Chances RD

Colleges & Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>Going for the class of 2012...</p>

<p>White male, North Carolina, competitive public school
Need-Based Financial Aid: Yes
Income: ~$28-32K</p>

<p>Projected Major: Economics and History minor (College of Arts and Sciences)
Unweighted GPA: 3.9048
Weighted GPA: 4.7619
Rank: 23/316</p>

<p>ACT Composite: 31 (one sitting)
SAT1: 640M/650CR/730W
SATII: 760MathII, 750US</p>

<p>AP Scores: US History 5, English: Language 5</p>

<p>Senior Courseload: AP Calculus BC, AP Government and Politics, AP German, AP Economics, AP Physics C, Honors English IV</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activities:
Junior Civitan Service Club - 20 service hours/semester
National Honors Society
Social Studies Quiz Bowl
Teen Democrats
Participant in Invisible Children United program with a sister school in Uganda
Chess Club President
German Club
North Carolina Governor's School 2007 - Natural Science</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Grocery Store Cashier/Bagger (10, 11, 12) - 18 hrs/week
eBay Store Owner (11, 12) - 3 hrs/week
Self-Employed Computer Repair/Tech (11, 12) - 2 hrs/week
Trading Card Tournament Organizer and Judge (9, 10, 11) - 6 hrs/week
Trade Stocks Independently thru Ameritrade (12) - 2 hrs/week</p>

<p>Awards:
2006-2007 Physics Student of the Year
Governor's School Nominee
"Straight A" Banquet Attendee
Distinguished for Level 4 (highest possible) on NC Writing Test</p>

<p>Perks:
Ukrainian-born (US Citizen)
Trilingual - Russian, Ukrainian, English
First Generation in US
Single-parent home</p>

<p>Other:
Recommendations written by teacher who nominated me as his Student of the Year and my AP US teacher - both should be phenomenal
GC is a friend of the family (+++?)
Essays tie well into my intended major and my unique background</p>

<p>Do your worst!</p>

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<p>You won't get in. You should just apply to community college or something.</p>

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<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Yngwie : Dont mind him he is always like that. :)</p>

<p>I cant comment on your chances but your SAT seems low, mate. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>If you ask me, you should make sure to emphasize that you are applying to the College of Arts and Sciences. Dartmouth really likes students who know a lot about the school.</p>

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<p>^^^ um, no.</p>

<p>since you're applying to Dartmouth, you are clearly applying to the one and only undergraduate school ... </p>

<p>also, the fact that you need FAid is not relevant - not really against you, but it makes people seem uneducated about the school when they include that - makes it seem a generic chances thread that you post on every board ... which isn't bad, but you could at least make it seem like you didn't.</p>

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<p>@ rightnotleft</p>

<p>I am being sarcastic.... the OP wrote "Projected Major: Economics and History minor (College of Arts and Sciences)". So I was mocking him/her for the fact that they probably mass posted this chances thread.</p>

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<p>It will be an uphill battle given the SAT scores and GPA.</p>

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<p>31 is fine for his situation
30k a year and working 20hrs/week at the grocery store.</p>

<p>You will be competitive. Your scores and grades are fine; everything is taken into the context of your opportunity.</p>

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<p>But everything initially is based on a academic index. A higher ACT score would do wonders for the application.</p>

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<p>pamplemoose - my bad ... i didn't read the prospective major heading b/c it's pretty irrelevant what you put there anyway ... sorry bout that.</p>

<p>chances threads are so dumb. you might get in. you probably won't. that goes for almost everyone who applies.</p>

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<p>Wow john...</p>