Chance Who? Chance me!

Colleges & Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>Asian-American Male
Top 20 National Public High School
New England
First Generation College Student
Low-income background</p>

<p>GPA: 3.83 weighted now, perhaps 3.91 weighted after midyear
Rank: Top 15%</p>

<p>Major: Undecided</p>

<p>SAT: 2140 (retaking)
Subject Test: (might retake in January when i take my 3rd subject test)
-Math 2: 760
-US History: 730</p>

<p>AP tests:
-Chemistry: 4
-Computer Science: 3
-US History: 3</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Co-Captain of Swim Team (6 year membership)
-Co-President & Co-Founder of "Unnamed Club" which raises money for schools in northern Uganda (3 year membership)
-Co-Vice President of American Red Cross Club (6 year membership)
-Co-Captain of Science Olympiad Team (4 year membership)
-Mayor's Youth Council (2 year membership)
-State American Red Cross Youth Council (3 year membership)
-Tutor at a Library (3 years)
-Co-Founder of school's Humanitarian Umbrella which unites all the humanitarian groups together
-School newspaper helping copy-edit
-Other minor clubs with no leadership positions
-Piano
-Science Bowl Team Member
-School asian club (former officer, member for 6 years)
-Captain for Science trivia competition held at ivy league school
-School volunteer (2 years) in the library and hallway monitoring</p>

<p>Awards:
-Some awards for extracurriculars (like Red Cross fundraising competitions, science olympiad state 1st place for one event, 3rd place in science trivia competition at ivy league school)
-State Awards for Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (2 years)
-AP Scholar award
-Random school awards for having good grades (as in no C's)
-Certified at a level in Arabic language
-Essay published in Nucleus Magazine (not that major an article, just a biography of a famous scientist and explaining in depth their discovery and how their invention works)</p>

<p>Summers:
-Studied arabic (full year course taught within 1.5 months)
-Took a psychology course at an ivy league college
-Worked at a college library
-Worked for public library program which taught younger kids science
-Worked at a boy's and girl's club teaching art/music/science
-Volunteered at a hospital (2 summers)</p>

<p>Other:
-Taken courses at a university (no grade given)
-Attended programs at an ivy league medical school in 8th, 9th, 10th grade</p>

<p>School year jobs:
-Besides tutoring I have none
-I might get a part-time job after January 1st, perhaps bagging at the grocery store if I can't find an internship or afterschool job</p>

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<p>I KNOW, my GPA SUCKS like crap
any hope?</p>

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<p>Even though your scores and GPA aren’t really up to par with Dartmouth averages, I’d say your unique enough and involved enough in the kinds of things Dartmouth seems to like to have a legitimate chance of getting in. I think the oft repeated ‘a-typical asian’ factor will make this a more likely reach for you rather than a pipe dream.</p>

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<p>Your GPA could be a bit higher for Dartmouth standards, but if you can improve your SAT I that will surely help. Try and make sure your ECs stand out though- it’s not about how long you’ve been doing the activities or how many activities but what you’ve actually done to make a difference. Make it sound like you have a true passion rather than just a bunch of random ECs. </p>

<p>Also, make sure your teacher recs, peer rec, and your essay is AMAZING. It’s a stretch, but you have a shot</p>