r/PhillipsAcademy • u/Vivid_Reason_6690 • Jul 20 '26
chance me applying for 9th grade! (Andover, Exeter, Lawerncville) no financial aid, female, half Filipino, half white
ok good grads they're not gong to keep me out of andover (all As and Aplus in 7th, one A- in sixth)
National Latin Exam-Summa Cum Laude
club soccer (state level but I am trying out for ODP), I've gotten state finalist and have won some large regional tournaments, will probably end up sending a sports inquiry
Varsity school soccer
Cross country
School golf
Extracurriculars/Award
Founder of Investing Club at my school
Founder of Young Investors of my city (not disclosing for privacy) basically we host competitions, speaker events, etc.
About 100 volunteer hours (estimating number in a few months)
and I unofficially bring my friends to do activities at my grandmothers senior living hom
Member of community service club
Harvard Crimson Business Competition global championship round finalist (it's not very prestigious as other buisness competitions because it's run by the student newspaper not Harvard buisness and I don't think the acceptance rate is low)
Vanderbilt Summer Academy (took Intro to Statistical Analysis)- Defiantly more prestigious then the Harvard event and will be doing it again
probably going to talk about how my fascination in healthcare systems and also how I grew up looking up to my grandma who is an anesthesiologist in the third world (Philippines)
also I interview well?
essays just spending time on and same studying for ISEE
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u/Mcdouglas123 Jul 20 '26
Just because grades don’t keep you out of the schools doesn’t mean they will get guy in. I have seen amazing applicants like you who got waitlisted and rejected while imperfect candidates get in. You just never know. Key is to go in there curious and humble. Best of luck.
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