Applied to Dartmouth- Is it in reach?

<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>Coming from a family with hard circumstances, I am the only person to graduate high school in a family of 3 siblings.
I have been living alone with my younger sister, who recently dropped out of high school, for about 2 months.
I love math, science, history, humanities, and creative writing.
Here are my stats:</p>

<p>SAT I:730 CR; 680 Math; 600 W= 2010
SAT II: USH 770; Math 1 700; Math 2 720
AP Tests: AP Calc AB-5; AP USH-5; AP-English Language- 4
GPA: 3.69 UW; 6.02 Weighted; Ranked 7/92 in a very hard school (School for Advanced Studies)</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Hispanic- Colombian. I moved to the United States about 7 years ago.
First person in my family to apply to college.</p>

<p>My school is designed in a way that students have half of their classes at the high school level and the other half is taken at Miami Dade College with the general populace.</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
AP English Literature
AP Calculus BC
AP Government and Politics
AP Macroeconomics
Honors Research
Calculus and Analytical Geometry 3 (Multi-variable Calculus)
Differential Equations 1
Humanities
Physics with Calculus 1
Psychology
Sociology</p>

<p>Summer 2007- Semester at MDC.
Calculus and Analytical Geometry 2
Business Calculus
Speech Communications
Microeconomics</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP English Language
AP Calculus AB
AP US History
Italian 1 (Fall Semester) year high school credit.
Italian 2 (Spring Semester) year high school credit.
Philosophy
Calculus and Analytical Geometry 1
Statistical Methods
Acting 1</p>

<p>Sophomore Year: (Regular High School)
Honors Physics
Honors Chemistry
Honors English II
Honors Precalculus
Health/ Physical Fitness (Required)
Aerospace Engineering 2</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
Honors English 1
Honors Algebra 2
Honors World History
Honors Biology
Aerospace Engineering 1
NJROTC (Required for PE/Leadership Credit)</p>

<p>8th and 7th grade:
Honors/Gifted Algebra 1
Honors/Gifted Geometry
Honors/Gifted Earth and Space Science</p>

<p>Awards:
Member of the Dean's List in Miami Dade College;
Member of the National Honor Society (2005- Present);
"Principal's Cabinet" adviser (Felix Varela High 2005-2006);
College Board distinction of AP Scholar;
Viper Honor Roll Award for maintaining a 4.0 GPA the entire 2005- 2006 school year;
Felix Varela 2006- 2007 Award Banquet awards: Most Outstanding Sophomore in Science, Most Outstanding Sophomore (overall).</p>

<p>EC's:</p>

<p>Varsity swimming:11th, 12th. Varsity Letter.
Physics Club President: 10th grade.
Young Republicans VP: 12th
NHS 10th, 11th, 12th
Model UN 11th, 12th
Student Government 12th.
Church Community Service 9th, 10th 11th, 12th. (over 300 hours)</p>

<p>After my parents separated I basically had to make up for everything my dad did in the house, including taking care of my little sister and extra things like grocery shopping etc. Because of this my EC time is severely cut and my Senior activities lack in comparison to a lot of the other applicants.</p>

<p>The essay I admitted to Dartmouth was recently featured in a regional lit magazine, and I have an amazing recommendation accompanied by another good-possibly great- one as well. </p>

<p>a lot of info...I know
thank you for your insight</p>

<p>I think you're a unique candidate with a very good chance -- at either Dartmouth or another top school. Good luck.</p>

<p>You have a good shot, good luck!</p>

<p>we have a crapload in common. (hispanic, republican, south florida, first to graduate high school, similar stats)</p>

<p>of course nothing is set in stone, but i personally believe you'll do well with regular decision. are you a national hispanic scholar?</p>

<p>i'm stoked to see posts like yours! i really hope you get in, man.</p>

<p>Thanks for the encouragement everyone.
And estebancito ( my cousins nickname lol), I am glad to see there are people like me already at Dartmouth.</p>

<p>I think you have a great chance. I really want to go to Dartmouth too and I'm also hispanic (Bolivian and Salvadorean) and first to go to college in my family. You are a unique which will make you stand out definitely. I really hope you get in! Good Luck! :)</p>