Chance me for EDII?
Objective:
Applying to CAS but also considered for CGS if I don’t get in
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1970 (660 math 660 writing 650 reading)
[ *] ACT: 29 (30 english 30 reading 28 science 27 math) but waiting on the December scores…
[ *] SAT II: 730 math I, 620 math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3 (trash… but straight 3.5-3.7 since last semester sophomore year. Freshmen year killed my gpa…hoping the strong upward trend helps.)
4.0 GPA from a community college where I got a math credit from
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t rank
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Two science courses and an honors math, along with regular classes (for first semester)
[ *] Major Awards: No major awards… but honor roll, athlete scholar, varsity letter
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Hoping this makes up for poor GPA
[ *] Job/Work Experience: No paid jobs
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
Research/computer work for head of otolaryngology department at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital. Chose me to lead patient data management project, and he wrote me probably my best recommendation. My essays all revolve around this work. Probably among the most important parts of my app
Volunteered at a food pantry for a long time
Sports (4) varsity and JV
Science olympiad
Piano
Debate
Student gov
Get tutored in Arabic/Turkish, proficient (also fluent in Farsi)
[ *] Essays: Pretty damn good essays, hired a past Dartmouth admission counselor current Dartmouth Med student to help write them.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10 (one of them pretty much asked me to write a rec for me)
[ *] Counselor Rec: She said she emphasized my “diversity”… I’d probably say 7-8/10
[ *] Additional Rec: 10/10 from the head of otolaryngology at the hospital. Obviously haven’t read it, but I’m sure it’s really good
[ *] Intended Major: Biology, Pre-med
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NH
[ *] School Type: Prestigious public (#1 public in NH)
[ *] Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *]Legacy: Harvard University, Dartmouth College
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM (if Middle Eastern counts…), proficient in several languages and fluent in Farsi. Dunno what else.