chances at Dartmouth

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>im currently a junior attending a prestigious(?) catholic hs (sends about a dozen kids to ivy every yr)
i was wondering if u guys can evaluate my stats and give me some suggestions or comments</p>

<p>btw im an international student(asian) who came to the states in my freshman yr. i lived in the states for 3 yrs when i was young so i can speak english quite fluently (not as good as a native english speaker; nonetheless, some people can't tell whether im an international student or not)</p>

<p>SAT (Old SAT + SATII writing)
2290
Math: 800
Verbal: 740
Writing:750 </p>

<p>SAT II
Chem: 780
Math IIC: 800
might take physics at the end of my junior yr</p>

<p>AP
Calculus BC -5
Currently taking AP Stats and AP American history
next yr- hopefully AP US gov., AP English, AP Chem or Bio, AP Com. Science C++, any math course in a nearby college</p>

<p>i have had all As so far
although my school does not rank, i'm within the top 3~5%</p>

<p>Course Outline
Frosh(public hs): Hon. Pre-cal, Intro Chem/Phys., Few ESL courses
Soph(transferred to catholic hs): AP Cal BC, Hon. Chem, regular courses (i wasn't able to take the honors placement test due to the fact that i was attending another school when the test was being held)
Jun: AP Stats, Hon. Phys, AP American History, Hon. Eng, Hon. Span II, religion
Sen: hoping to take all APs (except Spanish because i didnt take Worldlanguage in my freshman yr), really not sure what im going to take for math because there are no more courses that my school offer </p>

<p>EC (listed in order of importance)
Patentee (internet service)
Soccer- 10(JV) 11(Varsity) will continue in my senior yr
Operation Smile: 10, 11, will continue in my senior yr
Newspaper: 10, 11, will continue in my senior yr
International Voice- (newspaper written in both english and the writer's native language) 9
Math League- 10 (JV) 11(Varsity), will continue in my senior yr (received few trivial awards)
Local band (Clarinet)- during summer vacation in my soph yr, might do it this yr as well
National Honors Society- 11, 12(hopefully) (received some crap awards from school)
Principle List</p>

<p>Volunteer
Sunrise- 10, 11, will continue in my senior yr (about 50 hrs/year)
Forall- rehab center for kids w/ autism (summer vacation 9,10)
Habitat- summer vacation in my soph yr
Events @ school- about 10~20hrs/year
Local church- 10, 11 (20~30hrs/year)</p>

<p>Work Experience
Bank of America- summer vacation in my freshman yr</p>

<p>Schools that i'm intending to apply
Dartmouth(possibly ED), Columbia, NYU-Stern, Carnegie Mellon, UVA, U of Michigan-Annarbor, BC, Lehigh(legacy)</p>

<p>I know that my ECs aren't stellar; yet, i think my SATs are considerably better than other international students and think that i stand a good chance in all of the schools that im intending to apply</p>

<p>thank you for your time and i would appreciate it if u give me some suggestions and evaluate my chances</p>

<p>thanks in advance</p>

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<p>I know you said you're international, and I'm not positive on int'l stats that get in. however, i guess i could tell you your chances if you lived here. maybe you can make a conversion. sorry if this doesnt help.</p>

<p>Dartmouth would be 40-50% or greater if you apply early.</p>

<p>Columbia is tougher than Dartmouth (esp w/o ED)...30%</p>

<p>Stern -- not positive enough to tell
CMU, UVA, UMichigan, BC -- I'd be surprised if you don't get in
Lehigh -- don't know</p>

<p>Being an int'l & having such high verbal/writing scores should really help you. also, check @ your colleges to see if the new sat is required before you don't take it</p>

<p>looks good best of luck</p>

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<p>im not quite sure how different the stats are between international students and non-international students, but im pretty sure that international students have relatively lower score on their SATs. yet, i dont think it would give a big influence on the admissions, especially in a highly selective school like dartmouth and columbia.</p>

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<p>one more thing!!
im currently taking ap art studio (2yr curriculum)
i'm really not sure whether being a patentee would help me or not... what do u guys think??? its kinda irrelevant with academic stuff... (its something about internet service)</p>

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<p>I was rejected ed eventho I'm a legacy. I think you have a good chance, but you really never know. I honestly was pretty sure I was getting in. Good luck, great school</p>

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<p>im sorry that u got rejected (which school was it? dartmouth or columbia?)
whichever it is... theyre just like harvard and princeton
i am aware of the fact that they are both tossups
do u think there would be something that can grasp the admissions committee??
something beyond a "hook"</p>