US Sophomore applying to start as Junior
Hello all,
I'm currently a US sophomore and I plan to apply to some elite prep schools (namely andover and exeter) to start 11th grade there. Has anyone here started at any such schools as an 11th grader? Is it worth it? I am outgrowing my public schools academics and want a chance to take more advanced courses (e.g., Organic Chemistry, Linear Algebra, etc.) and give myself a more challenging academic environment that gives me room to grow. I am aware it is better to apply to many private schools and do safeties and stuff but there are very few schools that have both a course in organic chemistry and a german program, and without either of those two, I don't see any possible way for it to be worth it to leave where i'm at, so my list of schools is mostly limited to the best of the best, Andover, Exeter, St. Pauls, and one or two others, even if I'm obviously not likely to get into them, since they are, yk, the best of the best, but they are the only ones I could even consider attending. Also, how competitive are these schools for applying to enter in 11th grade? As for reclassing its not really much of an option financially- if I apply, its gonna be to start in 11th grade, if I don't get in, I lost nothing.
tldr: Im a 10th grader, is it worth it to apply and possibly attend a boarding school my 11th and 12th grade years? And how competitive is it to get in?
