Chances for an Alaskan Native

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<p>I am just wondering if i should hold any hope of being accepted into Dartmouth. And if anyone has any other schools that they could suggest that would be great. I am completely new at this thing so and advice would be great. Thanks!</p>

<p>Applying RD
Location: Wasilla, Alaska
Race: Alaskan Native (Athabascan)
Gender: Male
Unweighted GPA: 3.326
Weighted GPA: 3.419
Class rank: 34 / 216</p>

<p>SAT I Scores
SAT I Math: 670
SAT I Verbal: 650
SAT I Writing: 540 8 essay</p>

<p>Taking SAT II’s in December </p>

<p>Will be applying with fee waiver
Living with single mother / never graduated high school/ working as a cashier.
Venture Scholar</p>

<p>AP’s
Biology-4
US history-4</p>

<p>Class’s senior year (I am in school from 7:30 – 5:00)
AP US government
AP Environmental Science
AP Calc AB
AP lit
Physics
French 3
After school Certified nursing assistant class (starting clinical at Nursing home this week)</p>

<p>E.C’s</p>

<p>Summer before senior year - U-doc/DellaKeats Summer enrichment program (6 week program offered by the WWAMI medical school, stayed in UAA dorms, went to classes, job shadowing physicians, volunteering, worked with human cadavers, had many awesome lectures with doctors and other people in the health care fields. Great program!)</p>

<p>11 & 12 – Model United Nations</p>

<p>11 & 12 – Science Olympiad, Few State medals</p>

<p>Work </p>

<p>Last two summers working at the Alaska State Fair. Parking and then operating rides.</p>

<p>Volunteering
Valley Hospital- 100+ hours been volunteering for a year, 4+ hours a week.</p>

<p>Bean’s Café – Kitchen for the homeless, helped cook and feed them. I was shocked by the huge amount of Alaskan Natives that were there. Deeply saddened me to see the state of so many Alaskan Natives.</p>

<p>Salvation Army Christmas Bell Ringer – Last two years standing out in the freezing Alaskan winter for a couple of hours ringing a bell for the less fortunate.</p>

<p>I understand that my GPA and SAT’s (I bombed writing) are low for Dartmouth but I was wondering if my situation would give me a chance at admission. I don’t know how my EC’s are but I am hoping that they are average. I have had fee waivers for all of my A.P classes and for my SAT SAT II & I. I will defiantly need financial aid. I don’t think that my mom can help at all; she is supporting my sister and I with her meager income. I am hoping one day to become a doctor and heading back to the small Alaskan villages and helping the natives there. I hope to be a role model to the Alaskan Native children and show them that they can make something of themselves and get out of poverty.</p>

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<p>Considering your circumstances, I would say you have a pretty decent shot. You are an URM "to the extreme" I guess you could say (I don't think I've met any other native Alaskans here), definitely would add a lot of diversity. And if you nail your essays (just don't get too 'corny', there are many other applicants from disadvantaged socioeconomic backrounds as well, there is a fine line I think), I could def. see you getting in. Good luck man!</p>