Advice for Prep Schools (Exeter, Andover, Lawrenceville, etc.)？
by angela888 US New York 发表日期： Fri 02 September 2016 8:28 pm
I am an american born chinese, an eighth grader looking to apply to Phillips Exeter, Andover this year. I can consistently score around 2350 on the SSAT, but I am looking to improve this score. I got good score 19 AMC 8 and AMC 10. In terms of school, I have straight As , good recommendations. I am involved in a litany of extracurriculars, including but not limited to band, math club, and quiz bowl. I am horrible at sports. The only ones in which I have more than minimal activity are tennis, table tennis, and chess. My musical talents are also less than perfect. I have failed to enter even my school selective jazz band, but I regularly qualify for the also selective Graduation Band. What are my chances of getting into Exeter and Andovere? How can I improve ?
by carmenny US New York 评论日期： Fri 02 September 2016 8:35 pm hi, I am ABC too. I would say your ssat scores are amazing!! Im a fellow student like you also applying so I cannot say certainly but your profile sounds really good (the math competition and stuff) )) I wish you the best of luck!
by andover2015 US New York 评论日期： Fri 02 September 2016 8:58 pm "Your scores are amazing! Maybe even better than mine! (I currently attend Andover if you were wondering). I would say that yes, a well rounded student is most desirable when it comes to picking applicants. Therefore, because boarding schools offer such a variety of sports and music, expressing an interest to maybe learn how to play the violin even if you cannot read music or at least try jv basketball or squash will give you a better chance of acceptance. Even if you do not feel that curiosity yet, trust me when I say that, on campus, you will want to try anything and everything. Enthusiasm for trying new things is key here. You have a lot of things you have not done before so showing them that you want this opportunity to do something differently is a convincing factor. "
by angela888 US New York 评论日期： Fri 02 September 2016 9:13 pm Thanks! Do these prep schools require good performance and awards in sports and instruments, or can participation and stated enjoyment be enough?
by andover2015 US New York 评论日期： Fri 02 September 2016 9:16 pm You technically don not need any awards in sports/instruments, especially since you have other ECs with very notable awards/recognition... Extra awards of course dont hurt, but you have good stats and you are certainly in the running. You dont necessarily need music and sport accomplishments to get into good schools, if you show enough passion in your main ECs (the ones in which you already have recognition and experience). Often school like kids with spikes instead of well rounded.
by qiqi2001 US Florida 评论日期： Sat 03 September 2016 12:16 pm My child had the same scores as you and they are not uncommon at these schools. Tope scores and all As are actually all too frequent: where are you from (generally), what is your gender and background and do you need FA? These questions are just as relevant when honestly assessing a candidate...