<p>As everyone waits for the 9th, I thought I would post some illuminating (and intimidating) facts about last year’s admitted students at Andover. I found this on the Andover website.</p>
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<li>Of the 3130 completed applications, 75% were academically admissible</li>
<li>442 were admitted (14% ratio matched lowest acceptance rate in school history)</li>
<li>median SSAT was 94%</li>
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<p>Interests/Strengths of Admitted Students:
- 65% played an instrument or had musical ability. Of that 65%, 10% had been identified as being among the top young musicians in the world
- 53% had strong community service/volunteer experience
- 40% were identified by coaches as having varsity potential in athletics
- 27% were class presidents or school leaders
- 23% had acted in school or community productions
- 18% had strong visual arts abilities
- 10% were dancers
- 15% listed Math as their favorite subject
- 10% listed Science as their favorite subject
- 9% listed Math as their favorite subject
- 4% listed Languages as their favorite subject</p>
<p>Geographic & Ethnic Distribution:
- 67 countries were represented in the applicant pool; 24 were represented among the admitted students
- 53 states and territories were represented in the applicant pool; 33 were represented among the admitted students
- of the applicants, 26% (804) listed English as a second language
- of the admitted applicants, 16% identified themselves as Black, Latino or biracial
- of the admitted applicants, 22% identified themselves as Asian or Asian American
- of the admitted applicants, 53% identified themselves as White or Caucasian </p>
<p>Financial Aid:
- Of last years 442 admitted students, 35% (155) received financial aid.
- Among Andover’s student body, 13% are in full scholarships. 47% receive financial aid.</p>