Waitlist Reversal Chances Thread

Prep School Admissions
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<p>SSAT
Verbal- 737 (91%)
Math- 797 (99%)
Reading- 728 (96%)
Overall- (98%)</p>

<p>Magnet (G&T) class
last year ended with a 98.6 (7th grade gpa)
this year fall term: 97.6
Principal’s Honor Roll since 6th grade
Chinese girl</p>

<p>ECs
Peer Mediation
Student Body President (elected 3 yrs in a row)
National Junior Honor Society President
School Newspaper
School Dance Group
Dance
Various published poems and essays on various local newspapers
Tennis
School Bridge Club
Volunteer local charities
Various TA gigs around school
Chinese School (language and culture)
Art/Marketing (Made ads and websites for local businesses)</p>

<p>New Accomplishments:

  1. Winner of the Writing Conference Essay Contest
  2. Regional Recognition from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
  3. Winner of a Chinese story narration contest
  4. Self-choreographed Chinese cultural dance routine received 1st place (Chinese school)
  5. Dance team qualified for regionals
  6. Mathcounts teat (i’m a captain) qualified for state and scored 15th place in NY
  7. Volunteer at local library
  8. Dance Studio team qualified for regionals</p>

<p>My interviews all lasted over an hour (I would assume they were pretty good) and my recs were good (but my teachers don’t know me too well due to a block schedule).</p>

<p>I need FA</p>

<p>I was waitlisted at Deerfield and possibly Andover.</p>

<p>Any chances for getting off the waitlist?</p>

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<p>Friend…I just don’t think this sort of thing is going to help you get off the WL (at least not in the direction you hope) and it could actually hurt the slim chance you have of a happy WL ending. I’d delete it. But that’s just me.</p>

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<p>aww. does that mean I don’t have much hope left? XD</p>