Chance Me RD Dartmouth

Colleges and Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2130 (670 CR, 750 Math, 710 Writing)
ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 31
SAT II: 790 Biology, 760 Math 2, 780 Korean
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.415 through junior year
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/781
AP (place score in parentheses): Euro (5), Calc AB (5), Eng Lang (5), Biology(5), Chem (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Eng, AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP Art History, Varsity Golf
Number of other applicants in your school: 5-8
Major Awards: None</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Youth Against Poverty (President), California Scholarship Federation (Vice President), Falcon Award Committee, LOOK International (Rep/VP), Varsity Golf 4 years (Captain)
Job/Work Experience: Part-time at a Cafe
Volunteer/Community service: USC Medical Center over 400 hours</p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects): 7/8 Both were fairly standard, but well-written (Golf)
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: 8-10 Favorite teacher with good rapport
Teacher Recommendation #2: 6-8 Predicting it to be generic
Counselor Rec: 6 Generic</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 60k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen college</p>

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<p>I’d rethink a sports-style essay (golf). They are generally difficult to do well, and therefor are unoriginal. Too many sports-conquering/teamwork/leadership essays become boring for the adcoms to read.</p>

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<p>Ah ok thanks. I was still thinking about the topic and that was one of my drafts.</p>

<p>Also, if it makes a difference, I spent summers at JHU CTY at LMU for Chemistry class and went to the NYLF Medicine at UCLA.</p>

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<p>If possible, I’d take AP or Honors Physics, instead of stats or econ. Your CR score is low for D, especially for an unhooked applicant, putting you in the bottom 25% with an acceptance rate of 5.3%. On the other hand, you do have a 5 on the corresponding AP exam. I don’t know how much that helps. Much will probably depend on your ECs/leadership, which I cannot evaluate, and essay. Are you recruitable in golf? Have you talked to the coach?</p>

<p>Yes, I do think that the summer programs can help, if they show a commitment to intellectual challenge.</p>