<p>I have a family member (brother) who would like to switch from our public school in Oklahoma to either Exeter or Andover. Right now he likes Exeter better…</p>
<p>3.5 GPA Freshman Year-1 AP Class freshman year
4.0 as of now sophomore year
Ranked</p>
<p>Native American
No Legacy
Don’t exactly know about SSAT? </p>
<p>Nationally ranked tennis player (runs in the family haha) </p>
<p>What other info do you need to provide accurate chances? And how much are these top boarding schools doing to increase diversity?</p>
<p>Along the lines of another thread today that ponders the makeup of 11th grade admits…I wonder what sacrifices a nationally ranked tennis player from Oklahoma is going to make by attending a BS in New England. Not too many USTA events, especially in the Northeast within travel distance of BS…when schoolwork permits. You could play on the school team, sure, but your national ranking will take a hit. And, for your brother, it doesn’t seem like the academics at the school he’s currently at are stifling him.</p>
<p>Unlike 9th and 10th grade admits where you’re changing schools at a point when you’re probably already in the market for a new school – even if it’s just stepping up to the high school – I suspect few 11th grade applicants are willing to change things up when everything seems to be clicking on all cylinders.</p>
<p>I try to avoid any thread that delves into “chances,” but I am now curious as to what sorts of factors would make someone want to make the sacrifices of the kind that I see your brother making to attend a BS like Exeter or Andover.</p>
<p>(EDIT: Notre Dame is having a rough time of it today…which should explain things.)</p>
<p>Well when our family had a discussion about it, he mentioned several things. He first talked about how he disliked the high school he was currently at (I like it a lot), and how he felt the grading system was bogus and he was getting screwed on his grades half the time due to bad teachers. Not really an excuse, I know, but I definitely understand where he is coming from. Honestly, I’m not sure what makes him want to switch but I think he also recieved the phickle gene in the family…He knew I was on this website looking for college info/posting questions and the “Prep School Admissions” title caught my eye so I meantioned it to him…</p>
<p>Oh my. Nationally ranked Native American tennis player from one of the most underrepresented states in history. He doesn’t even need good grades with that. but a 4.0? HE’S IN.</p>
<p>Yeah honestly it is not uncommon to find Native American’s in Oklahoma… I mean its not like every other person is, but I have traveled a lot and never seen as many as I do in Oklahoma. So the chances?</p>
<p>FOR 11th grade. As I have been reading, that seems to be the toughest year to apply, understandably.
What preparation is avaliable for the SSAT?</p>
<p>books… google ssat books… there are lots. make sure he masters algebra (well, has a very firm grip…esp. on word problems) and should start on some sat vocab.</p>
<p>Yes, he does have many hooks, like Blair said. Oklahoma, a desired state…Native American (which they fight for; considering they’re, I think, the minoirity with the least number of people at schools) and nationally ranked tennis, AND 4.0? Like Blair said, wow.</p>
<p>Just make sure he studies the SSAT and practices interviewing, but he’s set.</p>
<p>My vote is that he is in. Oklahoma, Native American, nationally ranked tennis—as long as his SSAT demonstates an ability to do the work, I think they will take him.</p>