ACCEPTED: A novel about getting into some of the most elite private schools in America

By B.A. Miron

Over 400,000 middle schoolers opt to attend a private high school in the U.S. every year, choosing among the 300 or so boarding schools and 11,000 day schools. Many of these schools are like mini-colleges, selective in their admissions process, requiring application essays, recommendation letters, personal interviews as well as taking the dreaded Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT). This process is essentially a black box filled with uncertainty, and it's a daunting task for a 14-year old to go through. This book serves as a guide to this process. It is based on one student's journey through an extensive private high school search, demystifying the process, outlining the challenges of applying to some of the most prestigious high schools in the U.S., schools, the likes of Milton Academy and Phillips Exeter, offers advice on how to choose which school to attend, illustrates first-hand the effectiveness of a well thought out approach to win admittance, and finally, can lead to admission to an Ivy League university, in this case, Princeton University.So....How does a nerdy 14-year old boy impress the Admissions Department and win acceptance to one of the most prestigious private schools in the country? Stellar academics? Athletic prowess? A thick envelope stuffed with cash that's included with the application? Maybe it's listening to the advice of a girl he met at the library. Not just any girl, but an aspiring ballerina no less, who acts as his sounding board and helps him along his journey with ideas, advice, and encouragement. She is confident, clever and full of verve as well as poise, and willing to share some of the timeless wisdom hidden in television re-runs. But will it be enough?This story navigates you through the daunting and seemingly herculean process from deciding on the right school to attend, how to approach the dreaded Secondary School Admissions Test (entrance exam), making the prose in your application essays 'sing,' to tips on being interviewed by someone from the school's "Denial Office." This story provides an accurate, realistic, and insightful step-by-step how-to guide for other students who find themselves in the midst of a similar odyssey to some of the finest private high schools in the world, wrapped in a narrative of an evolving friendship.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1521805784
• ISBN13: 9781521805787
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"