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<li>SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (780M, 790W, 690CR)-will take again to raise CR score.</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>SAT II: Bio E - 800, Math Level 2 - 800, Planning to take Chem at the end of the year and do very well</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 </li>
<li>Rank - 1/200ish</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): Only took Biology so far (5). Planning to take AP Calc BC, AP Gov, AP Chem, and AP USH at the end of this year and doing well.</li>
<li>Sophomore Year Course Load: AP Biology, Honors English, Precalculus Honors (only sophomore in class), AP US History I, Spanish III Honors, Honors Chem</li>
<li>Junior Year Course Load: AP US History II, AP Gov, AP Calc BC (only junior in the class, only one taking BC test), AP Chem, Spanish IV Honors, Honors English </li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Euro, AP Spanish, AP English, AP Physics
(Will graduate with 10 AP's total)</li>
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<p>No need to take your SATs again. You have a very strong shot.</p>
<p>My advice: Write a great essay that shows who you really are. Not necessarily what you think they will want to read. As long as you come off as unique and passionate about <em>something</em> you have a great shot of getting in.</p>
<p>p.s.</p>
<p>I just reread the part where you said you might write about tutoring the international students. It could be good if you take it in a unique direction. Don’t ever use the words ‘opened my eyes’.</p>
<p>I disagree. Dartmouth doesn’t count writing and a 690CR is considerably below median there. They get a ton of math 800’s but even 10 years ago in a book by a former adcom, she notes that an 800CR is godly at Dartmouth.</p>
<p>Also, once you are above a certain threshold, your SAT becomes a non-issue. Your other accomplishments will be the most important/impressive part about your application.</p>
<p>you may be one of those people who has to work like CRAZY to boost the CR score – I was just like you. 800 writing, 800 math, 690 critical reading. I couldn’t go any higher for two sections, but I retook the SATs anyway. I went down 200 points total, and never cracked 700 on CR. So if you’re gonna retake the SATs, be <em>very</em> careful. and I think you get to choose which scores to send now? find out how that works. because maybe you’ll have the opportunity I never had to hide an indecent SAT score :P</p>
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<p>Your chances are as good as they can be. Your verbal score is inconsequential. BTW- it’s principal clarinet, not lead clarinet. Likewise, it is likely you were the clarinetist for a musical, not really a soloist in the true sense of the word. Puffery will get you nowhere. (Schools love recordings if you can play well, so send one in and fill out a music supplement.)</p>
<p>Erm I’d disagree. Judging by your stats you’d be a much better match for Dartmouth than MIT. You don’t have research or science/math awards, but you’re a well-rounded valedictorian, which is around 40% of the Dartmouth population.</p>
<p>Don’t retake your SAT. You’re in a perfectly fine range for Dartmouth. If you’re going premed, take Dartmouth very seriously, and look at Duke too. Apply Early Decision to either if you’re sure you can handle it financially–I believe you’ll get in, and this will save you much of the stress from senior year. If you choose to go RD, I think you’re a great candidate for a Dartmouth likely letter.</p>