish and Portuguese–conversational
- Played basketball for 3+ years
- Played tennis for 2+ years
- Danced for 5+ years (jazz, hip hop, tap, ballet)
- Strong 3-pointer in basketball
- Strong goalkeeper in soccer; team player
- Saved 40+ goals in soccer (in Fall 2023 season)
- Exhibited strength and developed resilience after losing my father at the age of 9 (3rd grade)
For my interviews, I got letters from Blair, St. andrews and Loomis telling me how I did very well on the interviews. I am very close with my interviewer at St. Andrew’s and talking a lot.
My score is a 55th percentile (713 Q, 698 V, and 620 R)
it might be a red flag that i did the poorest on the reading, but i did the best on the math which is equally important.
My rec’s are very good from people i’ve know fro a ling time, and my teachers like me a lot especially my Spanish teacher.
I wrote my essays about my grandpa and how he inspires me and my ankle fracture during a basketball game and how I worked hard to become the soloist for my dance performance regardless of my injury (i slayed that).
tell your thoughts and you can also tell me what other schools you guys are applying to :)))
Good luck on M10!!