<p>Hey guys, </p>
<p>I'm usually pretty reluctant when it comes to starting threads, but I really love Dartmouth and just wanted to get a better idea of where you guys think I stand. I know my ECs are really bad for an ivy-league prospect, but I really do devote a lot of time to them. They probably should be better, but I moved to a new school the summer after my freshman year, and my new house is kind of far from the school. I didn't have any means of transportation other than the bus, and swimming kept me from going to clubs in the morning. That, and we didn't know many people to take me here and there every day.
I didn't really know how to format this, so I just used one of the existing chance me threads as a template. </p>
<p>Race: Asian</p>
<p>Chance me both for ED and RD.</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA- 4.00
Rank: 2/600 or so (Swimming counts toward my GPA as a regular credit :/)
PSAT 227
SAT (first time)
CR: 710
W: 750
M: 780
SAT (second time)
CR: 740
W: 740
M: 740 (much more difficult than usual)
Superscored: 2270
(I may or may not take the SAT again. I'm worried that 3 times might be excessive)</p>
<p>ACT
I plan on trying it once in September</p>
<p>SAT IIs
Math II: 800
U.S. History: 770
Bio M: 780</p>
<p>Academics
Senior Courses: AP Chem, AP Stat, AP Euro, AP English 4, AP Spanish 4, and AP Environmental or Psych + Double Block Swimming
AP Scores?
Human Geography: 5
World History: 5
US History: 5
Biology: 5
English 3: 5
Calc AB: 5
I would have taken more APs, but my school doesn't offer that many. </p>
<p>Dual Credit with Community College:
Communications Applications: A
Government: A (heard the teachers were really bad for this area)
Economics: A</p>
<p>Extracurriculars
Varsity Swimming - 4 Years (swimming since I was 8 lol), Senior Captain
Club Swimming - 4 Years (more lenient, I go if my school workload allows), Captain of my old Club team
Coach Private Lessons in swimming over the summer
Volunteer coach for local swimming team
-Church Stuff-
AWANA leader - 2 years
Youth Social Event Planner
Pianist for Small Group </p>
<p>BPA Founder and President - 1
Mu Alpha Theta VP - the clubs at my school are pretty idle, so I'm probably going to have to take the initiative to make people do stuff this year lol - 2
HOSA - Various Fund raisers and competitions throughout - 2
Spanish Honor Society Officer - Will sponsor a few fundraisers, start tutoring programs, advertise, etc. - 2</p>
<p>Volunteer at the Hospital - Registration, ER, Admit, etc. - Summer and School Year
Camp CAMP Counselor - Summer Camp thing for children with various ailments, basically assigned one or two campers to look after during the week and help whenever they need something (autism was the major thing while I was there)</p>
<p>Private Piano Lessons (stopped after freshman year because of move)
Chinese School (was about to start last book), some 8 years</p>
<p>Helping co-author research paper </p>
<p>Work Experience:
Just Private Lesson Coaching</p>
<p>Awards and Distinctions (main ones, I guess):
National Merit Semifinalist probably
AP Scholar with Distinction
Chinese Book Award (highest grade in grade level, tons of smart kiddos, but I tend to care more about things than I probably should)
Alpha Awards throughout High School
District and Regional Qualifier for Swimming
South TISCA Qualifier for Swimming
(looking to get some sectional cuts this year)</p>
<p>Ah, well those are the things I can pull from the top of my head.
Thanks for taking the time to read through this.
Try not to be too harsh ;) lol ... :/</p>