What are my chances - Please (Int'l Student, South Asia)

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Location Background: South Asia (International Applicant Pool)
Target Schools: Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips Academy Andover, The Lawrenceville School, Choate Rosemary Hall, The Hotchkiss School, Deerfield Academy, St. Paul’s School (SPS). For Fun: Aiglon College, Institut Le Rosey.

GLOBAL FOUNDATIONS & LANGUAGES

  • International Experience: Developed deep global adaptability through 9 years residing in the United States and 1 year residing in Finland.
  • Multilingual Proficiency: Native/Fluent in English, Hindi, and Marathi. Certified proficient in French via international DELF A1 certification.

ACADEMIC HISTORY & ENRICHMENT

Phillips Exeter Academy Summer Program | Exeter, NH

  • Summer Program Participant (2026).
  • Immersed in Exeter’s signature discussion-based Harkness method, collaborating closely with an international cohort of peers.

Top-Tier International Academy (South Asia Region) | IB Middle Years Programme (MYP 2)

  • Enrolled continuously since 5th Grade.
  • Weighted GPA: ~3.90 (Honors weighting calculated for rigorous IB Middle Years curriculum).
  • Unweighted GPA: ~3.40 / 4.00
  • Academic Highlights: Earned a perfect top grade of 7/7 in Integrated Humanities.

Standardized Testing (Official Upper-Level SSAT):

  • Total SSAT Score: 2213 | Total Percentile: 88th Percentile
  • Verbal Reasoning: 750 (92nd Percentile)
  • Reading Comprehension: 710 (89th Percentile)
  • Quantitative Score: 753 (82nd Percentile)

STEM & MATHEMATICS ACCOLADES

  • International Mathematics Olympiad (SOF IMO): Competed across two consecutive sessions, achieving prestigious 3rd place and 4th place rankings across the entire school student body.
  • Advanced Cohorts: Active selected member of the student-led Further Mathematics for Younger Students program and the expert-led advanced robotics organization.

COMMUNITY SERVICE & NON SIBI IMPACT

Public Wildlife Fundraising Campaign Co-Leader | Regional Wildlife Trust Partnership

  • Co-designed and executed a successful public crowdfunding campaign via digital platforms, raising over ₹40,000 (89% of the institutional goal).
  • Directly funded emergency medical care, critical rescue efforts, and long-term wildlife rehabilitation for injured animals.

Project Director, Endangered Animal Advocacy | School Service Learning

  • Spearheaded community-wide awareness initiatives regarding local ecological conservation and wildlife protection.
  • Formally rated “Excellent” by faculty for demonstrating strong leadership, community care, and systematic problem-solving.

EXTRACURRICULAR LEADERSHIP & TALENTS

  • Theatre Performance & Production: Undertook a dual creative contribution as both an on-stage actor and the Live Audio Cuer / Sound Designer for a major production of The Jungle Book. Commended by faculty for expert-level execution under live performance pressure.
  • Model United Nations: Selected as a student delegate for the competitive regional CHEMUN conference; sustained active multi-term membership in the school’s MUN program.
  • TEDx Events: Appointed to the core Stage and Event Management team, organizing complex venue logistics, structural safety operations, and audio-visual layouts.
  • Athletics: Active competitive athlete representing the school in regional ISSO Basketball tournaments, the Rise to Shine Cup, and badminton.

CORE STRENGTHS & INDEPENDENT PROJECTS

  • Passion Project: Dedicated to researching, innovating, and improving mechanical prototype designs for an energy-generating floor mechanism activated by human footsteps.
  • Social Leadership: Consistently recognized by faculty appraisals across multiple terms as a core pillar of peer inclusivity, an active group motivator, and a positive force who infuses infectious enthusiasm into the classroom environment.
  • Analytical Thinking: Commended by academic advisors for strong independent learning capabilities, advanced structural analysis of historical topics, and synthesizing multi-perspective frameworks.
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SSAT score is still tentative am going to take it again

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Is this a typo? A1 and proficient shouldn’t be used in the same sentence. Proficiency comes with DALF, not DELF, certification, since DELF only goes through B2. A1 is beginning level.

