Accepted:
Rejected:
Wait listed: Andover, Exeter, Groton, Choate, Deerfield, Lawrenceville, Hotchkiss
Likely Attending: LDS (unless off of the waitlist)
Stats:
• SSAT/ISEE/TOEFL/PSAT: SSAT 2283 (95%)
• GPA Unweighted/Weighted: All A/A+
• Rank:
• Other stats: Highschool Math, Spanish and Science
Subjective:
• Interviews: Honestly, most of them except my Hotchkiss one went pretty well (was expecting reject from them because of it). My Deerfield and Andover went extremely well (one of my interviewers followed up with a personal email about my essay later). 8-9/10 for most. 5/10 for Hotchkiss
• Essays: Would assume my essays were pretty good, as I’m an art kid, and one of my interviewers reached out about it. Mostly were about how my hobbies helped me conquer anxiety.
• Math Rec: Certainly one of my best recs despite this being her first year teaching me, my teacher and I are very close, I’m also an excellent student in her class.
• English Rec: 8/10, it was the beginning of the year when she submitted it, but I was a part of a club she sponsored before.
• Third Teacher Rec: I have no doubts about this one, I’ve known this teacher for 3 years, and also know them outside of school.
• Personal/Extracurricular Rec: 7/10, both were likely good, but English is not the first language of either teacher.
• Principal/Counselor Rec: ???/10, not sure, but my principal has always been aware that I am a high achiever.
• Sports (if any):
• Instruments (if any): Violin, 7 years, apart of a symphony orchestra which is mostly high schoolers, as well as qualified for district level orchestras.
• Other ECs (if any): Science Fair (3 time Best in Show and State attending project, placed at state, as well as a number of special awards at county; don’t want to be too specific, but extremely proud of these results.)
History Fair (won county 2 years in a row, made it to state runoffs last year for my project.)
Editor in Chief of my Middle School Magazine
Writing (won a Scholastic Award and advanced to county in an essay contest)
Art (my artwork was one of 2 selected to the county art show)
• Hook:
Location/Person:
• State or Country: Underrepresented State
• Current School Type: Private School (not competitive)
• Ethnicity: South Asian American
• Gender: Female
• Grade Applying For: 9
• Age: 14
• Financial Aid/Full Pay: FP
Strengths:
Won many awards, genuine character, and definitely connected with my interviewers. Wasn’t afraid to talk about my weaknesses and fear, which I think resonated with them. My state was also an added boost.
Weaknesses:
Looking at everyone’s portfolios, I’m quite surprised I wasn’t rejected. I do not play a sport, and for my race, there were likely many others with similar portfolios. Without a hook, I don’t think being a ‘good kid’ made me stand out enough.
Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted?
Not quite sure, but if I didn’t overanalyze, it was probably just because there are a lot of students like me.