Chances for an international student in love with dartmouth?

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<p>Hi all,
I'm from Vietnam. I'm applying for class of 2013.
SAT I: 2100: math 780; reading 600; writing 720.
SAT II: 2310: chemistry: 760; math IC: 750; math IIC: 800</p>

<p>GPA: 8.3/10. My highschool is the best highschool in Vietnam and 3 students from my school are studying now at Dartmouth. My highschool don't have ranking.
Vietnamese college entrance exam: 27/30( rank 5%).</p>

<p>Award:
1/ Outstanding Student Award by Principal of Hanoi Amsterdam High School for Gifted Students( award to 5 most talented students in each class)(2007, 2008)
2/First prize in chemistry city contest among 500 top contestants from 30 high schools (2006)
3/ Third prize in chemistry city contest among 500 top contestants from 30 high schools (2005)
4/ First prize: English speaking contest organized by the American center, US embassy.
5/ First prize in the SEAMAP open English debate contest among 100 top contestants from 50 colleges and high schools.( 2006)
6/ GYCP( global young citizen program) participant.</p>

<p>Leadership and activities:
1/ VietAbroader conference “passing of the torch” 2008 ( Introduction</a> - VietAbroader Business Conference Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Conference co-director
• The conference motivated and trained Vietnamese students to be competitive for admission and scholarship at US undergraduate institutions.
• Manage $5.000 budget, supervise 25 volunteers and planned content with Vietnamese students in the US.</p>

<p>2/ VietAbroader night: stage manager
• The event strengthened ties between local and oversea students through talkshows and talent performance.
• Construct the program</p>

<p>3/ VietAbraoder club ( Welcome</a> to VietAbroader Club!)
founder and leader
• VA club is designed to create opportunities for high school students to develop their academic, professional skills through participating in community services and small internships.
• Structure the club, design activities: cultural and educational trip with Bates students; “application month”</p>

<p>4/ ACCESS: Head of organizing team in Vietnam
• Sponsored by Google and Stanford, American College Culture for non-English Speaking Student( ACCESS) is designed and implemented by Vietnamese students and professors from Stanford university.
• Coordinate with Stanford students to organize ACCESS; do research to propose topics to Stanford lecturers</p>

<p>5/ Hellohanoi
Co-leader
• Hellohanoi was a group of students who combined voluntary tour guide job and practicing English.
• Do research on Hanoi culture and design program.</p>

<p>6/ SEAMAP English debate club
Vice-president, MC and debate moderator
• SEAMAP, the biggest English club in Hanoi, is constructed to develop Vietnamese students and workers’ English speaking skills.
• Plan topics for debate and other activities; MC/ moderator of debate.</p>

<p>I got an recommendation letter from a Dartmouth student. Is it really helpful?
Please chance me.
Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>It seems clear that your high school would know how you compare to their other students who are at Dartmouth. I can’t see how anyone here could give you better information. You certainly seem like a good candidate to me, for what it’s worth.</p>

<p>BTW, have you taken TOEFL? (Do you need to?)</p>

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<p>Thanks Consolation for your reply.
I took TOEFL last year but the result was not really good to me. I will take it again in Jan, 2009. But I don’t know whether Dartmouth could accept it or not.</p>

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<p>According to the Dartmouth website, most of the students accepted score 250 or above on the computer-based TOEFL or 600 or above on the paper-based test. It sounds as if you need to take it.</p>

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<p>TOEFL is not a requirement though acc. to the website.</p>

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<p>From the FAQ:</p>

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<p>If your first language is English you aren’t required to take it. By extension, if your first language is NOT English, you have to take it. I would say that they are somewhat fuzzy on the subject, although there is a clear implication that they want you to take it and they expect a high score.</p>