I have to choose between one more school... Any help?

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<p>Hi :smiley: I’m applying to Andover and Deerfield for sure this year and want to apply to one more school, and I would like help choosing that school. I’m currently looking at Blair Academy, S.P.S, Kent, Holderness School, and Berkshire School. I don’t care much for the acceptance rate but more for the correct fit. I’ll give some information about myself and hope that that will help you help me :stuck_out_tongue: Hahaha (This is NOT a chance thread)</p>

<p>Basketball-6 Years-Eight Hours a Week- JV SG Starter
Cycling- 5 Years- 3 Hours a Week-Alone
Guitar-5 Years- 5 Hours a Week-Private Tutor (1 Year Alone)
Swimming-5 Years-3 Hours a Week
Football-3 Years-5 Hours a Week
Peer Tutoring-5 Years – 3 Hours a Week (School)
Debate Team-4 Years-Exceptional Achievement Award for Traveling Team in NYC
Sunshine Club (Community Service club that aids children with Cancer)-1 Year
Model U.N-1 Year</p>

<p>Math-A
Social Studies-A+
Spanish-A
English-A+
Science-A+
Tech.-A</p>

<p>I am in 9th grade, applying for 9th grade, and I reside in the states.</p>

<p>I’ve got awards in Basketball, Debate, and Science, and I’m also really into the Humanities as you can see. I like small schools or schools with a cluster program like Andover has. I’m indifferent to formal or casual dress codes though… I’d like a school with a breadth of philosphy, ethics, and religion classes, with a campus close to a town, and a more independent student body. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Bumpbump~!</p>

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<p>i dont think you have much to worry about at all. at least everything looks pretty good on paper.</p>

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<p>I’d definitely reccomend Holderness :slight_smile: I’m starting this week as a new sophomore and I couldn’t be happier with what I’ve seen so far. That being said it doesn’t necessarly sound like the perfect fit for you, but I would definitely take a tour and see it in person. A school that seems like it could be a better fit for you is Suffield Academy in Suffield CT. I have a few friends that go there and they all really like it and I know they have a great basketball team and it’s very close to Springfield MA. (The home of basketball).</p>

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<p>Consider George School, in Newtown, PA, or one of the “Grottlesex” schools. If you’re an enthusiastic, competent athlete, but not a super-jock, they might be better fits than Andover or Deerfield, where they recruit post-grads and “repeat juniors” for varsity sports.Your interesting selection of schools suggest that you might be a skier; is that the case?</p>

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<p>@ Berkshirelover,</p>

<p>As you state that “I don’t care much for the acceptance rate but more for the correct fit”, it comes as a surprise that you choose to apply Andover & Deerfield.</p>

<p>Other than the fact that these 2 schools have the 2 lowest admit rates, they are VASTLY DIFFERENT in character, despite dorm clustering at Andover.</p>

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<p>Deerfield and Andover have very low acceptance rates. Hundreds of stellar kids get waitlisted and rejected from those schools every year. If you really want to go to a boarding school next year, apply to at least two or three other schools.</p>