Any piece of advice for me...?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>Hi guys. I'm an international student (HS junior) whose dream college is Dartmouth! I'm not sure if I have even the slightest chance, and if I do, I'd like to appreciate any kind of advice to make my chance solid!!</p>

<p>My stats--
SAT reasoning: 2230(cr:750, math:740, writing:740)
it was my first shot, and I'll take it again to pull it up to 2300+</p>

<p>SAT2-- Math2: 800, World History: 740, French: 720
This year i'm going to take French again. </p>

<p>GPA: 4.0(unweighted)
I don't have weighted gpa because all the courses are mandatory. And school doesn't rank.</p>

<p>AP exams: 5(World history, micro&macro economics, Calculus BC, Music theory, Statistics)
4(English lit, US history)</p>

<p>ECs--
played piano for 10+ years, flute for 7 years.
section leader&first chair flute for two orchestras(school, local)
I might play flute concertino at an orchestra performance this year.
temporary conductor of local youth orchestra </p>

<p>captain of school lacrosse team(we don't have varsity, jv, etc. just one team)
received three outstanding player's award in national high school league&tournament(given to the best player of the team)</p>

<p>editor-in-chief of a human rights magazine(we deal with national, international human rights and social issues) </p>

<p>I'm a member of MUN club, and I've been participating in several big conferences including Yale MUN.
No significant achievement though.</p>

<p>Volunteer work:
mentor&tutor of kids from low-income families (2 hours/week, for 3 years)
occasionally visits hospital(cancer center) for ensemble performance.</p>

<p>I don't have particular summer activities. </p>

<p>I plan to major in social science area( pol sci, IR, etc) </p>

<p>I'm an Asian, and our school is one of the most renowned in the nation. There are on average 3 students who go to Dartmouth every year. </p>

<p>Please chance me and/or tell me what I should work on!! I'd really appreciate it!</p>

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<p>anyone…?? please…?</p>

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<p>Keep up the good work and write an awesome essay!! & BOOM you should be in!! :)</p>

<p>Yet, you can never ever predict Ivy admissions 100%!!</p>

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<p>I think that you have very good chances, are you applying for aid? That could affect your admission.</p>

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<p>^ Nah aid won’t affect you one bit. Dartmouth is NEED BLIND IN ADMISSIONS!! :)</p>

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<p>Even for international students?</p>

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<p>Ya Dartmouth is need blind to internationals, which makes it even more attractive!</p>

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<p>I heard that you need sth special to get into Dartmouth, since everyone’s scores are great… What area shall I work on?</p>

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<p>Essays for you will be critical. That can be something special if you do it right. Your academics definitely make you admittable.</p>

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<p>I suggest you find a few of these accepted students and ask them what they had or did. College admissions is not a once-size-fits-all type process; your application could be stellar for one particular region/school, but mediocre for another. Admissions officers are assigned regions for a purpose - they need context to understand that what would ordinarily be considered mediocre ECs in one school is actually quite stellar in another given its death of resources. </p>

<p>We can all look at your SATs and say they’re fine - but I’m sure even you knew that. Everything else - ECs or essays - is either entirely subjective or entirely connotative with regards to your school.</p>