Chance a rd please!!!

Colleges & Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>GPA 4.0
Baton Rouge, Louisiana</p>

<p>Best private school in Baton Rouge, but very small so very limited AP options (about 10)
6 APs in highschool (Gov, Lit, Lang, Euro, Bio, Calc)
Many honors classes</p>

<p>ECAs
• Yearbook 10th-12th grade (Editor-in-Chief)
• Jewish Youth Group/leadership organization (NFTY), 9th-12th grade and Regional Board (region includes AL, AR, LA, MS, FL, and west TN), 11th-12th grade
o Chair of School's Community Service Committee, 11th-12th
• Episcopal Peer Leaders, 11th-12th grade (Nominated by faculty to serve as mentors for new high school students)
• Varsity Tennis Team, 9th-12th (Captain, 12th grade)
• National Honor Society
• Model United Nations
• Mu Alpha Theta, 10th-12th grade (Placed in several competitions in individual and group events)
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Dream Street, 9th-12th grade (Volunteer Camp Counselor at a weeklong overnight camp for children with physical disabilities (Camp</a> Dream Street, MS))
• Big Buddy, 9th-12th grade (Mentor children who are economically disadvantaged)
• Reach Out and Read, 9th grade (Collected over 4,000 books for Earl K. Long Charity Hospital and Earned an award for outstanding contribution to the Pediatric Program)
• Meals-On-Wheels, 9th-12th (Delivered meals to disadvantaged citizens)
• Israel Tikkun Olam Program, 11th grade (Week long volunteer mission to Israel working with elderly, Ethiopian immigrants, and hospitalized children)
• Bar and Bat Mitzvah Tutor, 9th-12th grade
WORK
• Math Tutor 11th grade
• Secretary at The Surgeons Group, 12th
AWARDS
• Tulane Book Award, 11th grade (Awarded to one student nominated by high school counselor or principal for academic achievement and community service)
• 2nd Place English II, State Literary Rally, 10th grade
• French Award of Excellence, 10th grade
• English Award of Merit, 9th grade
• LSU Mid-City Pediatric Clinic Award of Excellence, 9th grade (Awarded for volunteer work associated with collecting over 4000 new and used children’s books to be given away to children at their well child care appointments)
MAJOR MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT
• Honors Thesis: “The B.R.A.V.E. School (Baton Rouge Autism Vision for Education): A Business Proposal for an Autism Treatment Center in Baton Rouge”
o Worked with doctors, psychiatrists, and consultants in the area to develop a business plan for an autism treatment center in the Baton Rouge Metropolitan area in the near future. </p>

<p>WEAKNESS
ACT 32
SAT SUBJECT TEST: 700 lit, 700 Math I</p>

<p>STRENGTH- LEGACY</p>

<p>Common App Essay- important experience. When I was 8, my younger brother who has autism and mom moved to Boston because adequate therapy could not be found here in Baton Rouge. My essay talks about my reaction to that incident, which has been meeting with professionals in the area to construct a full business proposal for an autism treatment center in Baton Rouge (other families should not be split like mine due to autism) Very well written though (haha not like the above)</p>

<p>I know my scores are weak... can my ECs/business proposal make up for it? oh and my legacy?</p>

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<p>by the way- also interested in Brown, Penn, Duke, Vandy</p>

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<p>sorry im so lame and keep posting on my own thread!!! but i forgot to mention i am a white jewish female</p>

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<p>are you a legacy to Dartmouth?</p>

<p>While admission to Ivy League (and Ivy-esque) schools cannot be guaranteed to anyone, I think you have a great shot at any of them.</p>

<p>Your ACT score is really not that low, its still probably within the mid-50% range.
Your SAT II scores are a little on the low side, but still, not dangerously low.</p>

<p>You seem to have a tremendous amount of community service and volunteering, so hats off for that.</p>

<p>Also, living in Louisiana is an advantage, as opposed to living in New England (like myself)</p>

<p>Dartmouth - low reach/reach
Brown - low reach/reach
Penn - low reach
Duke - high match/low reach
Vandy - match (I’m not extremely well informed about Vanderbilt, sorry)</p>

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<p>whoaaaaa. i really think u got a chance, and a big one at that hehe
i think if u have good essays and recs and stuff u should be able to get in
but hey what do i know hehe i’m applying for dartmouth rd too</p>

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<p>evilspartan92- yes, I’m a legacy at Dartmouth. As for the Louisiana thing, somewhat helpful at Dartmouth, Brown, Penn etc… not great for Duke unfortunately :(. (Dartmouth/Duke are my #1s)</p>

<p>Thanks for chancing!</p>

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<p>thank you for giving me feedback earlier!!</p>

<p>Dartmouth - low reach/mid reach
Brown - low reach/mid reach
Penn - low reach
Duke - high match/low reach
Vandy - don’t know much about it</p>

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They’re also my #1s as well. Place a lot of emphasis on your community service and the stuff dealing with autism! Hopefully we can each get into both of them!! Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advise!! My entire essay has to do with growing up with autism in the family, especially in a town with NO available therapy, and how this experience has motivated me to create a business plan with professionals in the area to prevent other families from going through similar hardship… SO i think I covered the “autism” aspect.</p>

<p>How would you suggest i emphasize community service more? I included my community service awards, and all of my activities are on my resume… any other suggestions?? I’ll definitely mention in interviews…</p>

<p>Good luck to both of us- those two really are the PERFECT school, aren’t they?!</p>

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<p>I think what you included above about what you’re trying to do to emphasize the community service is good. Your teachers should also stress the importance of your community service and ultimately the impact in which you have had. </p>

<p>They both really are PERFECT!! You have legacy at Darmouth, and I have it at Duke - so we’ll see how much that helps us!</p>