What are my chances getting into Choate, LC, Deerfield, Blair, NMH?

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Applying for 10th grade!

Demographics

  • Korean with a US citizenship
  • Goes to an international school, learns in English*

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Current gpa 3.7 and Im confident with improving them next year*

Did not take the SSAT yet but im preparing for it; im expecting around 80~95 percentile

Awards + ECs

  • Middle school valedictorian with all A+
  • co-captain of the school varsity crew team
  • crew team won a silver medal in the national rowing competition
  • won two high honor roll awards given to top2 students of each grade
  • semi finalist in a debate competition
  • another award for another debate competition
  • KRCYO (the biggest youth orchestra in SK) 2nd flute
  • honorable mention in a basketball tournament
  • teacher’s award for my history class given to only two students chosen by the teacher out of 50 others
  • i was in the film project that won an LA web fest best short film award (was a stage designer from the art dpt)
  • most improved student award from school
  • for multi media, 1. submitted an art portfolio (high quality)
    1. video of myself playing flute for two pieces
  • in the furry friends association club doing voluntary works for abandoned pets
  • school newspaper member as an editor
  • school varsity lacrosse team as a manager
  • former debate club secretary
  • nominated for the honor council (student organization nominated by teachers and the original members)
  • won a grand prize in the national art competition
  • artwork displayed in a korean high school textbook
  • 10 years of doing art
  • 3 years of flute
  • 3 years of debating
  • 2-3 years of basketball (but i quit)
  • months of rowing
  • toefl 103 (but i might retake this and aim for 105-110

I did an interview with Loomis and I think it went great. I am confident with interviews and I also think my essays are pretty competitive.

sorry with bad grammar i was rushing while listing these and i just wanna get a gist of how competitive i might appear to the schools; ofc I am planning to apply to other schools for safety

please be kind :smiley:

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Two important, but unknown, factors are: SSAT score and whether or not the applicant is in need of significant financial aid.

Clearly, you are a well-rounded applicant with a variety of interests that should make you a valued member of any boarding school community.

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Among the schools on your list, Choate is the biggest in size, and usually accepts a few dozen 10th graders each year. Therefore, you just might get lucky with them––providing that you did well enough on your interview and your SSAT.

In terms of acceptance rate and candidate profile, Blair and NMH are likely similar. Loomis is a touch up, and almost as hard as DA. Choate will be the most challenging one given their focus on academics, especially if you are international.

Best of luck, and do keep us up on the acceptances after M10.

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