<p>Private high school junior
5.40 weighted (5 for honors A-, 5.33 for A, 5.67 for A+, 6 for AP A-, etc)</p>
<p>SAT II Biology 770
AP Biology 5</p>
<p>SAT II World History 720
AP World History 5</p>
<p>AP Calculus AB and American History this May
SAT II: Math II and US History this June</p>
<p>SAT I: 670 Verbal 750 Math 800 Writing = 2220</p>
<p>-1 yr National Junior Honor Society (grade 9)
-2 yr National Honor Society (10, 11)
-2 yr Spanish Honor Society (10, 11)
-3 yr Pre-Med Society (9, 10, 11)
-1 yr Science Bowl Competition team (11); 2nd at regional competition
-Volunteered at summer camp at school as well as local museum
-Soccer (9, 10, 11); co-capt. in soph. yr
-Baseball (9, 10)
-Tennis (11)
-Play piano, trombone, guitar (9yrs, 2 yrs, 4 yrs respectively)
-"Certificate of Academic Excellence" in Honors Human Geography (9), Honors Medical Terminology (9), Spanish II (9), Honors Sports Medicine (9), AP Biology (10), English II (10), Honors Spanish III (10)
-Duke Univeristy Talent Identification Program State Recognition
-98%ile on level 3 National Spanish Exam (10)</p>
<p>Senior Schedule
Honors Government/Economics
Honors Organic Chemistry
Honors English
AP Chemistry
AP Statistics
AP Spanish
AP Physics B (maybe)</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I’d say it would be a toss-up. It would be easier to give a better chance idea if you provided your unweighted GPA, not weighted GPA b/c your school seems somewhat guilt of minor grade inflation (6.0 scale)
chance me back</p>
<p>Agree on stating your unweighted gpa. Colleges will start with it this way and then do their own calculations. Lots of NorCal kids got into Dartmouth this year with gpa’s in 3.2 - 3.5 range and SAT of 2000. So, chances should be fine.</p>
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<p>Hmmm. I find this hard to believe, unless D standards for NorCal students are appreciably lower than for everyone else in the country.</p>
<p>um…I’m not sure how to recalculate it on a 4.0 scale but it’s 4.47/4.67 where 4.0 is an A- 4.33 is a A and 4.67 is an A+</p>
<p>I have no idea about your chances but I must say, that is a crazy GPA scale.</p>
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Right… Any evidence to support such an idiotic claim?</p>
<p>Hi.</p>
<p>I’m a college counselor and a Dartmouth alumnus. Right now, I’d say your acceptance hinges not on your GPA or test scores, but on your extracurricular activities. As LANIMER points out, some kids get into Dartmouth (or any Ivy) with lower scores and grades than you might expect. The reason is that their extracurriculars show something excellent–at a state, regional, or (best) national level. </p>
<p>All three of my students who were accepted to Dartmouth this year had really good academic results. But they also had distinguishing features that made them stand out at a national level.</p>
<p>I’m not saying you won’t get in to Dartmouth. I’m just sharing my experience with these sorts of questions. Beyond that, it’s a crap shoot. So apply. But consider the other “Dartmouthesque” schools out there.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice drmamontgomery
Just to add some stuff:
Hispanic male
4.47/4.67 UW
Class rank: School doesn’t rank, but probably top 6-9% of 275
Community service totals approx 350 hours (Local museum, hospital, summer camp, baseball umpire, etc)
Awards:
4 consecutive National Federation of Music Clubs “Superior” Piano solos
More “Certificates of Academic Excellence” (Given to one outstanding student in each class) in Spanish IV H and H/Pre-AP Chemistry</p>
<p>I know we have a crazy GPA scale kevinnnnni, but since I only have 1 B+ in sophomore year second semester and the rest A’s I’d assume its around 3.8-9/4.0</p>
<p>I agree with drmamontgomery. One of my child’s good friends is at Dartmouth - academically, no real difference between this kid and mine. Certainly a great student, but a phenomonal, passionate athlete - spent the last two years of high school at a private school where a large portion of the day was devoted to this sport - (btw was not recruited for the sport), and unique kid. Also had a parent who is an alum. My ordinary child (and I say that in the nicest way) would have never had a chance.</p>