Asian male high income from the South. Small competitive private school.
UW GPA: 3.93
- mainly B+s freshman year then all As sophomore and junior years, took max # APs allowed
1540 SAT (770V, 770M)
800 SAT II (Bio M)
National Merit Commended
Tulane University Book Award
ECs:
started organization tackling childhood illiteracy in my home city my 8th grade year, grew it a lot, formed team, held events across city, got 3 articles published in papers talking abt it.
Other activities also on illiteracy: started tutoring program with my school, volunteered at public library, accepted to programs for high school students to create new initiatives with public school system. Also internship junior year
Director of schools broadcast show
Varsity tennis all 4 years
Played piano 12 years and submitted music portfolio to Dartmouth.
Essays:
CommonApp did the problem solver essay and talked about my journey working on childhood illiteracy, key insights I gained and my excitement for tackling real-world problems in future.
Dartmouth Supp: “What excites you?” Wrote about love of my favorite comic book and how I’ve grown to see deeper meaning in it over time
Why Dartmouth: talked about adventure culture in and out of classroom, specific QSS program, ability to be flexible in learning goes well with my broad academic interests.
I’d love insight into how you think my application will be received. Mainly worried about freshman year. I’ve been told that I am an academically qualified applicant and they like upward trends.