As a current 9th grader, I have applied to be a boarder for the 2024-2025 school year. In preparation for my applications, I have read numerous forums discussing application results from other students and have reviewed the statistics of other candidates. However, upon comparing my own stats to those of others, I have noticed that mine seem to be lower. This has caused me to doubt my chances of being accepted into a boarding school, as I have seen others express similar doubts based on their own research. To provide some context, I have applied to the following 11 schools; these are my results:
nmh - accepted
loomis chaffee - accepted
milton - accepted
lawrenceville - waitlisted
exeter- waitlisted
deerfield - waitlisted
hotchkiss - waitlisted
middlesex - waitlisted
blair - waitlisted
andover - rejected
choate - rejected
Here are is my candidate profile:
- Rhythmic Gymnastics: 9 years, 5 hours per week, 41 weeks per year, National level, European Vice Champion (Team)
- Dance: 6 years, 5 hours per week, 41 weeks per year, National level, European Vice Champion (Team)
- Advanced Math (CTY program): 1 years, 7 hours per week, 43 weeks per year
- Visual Art (Painting): 7 years, 2 hours per week, 36 weeks per year, Hobby
Achievements and Goals:
I have been training rhythmic gymnastics consistently for nine years, a sport that builds on a combination of ballet, gymnastics and dance. Over the last few years, I have gained experience with all five of the rhythmic gymnastics apparatuses: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon, and rope. I have performed with four of them at a variety of difficulties winning ten gold, twelve silver, and three bronze medals. I tend to compete as part of a team, which has resulted in having to train for a large amount of hours each week. I recently attended the World Gymnaestrada 2023 in Amsterdam, organized by FIG. I also attended Eurogym 2022, where my team competed and became European vice-champions. In both events, my team was the only one representing Bulgaria, doing so at the international level.
Aside from sports, I enrolled in an Algebra II course at the Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth, aiming to challenge myself and improve my knowledge of mathematics. I am particularly proud of one of my assignments, which involved designing a new logo for a company using mathematical functions. Given the requirements and idea, I was determined to remodel the Amazon logo. I used elements of their current logo to create a new design that was both sleek and fitting, while using a large variety of complex functions to create the shape, leading to a great result.
I also had some solid interviews, and somewhat good essays.