Although I got a few rejections and waitlisted at Choate when applying for 10th grade, Choate has never been my top choice school. The main reason I think I was not rejected at Choate is because I did pretty well in my interview and got a few compliments from the interviewer. However, Idk whether I want to continue applying (as in emailing AO) or just ask to get off waitlist and to stop applying for US high schools (it does take a lot of time and
I am an international student and my current school in my opinion has a very good education and is not bad considering the college acceptance. Because of this I never had a plan B when applying to US high schools, I aimed for the top. From friends of mine, they always said Choate was a very good school similar to other schools like Andover, Exeter, etc.
I visited the school and understand all the basic info about the school. I really need some honest opinions of how school life is like at Choate and how it is like for international students? Since I will be attending 10th grade, is their any big challenges socially and academically?