Chance a Canadian for RD?

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<p>Hi everyone. As the title suggests, I'm a Canadian student applying to Dartmouth RF and I would like to hear your opinions.</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 730 M 800 W 800 Composite 2330
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math II 800, Physics 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93, or 93.6/100
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
Micro-economics 4
Macro-economics 4
Calculus AB 4
Psychology 4
English Composition and Language 3 (I know, they're bad)
Currently Taking: Biology, Chemistry, Physics B
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible, 3 AP's plus 1 post-AP
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not really that significant but:
AIME x 2
CMO (Canadian Mathematics Olympiad） x 1
Fermat Contest National Winner
AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis)
Varsity Table Tennis (Captain 9,10,11,12, won a lot of medals and awards)
Recreational Table Tennis Club(President 9,10,11,12)
School tutoring club (Co-founder and President, 12)
Math Club (President, 9,10,11,12)
JV Basketball (9,10)
Student Council (11,12)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Basketball Columnist/ Freelance Translator (11,12)
Math/Physics Tutor (9,10,11,12)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Youth Camp counselor (10,11,12)
School Teaching Assistant (10,11,12)
Basketball scorekeeper (10,11,12)
[<em>] Summer Activities: SIMUW (Summer Institute of Mathematics at University of Washington) - 2009
AwesomeMath - 2010
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One should be really good and the other generic
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Decent, she knows me fairly well out of the 400 students she's responsible for
[<em>] Additional Rec: Not submitting one
[</em>] Peer Evaluation: Getting one from best friend (a Harvard freshman)
[/ul]Other[list]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Mathematics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian-Canadian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: very low, 15k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): more like tip factors: low-income, new immigrant (3 years in Canada)</p>[/li]
<p>Thank you guys in advance =)</p>

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<p>I’d guess that you have a pretty good chance. My son got in with similar credentials in 2006.
However, it’s getting more and more competitive each year. I’d say that you keep up the good work and also apply for some other good schools. I’m sure you will be landing on a promising college.</p>

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<p>^ Thanks kvn54321!</p>

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<p>Bump. Opinions are greatly appreciated =)</p>

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<p>I’d say your chances are so-so, depending on the significance of your awards, which I cannot judge.</p>

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<p>are you planning on going to school for table tennis or is it just a hobby?</p>

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<p>^ I hope to pursue table tennis on a inter-collegiate level, but I cannot be recruited as it’s not a NCAA sport. Instead, it has its own organization named the NCTTA.</p>

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<p>Last bump. Guys please =)</p>

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<p>mathematicism, you are one of the most promising Canadians on CC to apply this year.
I have the utmost confidence that you will represent us well =]</p>

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<p>@StarsAligned</p>

<p>WOW dude that must have been one of the nicest things I’ve heard. Thank you so much. =)</p>

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<p>^^agrees with star. Good luck!</p>

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<p>So I noticed this other thread whose OP got rejected at Penn ED and realized that I’m in the exact same boat… Sorry guys… this ‘one of the most promising Canadians on CC to apply this year’ didn’t turn out to be promising at all.</p>

<p>Can anyone please re-chance me with this new update?</p>

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<p>Mathematicism, I know what you mean! Turns out every EDer from my school were outright rejected (not even deferred). I felt even more uncertain about my own chances…none the less, a thread on CC can only cover the basics of an application, and there are many intangible parts that can tip the factors to your favour. Your profile still looks very strong and I guess the best I can say is to just apply and see what happens!</p>

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<p>@ Thank you so much Fatum!</p>

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<p>omg it is beyond painful to hear this … :frowning:
but never give up hope mathematicism; there are many great schools for you in RD!</p>

<p>I still believe in you :)</p>

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<p>You are competing in a segment that is very crowded and for which the slots are limited. If D had a competitive table tennis team, then you would have a chance. Being from Canada is irrelevant (unless you play hockey). Good luck</p>

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<p>^ Thank you for your honesty. I guess I’ll research a bit on D’s table tennis team now. XD</p>

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<p>Last bump.</p>

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<p>^You’re bumping this way too often. You have exceptional stats that make you qualified for admission to Dartmouth and its peers; however, your decision is going to depend on how you present yourself and whether or not the admissions office thinks you can add something to their campus. </p>

<p>jesus. /thread.</p>