I’ll assume you’re full pay, since you’ll need to be for your “for fun” applications.

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Minor concern is that while you clearly have an interest in math, it is not a strength.

If you are a full pay student, I suspect that you will receive more than one acceptance.

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In case Why1 is not aware.

CEFR Language Certification Levels

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Sorry about that mistake should have used better vocab

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Just curious where would i be accepted

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I can only offer a guess. You are an attractive candidate and it is possible that you receive acceptances from a majority of the 7 US based schools to which you have applied/plan to apply.

A key element to a successful application is the maturity level of the applicant as reflected in the applicant’s letters of recommendation. I think that this may be a strength in your quest for admission.

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So do you thing my GPA is fine for these schools

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I don’t know whether or not your GPA is fine.

GPAs are relative to one’s class rank. Teacher recommendations should indicate that you are among the strongest students academically in your class.

Your SSAT scores indicates that you are very intelligent. Hopefully, your teachers will note that your work ethic is strong.

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Also if possible please match me with any schools that are also not on the list

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C2 should say 16,000 words, not 1600

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Yes, it is an obvious typo which I did also notice. Thanks for pointing it out!

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Have you considered looking at some highly-resourced boarding schools outside of New England/NJ? We could suggest some of those if you are interested.

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Could you suggest please

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Sure! I note there are many more besides the ones I am going to mention, and we really benefited from asking for suggestions here.

So my daughter just started 9th grade at a boarding school, Culver Girls Academy, which I will describe below. But, sort of East to West, schools I would recommend based on our own visits (and she applied to all of these) include:

Episcopal High School, just outside DC. DC of course is a very International city, and EHS apparently has around 14-15% International students. It is very well-resourced, fairly traditional feeling campus, and 100% boarding, which is nice. Founded in 1839, I gather it was once sort of considered the top Southern boarding school, but consistent with the way the DC/Northern Virginia area has evolved, to me it felt more Mid-Atlantic/national/international in vibe. They make a lot of use of being so close to DC.

Mercersburg Academy. Has roots it traces to 1836 through various incarnations. This was maybe my personal favorite. Extremely well-resourced per capita, lovely somewhat eclectic campus in a beautfiul natural setting about 1:45 drive from DC. Something like 80-85% boarding, about 20% International. The community vibe was the biggest appeal to me here–very friendly, positive, supportive sort of place.

Western Reserve Academy, in Ohio about 40 minutes south of Cleveland. Apparently a bit off the radar for some East Coast families, but very well regarded in the Upper Midwest. About 2/3rds boarding. This was a really interesting visit–the school campus and the immediate area felt very New England, actually specifically very Connecticut, which makes sense since that area (the Western Reserve) was originally developed by a bunch of people from Connecticut, which including founding the school in 1826. WRA’s campus is also actually the original site of what became Case Western Reserve University, which moved closer to Cleveland (splitting off from the preparatory school). Generally a very nice school, both in terms of vibe and resources, with some particularly interesting academic programs. Also about 20% International.

Finally, the Culver Academies, which are the Culver Girls Academy and Culver Military Academy (for boys). CMA was founded in 1894, CGA was added in 1971. In Indiana about 2 hours from Chicago. Although they have two distinct identities, they share a lot of resources and classes and such, so it is also similar to a coed school in some ways. Another incredibly well-resourced school, with a really stunning campus on the shore of a pretty lake. When visiting my daughter fell in love, and then got a nice scholarship, so there she went. Obviously boys have to be OK with the military vibe (for girls it is a “leadership academy”, which my daughter really valued). 100% boarding, again also about 20% International.

Again these are ones I actually visited and my daughter applied to, so I feel comfortable recommending. But there were many more we considered. In fact, I will just shout out St Andrews in Delaware–not quite a fit for us (we thought it was a bit far from our home, among other reasons, although our daughter then mooted that with Culver). But I was very impressed doing research, and met a rep who also helped confirm to me it was a great school.