chance me!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>im applying ed</p>

<p>caucasian female
come from a small rich town in ny, attend a prestigious school
in top 5% out of about 200 students
gpa 3.89 uw, 4.2 w</p>

<p>sats: 730 cr 740 math 760 math (1470/2230)
sat IIs: 720 bio 740 physics 630 world history (bad i know)</p>

<p>aps: 5 physics, 5 english language and comp, 4 world history, 4 us history</p>

<p>courses this year:
ap biology
ap spanish
ap calculus bc
ap economics
ap psychology
ap english literature</p>

<p>activities
martial arts- black belt- have been doing it since i was in 5th grade, spend about 5 hrs a week almost all yr round, won some a handful of local competitions
volleyball- all 4 yrs, varsity for 3 years
oboe- playing for 8 years, in band 3 yrs in high school (band did not fit into my schedule this year), competed in nyssma up until 10th grade
photography- mainly on my own outside of school 9th-12th grade but i have taken about half a year of courses at International Center of Photography in NYC (black and white film)
Student government 9th-12th grade- historian in 10th grade
National Honor Society- President for year 08-09
Math Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Science Honor Society
outreach community service club 9th/10th grade</p>

<p>smaller things i dont know if i should mention: exemplars (10th grade), peer responder (english tutor-11th grade), nominated for girls state to represent my town (was 1 of 5, did not get it though)</p>

<p>volunteer work/jobs
Summer program in 2008- Volunteer counselor for 5-7 year old kids, 100 Hours
assistant martial arts instructor at my studio (not paid but not a non profit org so i don't know if it counts for much- just helping out my studio)
work as a babysitter about 15 hrs a week for the past 5 years
work as a staff assistant at a tutoring company-12th grade</p>

<p>Honors/awards</p>

<p>3rd place physics bowl winner at physics olympics 2008 (regional competition)
summer studies scholarship (award sponsored by my town)- i spent two weeks at an engineering program where i "engineered" toys for brain damaged children
AP Scholar with honor
community service award from my school - will be given at graduation</p>

<p>teacher recs- one i except to be extremely good, the other good too
counselor rec- should be amazing- i am very close with her</p>

<p>essay- not done yet but it talks about my bicultural background- i am fluent in another language and have spent a great deal of time in my mothers homeland in europe</p>

<p>what do you think? i want your honest opinions</p>

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<p>Impressive candidate. What language do you speak other than English? Also, send in a recording of your oboe playing if it is truly exceptional.</p>

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<p>thanks i speak polish and in terms of oboe playing- i do not consider myself exceptional but rather just good for an oboe player considering most people who take up and continue the instrument are strong musicians it seems, i was considering sending in a recording but i was not sure if i should bother if i am not interested in studying music in college...</p>

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<p>What repertoire do you have in your fingers? If we're talking Mozart/Strauss concerto or major orchestral excerpts, send a recording. If we're talking oboe method books, don't.</p>

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<p>I think I would fall somewhere in the middle, more towards the higher end but I have not had much free time to play due to the application process. I did compete in level 6 nyssma in 10th grade and got a 94, and the previous year (9th) competed in level 5 nyssma and got a 98.
However with the ED apps due in a few days, my time is limited and a recording is unrealistic. Thanks for the advice though!</p>

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<p>also: indoor track (10th grade), crew (9th grade)- my boat won 1st place on LI for Girls 8 in 2006</p>

<p>anyone else think i have a decent shot? or not? or maybe?...</p>

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<p>I imagine that Dartmouth would rather have a qualified applicant who happens to play an uncommon instrument such as oboe rather than say.violin or flute</p>

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<p>^ yay :D I play the tabla</p>

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<p>You are a very strong candidate with many distinguishing attributes. You should be in the running.</p>