Chance Me? Dartmouth

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Junior / Female / Asian / San Francisco, CA</p>

<p>Sophomore GPA:
1st Sem - 3.57 UW / 3.85 W
2nd Sem - 3.38 UW / 3.57 W</p>

<p>Junior GPA:
1st Sem - 3.63 UW / 4.13 W</p>

<p>I took all Honors/AP classes whenever possible.</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULAR <a href="*says%2012%20because%20I%20plan%20to%20continue">i</a><a href="11,%2012">/i</a> Red Cross Club - Vice President
(11, 12) Student Site Council - Vice Chair
(11, 12) Journalism - Editor
(11, 12) Campaign Academy - Campaign Leader
(11, 12) Eagle News Broadcast - Reporter
(11) Vikings Soccer Club
(10, 11, 12) Fiona Ma Assemblywoman of CA Internship
(10, 11, 12) Adopt-An-Alleyway Youth Empowerment (volunteer ~ 200 hrs) - Social Chair
(10) Junior Statesmen of America - Historian
(9, 10, 11, 12) SPERA World Affairs Club - Member
(9, 10, 11, 12) Speech + Debate - Secretary, Vice President
(9, 10) Help-U-Learn After School Tutorial - Tutor</p>

<p>**AWARDS<a href="11">/b</a> 1st Place - Voice of Democracy: Honoring America's War Veterans
(11) 2nd Place - Lions' Club Speech Contest: "Water: Will CA by left high and dry?"
(10) 2nd Place - Lions' Club Speech Contest: "Immigration, My Solution"
(10) 4th Place- Student Congress - Best Speaker</p>

<p>**PROGRAMS<a href="9,%2010,%2011,%2012">/b</a> World Savvy Affairs Challenge - Participant
(Summer 2008) CTD - Civic Leadership Institute / Civic Education & Engagement Project
(Summer 2007) Summer Day Camp - Youth Specialist/Counselor</p>

<p>**WORK<a href="9,%2010,%2011,%2012">/b</a> Natural Dental Laboratory - Assistant Manager
(9, 10, 11, 12) The Sixth Design (Web/Graphics Design Business) - Founder</p>

<p>SAT: Shooting for 2100</p>

<p>I don't know what to do this summer yet.
I hope to apply for 1) Teach English in Taiwan, 2) Princeton Journalism Program, 3) Vision New America (a political civic education program in NYC). Any thoughts?</p>

<p>Schools looking at
Berkeley, Stanford, Dartmouth, Boston College, Cornell, UCLA, USC, UCSD, Colgate, Georgetown, Columbia</p>

<p>I hope to either become a lawyer or go into business (MBA). What do you think?
I really would like to attend Dartmouth because I hear they have a good study abroad program.</p>

<p>I'm guessing it's a big reach considering my grades. But I'm hoping my web design business that I started to help my family with money would help me stand out on the application.</p>

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<p>For the privates, freshmen year counts too. Are you ranked?</p>

<p>The average SAT at Dartmouth is 2200, so I’d shoot higher than 2100 for it, Columbia and Stanford.</p>

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<p>Freshman GPA:
1st Sem - 3.83 UW+W
2nd Sem - 4.0 UW+W
(no weighted classes)</p>

<p>Unfortunately, I will not be able to know my rank until the end of junior year.</p>

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<p>hey, your GPA seems to be a little on the low side of things for most of those schools… shoot for a really AMAZING SAT score to make up for it (2200) and come up with some original amazing essays and that should put you in the game. good luck!</p>

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<p>ahhh okay do you think a high sat score and good essay would really do it? hmm… any thoughts on summer plans?</p>

<p>Thanks=)</p>

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<p>A 2400 might be hard for them to resist!</p>

<p>For the class of 2012, 40% of the class at Dartmouth were top 2 in their class and average SAT was 2200. They accepted about 13%.</p>

<p>This year they’ll accept about 11% and with the new financial aid initiative and becoming need blind for internationals, the admit rate will probably continue to go down.</p>

<p>As you are an ORM from an overrepresented state, Dartmouth is a reach. Certainly worth an application, but you need to really consider more solid matches.</p>

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<p>Not looking good for Dartmouth. SAT, GPA, overall feel just not good enough. You didn’t say anything about your recs and essays, if they’re up to par then maybe. A lot of schools have a good study abroad program, that’s not the best reason to choose Dartmouth… choose Dartmouth because you like the outdoors or the Liberal Arts feel. For Berkeley I have no concept of in-state admissions but I’d think you’re right around what they want. Stanford I can almost promise you that you won’t get into, it’s just too hard this year. Boston College you stand a pretty good shot for, I’d think, Cornell a little less. UCLA, USC, UCSD, again instate so I don’t know but I’m thinking maybe. Colgate don’t know. Georgetown, Columbia are pretty big reaches.</p>

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<p>You’re a Junior. Calm down.</p>

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<p>get a great SAT score, say 2300? to make up your GPA, which is a little low for those schools btw.</p>

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<p>Hmm…</p>

<p>I’m not sure about berkeley because their average unweighted GPA is 3.8 and weighted is 4.3.
Though my sister went to Berkeley I’m not sure if that makes a difference.</p>

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<p>Actually Beef Supreme Dartmouth’s study abroad program is very unique.</p>

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<p>You do have a chance. Anything is possible. Good luck!</p>