Chance me ED at Dartmouth

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<p>General info:
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Home State: CT
School Type: Public
Intended Major: Neuroscience</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA out of 4.0: 4.14 weigted
ACT: 36 (34E, 36M, 36S, 36R, 10 Essay)
SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math Level 2, 790 Physics
APs: Chemistry (5), Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics (5)
Senior Schedule:
1.AP Statistics
2. AP Physics C
3. Band/Orchestra
4. AP Government
5. French 5 (A-level)
6. AP Lit
7.Middle East Studies
8. AP Calc BC</p>

<p>Awards:
AP Scholar
2nd Place at American Chemical Society First Year Excellence in Chemistry
Various School Awards </p>

<p>ECs:
--Band/Orchestra:First Flute all 4 years. Played at football game and in school parades as well
--Junior and Senior Year first flute in regional youth symphony
--Varsity Pole vaulter who competed in regional, county, and state championships in grades 10,11,12 (not being recruited to Dartmouth though)
--Have attended a wilderness survival and leadership canoeing camp for 7 years, culminating with a 5 week leadership course/expedition in Northern Quebec
--Private Music Lessons since 5th Grade
--Submitted a Music Arts Supplement </p>

<p>Essays/Recs:
Teacher Recs: One should be excellent, the other the teacher liked me a lot but had a lot of letters to write
Counselor Rec: Most likely fairly generic
Peer Rec: Good, but nothing extraordinary
Essay: Very Good, written about my learnings at my canoeing camp
Short Answer: I think it was very good, but nothing utterly mind-blowing</p>

<p>Demographics:
-Wealthy Family
-Dad is South African (white), Mom is American</p>

<p>Do I seem like a strong candidate, a 50/50 candidate, or a reach candidate?</p>

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<p>Bump…Anybody???</p>

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<p>4.0 GPA
36 ACT
1590 SAT</p>

<p>Metrics aren’t everything but you want advice on your chances? Congrats on your achievements but — Really?</p>

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<p>Yeah, I’m sorry, I just don’t think you’re a strong candidate. [irony]</p>

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<p>You have a strong background and Dartmouth likes musicians! Good luck.</p>

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<p>You seem like a strong candidate- depending on how good you are at pole vault give the track coach a heads-up and maybe he’ll try to give you a push with admissions too</p>

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<p>Did you get into Dartmouth?</p>

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<p>I applied this year. So I won’t know until December 15th.</p>

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<p>Where is the idea coming from that the OP has a 4.0? He/she has a 4.14 weighted. At my school, with a level of course rigor comparable to the OP’s, this would translate to around a 3.5-3.6.</p>

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<p>I am not sure my exact unweighted GPA but it’s around a high 3.8 or low 3.9</p>

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<p>Good luck! You seem like a strong candidate.</p>