I have a lot of experience in this area, so feel free to private message me or continue the thread if you have anything to add/clarify. I’m obviously not familiar with your situation, however, what the other people in this thread have mentioned is largely true. Obviously DadTwoGirls didn’t go through any prep admissions cycles, so I would take his discouragement with a grain of salt. One thing I would recommend you think about is taking this opportunity to “reclass.” Reclassing is when you apply to the 10th grade after completing a year of 10th grade, effectively, repeating. This has many athletic and academic benefits, but the biggest one is definitely the fact that you are entering in a much less competitive application pool, you have more time to grow, and you form more connections in your school. If you want to talk about where you stand re: scores, demographic, etc. let me know, I went through the process of reclassing and I go to a competitive boarding school so I have some advice to give.
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