Chances to Get into Phillips Exeter / Andover for 11th Grade

PrepDad2018
Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:53:16 +0000

@vandeej It is OK to want to apply to Exeter, Andover, SPS, Lawrenceville and other “top” schools. BUT you do not seem to be all that well researched so the advice from @one1ofeach is spot on. So to not repeat that advice…I’d add,

Your grades are not great and I am not sure how a practice SSAT is giving you a 90th percentile (which is a great score). When my DS was practicing there was no accurate score until the actual test.

Your world football/soccer stats are not clear. The NEPSAC league is not super strong BUT many teams have a player or two who for a time trained with MLS youth teams and/or DA Academy players. You need to expand on that background.

School leadership and community service is completely absent.

If you want the American boarding school experience you are going to have to take a year to completely up your resume or greatly expand your search.

I am sorry this is so negative, I am sure you were not quite expecting these types of responses. But there is a lot of good advice in these replies to consider. Good luck.