Grades to get into phillips academy

Prep School Admissions
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If I apply for class 9 in Phillips Andover, will it matter if I got below average marks in 1-2 subjects in 7th grade (for example: 55 out of 100/80)? Will it effect my chances of getting accepted?

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Context helps.

In the US, 55 is a failing grade. In India, 55 is a B.

So will an F hurt? Yes. Will a B hurt? No.

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If it affects your overall gpa harshly, yes it will hurt you when you apply. But sometimes you can make up for it with a high ssat score, if you have a reason for that bad grade.

Also as ski says, it helps to know your grading scale.

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I’d also add that it depends on what happens next, i.e. your 8th grade grades. If you clearly grow and right the ship in those 2 subjects in 8th grade then that’s different than if the 8th grade marks stay low.

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Ski is exactly correct. A failing grade most likely will have a really bad impact on your application, even if you get a good SSAT score. If you are in India, and the 55 is a B, I wouldn’t be too concerned especially if you have a good SSAT score.

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I am from India so will it effect my application while applying to Andover or no?

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The fact that you are from India will hurt you far more than your grades will.

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India is a very overrepresented country. Apply to less selective schools if you want to go to BS. Cushing accepts a lot of international students. Try to take the SSAT.

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India is nowhere near overrepresented—maybe in the applicant pool, but certainly not among admitted students. In the past 2 years I have known exactly 3 international students from India, 2 of which were U.S. citizens, in a school of 800+.

Speaking of which, are you requesting FA? That will also hurt your chances a lot if so—even my school only has 20 or so international students on FA each year.

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i meant overrepresented in the applicant pool.

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The fact that a country is over represented in the applicant pool but not among accepted students is a problem for students from that country.

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