2400 for Dartmouth? Harder than you think!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>thank you guys. please take a look and tell me what sort of chances i have. THANKS. </p>

<p>SAT: 2400
SAT II: 800/800 US History/Math II
AP's: Art History/MicroEcon/MacroEcon 5/5/5 and taking English/CalcBC/Music/US History AP's right now
Marks: 88-90-ish gr. 10-11 average. Gr. 11 average: 92. Gr. 12 midterm average: 94</p>

<p>intangibles:</p>

<p>SCHOLASTIC HONORS
-Honors with Distinction, 2007
-99th Percentile on the PSAT
-History 12 Prize, 2007 (rare distinction for a Grade 11 student)
-Begbie National History Contest, 4th in Canada, with scholarship
-100% on the History 12 Provincial Exam
-99% on the Mathematics 12 Provincial Exam
-Minimum of 95% on all 8 provincial exams taken
-Poetry published in Canadian Young Writers collection</p>

<p>PERSONAL ACTIVITIES
Canadian Music Competitions(The most important national classical music competition in Canada)
-2nd in National Finals for piano (2002), held in Ottawa
-5th in National Finals for piano (2004), held in Calgary
Music Festivals
-Numerous firsts in Kiwanis, Music Man, and Richmond Music festivals
-First in the Concert Group Open in 2006
Future
-Part of the international Pacific Piano Competition in 2008
Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM)
-Associate of The Royal Conservatory of Music (ARCT) Diploma for Performers
-First Class Honors with Distinction in: Grade 10 Piano, Grade 9 Piano, Music History 5, Music History 4
Scholarships and Trophies
-Scholarship for highest mark standing in British Columbia in RCM Grade 10 Piano
-Canadian Music Competitions national scholarship; National Finals Trophy
-Music Man Festival Classical Sonata scholarship and trophy&lt;/p>

<p>COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Senior Editor (2006-2008), OPUS (school literary magazine)
Advisor Captain (2007-2008)
Library Monitor (2007-2008)</p>

<p>WORK AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Summer ‘07 Edward Jones Intern
Summer ‘06 Roscoe Postle Associates Translator
2001-2005 Normanna Senior Home</p>

<p>OTHER ACTIVITIES
Swim Team (2006): Team winner of British Columbia Provincials
Canadian Games Pool: part of the swimming training program since 2000
Cricket Team: City Championships winner (2007)
Badminton Team (2005-2006)</p>

<p>THANKS</p>

<p>now..........there is another guy from my school going for Dartmouth......
and he has 2300 SAT, top 10 rankings (which I don't have), Honour Band. I am not sure which one Dartmouth is gonna take.....and I don't think they'll take both</p>

<p>so........
Please, offer your take</p>

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<p>you have a great chance! Don't mess up the essays</p>

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<p>As long as your essay and recommendations are good, I think you have a great chance at Dartmouth. It seems to be that you have a very strong background in music as well as good academic credentials. Do you think you could provide more information about yourself (gender, family background, etc.) and your school (general location, level of competitiveness, etc) though? That'd be helpful.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Honors with Distinction, 2007
-99th Percentile on the PSAT
-History 12 Prize, 2007 (rare distinction for a Grade 11 student)
-100% on the History 12 Provincial Exam
-99% on the Mathematics 12 Provincial Exam</p>

<p>^are these awards really necessary? reporting all these exam scores, esp. 99% on PSAT, seems filler to me.</p>

<p>not being in top 10 may hurt u, just b/c u have really high SAT's, and the other person applying is in top 10.</p>

<p>im assuming u r international. if so, then you have an ok chance. if not, then a pretty good chance :)</p>

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<p>yes. Canadian. gender: male. school: competitive university-preparatory all-male private school in Vancouver that is ranked 2nd in Canada. Family: very very very middle class.</p>

<p>and if it helps, last year i was together with this other guy in the school magazine team. he was Copy Editor (altho i suspect he probs eliminated the word "copy" from the app), me Senior Editor</p>

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<p>hmm how do u know that dartmouth would only accept 1? its not like they have quotas..</p>

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<p>i dont know, really, but my counselor just told me that historically, that has been the patten for Early</p>

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<p>guys, please....do you think Dartmouth will take me on Early or just "oh let's wait a bit"</p>

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<p>Sounds to me like when both the applicants are so qualified I can't picture them rejecting either of you. Also, doesn't 99th percentile PSAT imply National Merit?</p>

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<p>yep. except i was out of the race as I was Canadian</p>

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<p>hey i think you have great chances. where in BC are you from? i used to live there. pm me :)</p>

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<p>thanks everyone. keep it coming. i am anxious as hell here bunked up in my room. hmm</p>

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<p>lol sounds like ur very anxious...dont worry you have a really great chance of getting in ...even with your rival applying :)</p>

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<p>yeah. i guess it would be best if they just take both of us. and yeah, i really wish we weren't competing against each other, but damn, the system makes us do.</p>

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<p>OH, MY, EFFING, GOD, Look at your piano ECs, from now on I don't think I'll be able to mention my piano ECs to anyone ever again. :(
2nd in CMC is craaazy. I know a girl who got 1st place (last year?) and all I can say is, she was dammmmmmmn good (she didn't go into musics neither). I HIGHLY doubt you'll get rejected from Dartmouth.
P.S.: Are you studying with Dr. Starcevich? :D</p>

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<p>Wow, and you're applying ED? you're in</p>

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<p>Not always. I was 99th percentile and missed NMSF by 2 points (because california has a really high qualification)</p>