<p>Hey there everyone, please chance me for Dartmouth ED this year, I'd really appreciate it.
Ethnicity: WASP
GPA: 3.935 UW, 4.407 W
Class Rank: Top 10%
Region: International, Canada (Toronto)
SAT: 2180, 760M, 710CR, 710W (I'm retaking it this october and I'm sure i can do better)
SAT IIs: haven't taken yet, but get 800 on the practice ones consistently. I like science.
AP: none
IB: Full Diploma Programme, taken math and physics so far, 7 on both</p>
<p>School Type: public magnet, exceedingly competitive
ECs: Yearbook (3 years, assistant editor), Volunteering (150+ hours), debate (team captain, won various tournaments), model un (consistently placed very highly at tournaments), school environmental club, piano (As a hobby, but i play A LOT, should i even include this in my application? 7 years)</p>
<p>Essays - pretty strong, i started them back in june and i think they're pretty good at this point
Teachers recs - very strong</p>
<p>to be honest, i'm between columbia and dartmouth and leaning a little bit towards columbia. how is the neuroscience program at columbia, and research opportunities? I don't want to go the premed route, just pure research, any idea of how the schools stack up?</p>