Chance Me for Dartmouth?

Hi all,

First, I understand that Dartmouth is a reach for nearly everyone, but I have no knowledge on the transfer standards that Dartmouth has. I’m hoping to gain a little insight here. Thank you!

I’m going to be a rising junior (Class of 2019) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. There have been a few things that happened recently that made me consider looking to transfer to other schools, preferably ones that rank better than the program I’m in now.

Here’s the rundown:

At UMASS:
GPA: 3.4
Major: Finance
Commonwealth Honors College Member
Held a Chair at my fraternity
Internships:

  • High-Tech Analyst Firm, Research Intern
  • Urban Development Non-Profit, Intern
  • Real Estate Development Firm, Finance Intern
    All internships are unique and are catered toward what I want to do for a career
    Club lacrosse player

From High School (not sure how important this is)
GPA: 4.0/4.0 (W)
ACT: 32 one sitting (33 English, 28 Math, 33 Reading, 33 Science), 33 superscore (33 English, 34 Math, 33 Reading, 33 Science)
Subject SAT: 700 Biology (Ecological)
AP Test Scores (if this helps?): English Language (4), AP US History (4)
Senior Course Load: AP Economics, AP Government, AP Physics II, AP Calculus BC, Spanish V, British Literature
Transferred to a more rigorous private school halfway through high school

Extracurricular:
Founded three Best Buddies Chapters, one at my middle school and at both my high schools

  • received recognition from my state’s house of representatives for my work
    Varsity Soccer for 3 years (team was ranked top 5 in the country)
    Varsity Lacrosse for 4 years
  • Team Captain & MVP Senior Year, best season in program history
    Wrestling for 2 years
    Facilitator for diversity club (educate and facilitate conversations in the community about important social issues)

Personal:
Gender: Male
Race: White
Income Bracket: No clue
State: MA

Your application will be viewed holistically but your GPA is really on the low side for transfer. Also, Dartmouth does not have a finance major. You would probably have to go for economics which is a very popular major. Perhaps you can work on boosting your GPA and apply to Dartmouth for grad school.