<p>Im currnetly a sophmore i hold all honor core classes ive got all A’s and two high B’s(89,88) consecitively thorugh out the year.Im in 7 school clubs and orginizations -FBLAclub,Key club-Student class officers-Fitness club-HOLA-DSG-Peer mediators.Im trying to get accepted as a senior,so next year(junior year) ill take all AP classes,and more extracurriclurs.And try to do do super good on my SAT’S. do i have chance getting into some of the elite prep school ?
-schools of my intrest are hotchkiss-deerfield-andover
anymore you suggest that would like my stats please post.thanks</p>
<p>a couple of your extra cirriculars sound like the type that people do because they look nice when applying to schools</p>
<p>why do you spread yourself so thinly?</p>
<p>activities are not everything. personality counts for a lot and you cannot measure it here. let yours come out when you interview.</p>
<p>Your applying as a senior?</p>
<p>All I can say is good luck.</p>
<p>You may want to reconsider applying as a junior, although your chances of being accepted even as a junior are still very very slim.</p>
<p>i’m currently a sophomore, and in the beginning of the year when i talked to my guidance counselor she urged me to drop one of my four (or rather, 5, if you count ski club) clubs, because although it was a fairly high number, schools would much rather see more participation and heavier activity in a few clubs that you’re really dedicated to rather than a million different activities. im an active member of student council, fbla, and just like us (a club focused on engaging with the special ed students) and im also in ski club. i’m active in all of these clubs and they really keep me busy all the time along with other activities/sports that i’m passionate about. they want to see that youre really really passionate and dedicated to a few things, not spread so thinly and running to meetings for only 10 minutes so you can get to the next one. know what i mean? </p>
<p>but other than that, you seem pretty interesting. just work on your spelling though for essays and applications :)</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>jenchow1992, it looks like you have a good chance of getting in, just keep up your grades!!! :)</p>
<p>I’m sorry but no one has a good chance to get in as a senior.</p>
<p>many schools do not accept any seniors – and those that do accept very, very few. My understanding is that they are usually recruited athletes brought in to help fill a gap in a team.</p>
<p>While you can certainly apply as a senior, I think your chances are very slim so I would make other plans for your last year of high school.</p>
<p>Have you contacted the schools you are interested in and asked them if they accept any seniors?</p>
<p>You might want to think about repeating as a junior if your heart is really set on a prep bs.</p>
<p>I would recommend that you focus on applying to college. Junior year and the first half of senior year are the most important span of time for college applications. Applying to prep school next year, and then adjusting to prep school in your senior year, while applying to college, seems a recipe for disaster for any student.</p>
<p>In addition, a high class rank in your current school will stand you in better stead when applying to colleges. In your current school, you will have your choice of teachers who know you and like you, when you need recommendations. The opinion of a teacher who has known you over years must carry much greater weight than a teacher who first met you two months ago.</p>
<p>For a smart kid, whose family values education, a prep school must seem very attractive. Switching to a much more competitive environment for one’s senior year makes little sense. If you will need more academic challenge, attending classes at a community college would show a desire for challenge, and preserve the good record you will have built up at your current school.</p>
<p>I think the equation may look very different if you remember that, in your plans for education, you must now factor in the need for graduate or professional school. The important thing is to shine in your current setting, choose a college at which you can also shine, in order to have greater choices for graduate school. </p>
<p>The only reason I can think for changing so late in the game is family stress. Your parents are posted overseas, for example, or a parent is incapacitated by illness. If you are set on attending prep school, you should repeat as a junior, not a senior. Even then, though, getting in at the schools you mention is really tough.</p>
<p>Periwinkle summed it up very nicely – I will add that another reason that kids (often times boys) repeat a year or attend a prep school for senior year and then do a PG year is due to athletic reasons – giving them another year to grow, so they can be more competitive for recruitment.</p>