Desperate to get into a somewhat elite boarding school, is it too late?

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@CottenCandyTrill
Don’t take it personally. Hooks are a complicated (often a much debated upon) topic.
Feel free to still contribute to the thread… just be aware and realize when you don’t know enough about the subject to offer your opinion…

@ccxclife
I would refrain from overly mentioning the tough transition from your old school to the more academically rigorous one (esp. since you still finished with good grades…)

@ccxclife

So, I was thinking, maybe I’ll put in as much effort as possible at the boarding school that I can get into for the 2017-18 school year and apply to those schools for my senior year. I mean, already attending and performing well at a not-too-shabby boarding school as it is would be sure to grab the admissions officers eyes, right?

I agree with @CaliMex … Do you want all those different high schools on your transcript?
Attending a ‘top-notch’ BS for senior year WILL NOT help you in any significant way for college apps. You will be at that new school for a couple months before apps, so you will be in unfamiliar classes, with unfamiliar curricula, and with teachers that barely know you. Why do you want to do that to yourself?

@ccxcliffe

if I repeated sophomore year and did the same thing as I mentioned earlier, but applied to those “Ivy League” boarding schools for junior year instead of senior (because I would be repeating sophomore year at the fore-mentioned school of a 60% acceptance rate, not my first choice in schools), would this increase my chances of acceptance?

Some students have been known to do this. But as @“Nico.campbell” said, junior apps are notoriously difficult to get into (As there are only a handful of spots left). Senior apps are even harder.

@ccxclife

Should I just stay at the school that I’m getting into for the rest of high school

That (in my opinion) sounds like the best plan. Work hard and be the top academically as well as outside class. ‘Ivy League’ boarding schools do not guarantee good college acceptances. Your work does.