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Colleges and Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>I'm a male senior from a very competitive mid-sized public school applying RD.</p>

<p>My school does not rank, however my GPA is 4.97/5 (weighted) My counselor told me however that I would be top 5-10% of my class if we did rank</p>

<p>ACT-33 (Best individual scores: Math-34, Reading-31, English-35, Science-35)
SAT II- Chemistry-770, Math II-740, US History- 700
AP Scores-Calc BC-5, Chemistry-5, US History-5, European History-4</p>

<p>I have received mostly As and a few Bs in the most rigorous course load available at my high school. </p>

<p>My Senior Schedule is:
Honors Multivariable Calculus
AP Physics B (My school doesn't offer C)
AP Econ
Wind Ensemble
AP Literary Analysis
Spanish 5</p>

<p>EC's:
School Newspaper- Editor-in-Chief, Features editor (10,11, 12)</p>

<p>Music: Trumpet- First chair, section leader, senior representative
Ensembles: Jazz band, Brass choir, Symphony orchestra & winds, Pep band, and a local honor band (9, 10 ,11, 12)</p>

<p>Cross Country- Varsity Team Captain, all-academic (9, 10 ,11, 12)
Tennis- Varsity Team captain, all-academic (9, 10 ,11, 12)</p>

<p>Relgious- Head acolyte, church youth group (Since 5th grade)</p>

<p>Volunteer- 100+ hours community service, nursing home volunteer</p>

<p>I also work at an overnight all-boys camp which I have attended for 8 years and have been an assistant counselor for 2</p>

<p>Honors:
National Merit Qualifier
National Honor Society
AP Scholar with Honor
Honor Roll every semester
Quill & Scroll Society (for writing)</p>

<p>I think my essays are very good, and I have been editing them with the head of the English department at my school, who thinks they are great as well. I wrote my activity essay about writing the crossword puzzle for the paper, which seemed to be a selling point in my Wake Forest interview. Hopefully it is for Dartmouth too!</p>

<p>My recommendations are from my English teacher junior year and my math teacher who has had me for 2 years in Calc BC and Multivar.
Also, I am sending an additional recommendation from my Band teacher, because I plan on continuing the trumpet in college. I know these teachers very well, and they were very enthused to be writing me a rec.
My peer recommendation and my additional recommendation are absolutely amazing. The math one is also very good as well.</p>

<p>Also, I'm not sure how much it weighs into admissions decisions, but an alumni has called the admissions office for me to speak on my behalf, as their family has been extremely good friends with mine for years.</p>

<p>Since applying, I have won Most Valuable Player for the band and 1st place at a Solo and Ensemble Competition. I'll add that to my mid-year report when the time comes.
Thanks!</p>

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<p>Any hooks? Ethnicity?
You have a fair chance, but it’s never a guarantee with the Ivies</p>

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<p>Your grades and scores are good, but grades alone will never get a person into Dartmouth, since it has one of the most holistic application reviewing processes in the country. The biggest weakness I see here is that your EC’s are pretty typical - your level of commitment is great, however. As long as your essays make you stand out from the rest of the pool, you have a good chance.</p>

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<p>No real hooks or ethnicity (I’m white haha), but thanks for the help, I think my essays are extremely good too… Anyone else?</p>

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<p>First place at “a” solo and ensemble competition–have you just performed at one solo and ensemble competition? That might not look so great…</p>

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<p>Also - the alumni call probably won’t help much, unless it was somebody on par with Ghandi or Dr. Seuss… You really should be getting in on your own merit…</p>

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<p>Since I have applied, which was about a week ago, I have done both of those things… so im saying i would put that on my midyear update… but that really doesnt matter that much I was just saying… also the call is with Dr. Seuss… and Ghandi… at the same time</p>

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<p>Calliefla, where have you gotten these myths? The most holistic, huh? Stats show they are more bent on rank and score than most of its peer schools. The holistic approach enters into it once you have the stats.</p>

<p>How many kids with "great essays " do you figure they can take despite their stats and still end up with a mean over 2200, almost half vals and sals and a 50% hooked class?</p>