Decision: Accepted
SAT Scores (and # of sittings): 1960 (superscored, took twice)
ACT Scores (and # of sittings): 32, took once and sent after ED deadline
SAT II Scores (and # of sittings): 750 US History, 750 Bio
School Profile (Brief): one of the “worst,” recently taken into state receivership
GPA (Unweighted/Weighted): 4.39 out of 5.0
Rank: 2/~270
Course Rigour: hardest possible, all AP this year and will have taken 8 AP courses in my HS career
AP/IB Scores: 3 AP Bio (sophomore year, teacher really prepped us for molecular bio stuff), 5 APES, 5 APUSH, 4 AP Lang and Comp
Notable Honours/Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Dartmouth Book Award, High Honor Roll, not too much else that is noteworthy
Notable Extra-Curricular Activities: editor in chief of school newspaper, Upward Bound senior leader, varsity swim captain, varsity field hockey, varsity softball, photography intern
Work Experience: since end of sophomore year at a banquet facility, HARD work
Non-Consistent Extra-Curricular Activities (Volunteering, Summer Activities, etc.): working high school concession stands, volunteering at parish’s spaghetti suppers, museum volunteer, etc.
Passions: environmental/bio/journalism, very undecided
Recommendations: my newspaper advisor, all about my leadership 10/10
my APES teacher, solid, not uber-well written but all positive 8/10
math teacher last year, explaining my work ethic 9/10
also got a rec letter from my school’s receiver/legacy Dartmouth alum, 10/10
Peer Rec all about how I keep it real and am loyal af, 9.5/10
Essays (and content, if you like): Common App essay about how Nancy Drew is my idol, 10/10, Amherst College prof looked over it/loved it; went in a bit on being the daughter of Polish immigrants and all that
supplement about what newspaper has meant to me, 10/10, professor loved it too
Interview: it was ok, so bad at telling whether interviews went well. mainly talked about journalism/bio major and careers, her time at dartmouth. she texted me 2 days after I got the acceptance and was ecstatic
Your Prospective Major: bio/environmental/? soooo undecided
State/Country: Massachusetts
Ethnicity/Gender: white, female
Hooks: first gen, speak Polish, from a poor city that hasn’t had a Dartmouth admit in over 15 years, so interesting background?
Strengths/Weaknesses: being a white female, relatively low test scores, troublesome precalc grade junior year, not being able to take French for my junior/senior years due to newspaper…
but being a part of Upward Bound, first gen immigrant child, good grades, and some type of je ne sais quoi I guess!
Your Assessment: I am in utter shock. I cannot wait to meet all my fellow '20s on campus, and the Facebook group is pretty popping. I hope to see you all there!
Other Acceptances/Rejections/Waitlists/Whither you plan(ned) to apply: Accepted to all my EAs (UMass Amherst Honors College, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth, Boston College), had to withdraw all my other applications, and I keep getting emails from others and it’s driving me insane.