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<p>Prospective student at Dartmouth</p>

<p>Major- Economics or something Business related. </p>

<p>SAT- 1940 (660 Math, 660 writing, 620 reading)
SAT II- US History 750, Math I- 700, Spanish 650
GPA: 4.5/5
Top 15% in a class of nearly 1,000</p>

<p>European History AP- 5
American History AP- 4</p>

<p>Senior year AP's:
American Gov't
Comparative Gov't
Micro Economics
Macro Economics
Spanish</p>

<p>Activities:
Cross Country (4 years, 2 varsity, Team Captain Senior Year)
Track and Field (3 years, 1 varsity)
WLTL Radio (2 years, 1 year as a Manager- Promotions Coordinator)
Class Board (Senior Class treasurer)
LTTV (Co-host of a late night show)</p>

<p>I'm almost always working to pay for college, jobs include:
Custodian, IT Technician, translator, babysitter, house cleaner, and Little League Umpire.</p>

<p>First generation immigrant.</p>

<p>Skills:
Fluent in Bulgarian and English. Proficient in Spanish and currently studying French independently.
PC Repair (Both hardware and software)</p>

<p>1 Teacher rec is amazing, the other is pretty good. </p>

<p>I'm very confident in my essay.</p>

<p>Interview went smoothly despite my interview being in a hurry and only devoting 15-20 minutes to me. </p>

<p>Dartmouth is called my high school's Ivy, they tend to accept a disproportionately large number of students from my high school. So that might help a little. </p>

<p>So do I have a shot?</p>

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<p>I think you have a shot. In my opinion it will probably come down to your essays. If you can convey a sense of yourself that is truly inspirational and shows the admissions officers a student who will contribute to the community then you will be good. But…your scores are low and your extra curriculars are “average” (though if they meant a lot to you then the admissions officers should be able to see that). You have just as much of a chance as anyone…but by no means are you an automatic “reject”. Hope that helps.</p>

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<p>hey, so you’re a bulgarian? me too…when did you move out of bg or have you ever lived here?</p>

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<p>yeah .. u have a great shot considering you are first generation immigrant..</p>

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<p>I just wanted to wish you luck. My son is in the same boat with almost exactly the same SAT scores. I hope you both get in.</p>

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<p>Xmobile, I don’t think the ECs are “average,” given that this person is working for money all the time. I think the fact that there are any ECs is terrific.</p>

<p>Yes, your scores are somewhat low, but I agree – you’ve got a shot.</p>

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<p>lol I have a 2.85/4 GPA, ACT score of 31, SAT II bio-e of 680, I’ve taken no APs until this year (Stat), I haven’t been on any school sports teams because I have an extracurricular that takes up most my time. I’ve never visited Dartmouth before. I have good teacher recs and a really good essay. I am Native American and the second person in my family to go to college.</p>

<p>Do I have a chance?</p>

<p>no. </p>

<p>You do :)</p>

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<p>you have no shot. I have a 3.95/4, SAT M770 CR800 W790 and an ACT score of 35. I run my own non-profit organization. I’ve taken 8 APs, and won a national award for art. I’m also white, wealthy, and from new jersey, so not very diverse. I barely got in. good luck</p>

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<p>why "barely " ? you got in or not ? maybe waitlisted ?</p>

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<p>for each 100 points you can boost your SAT score, boost up your chances by 15%</p>

<p>I’m just kidding with the %, I WISH admissions was that simple, but you have a good shot. However, you would increase your chances by increasing your score</p>

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<p>Ignore his bull. I was ranked 8/320, 2290 SAT, with crappy EC’s, and I’m Asian from NJ. And I got in.</p>

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<p>Really?</p>

<p>I suppose your rank is pretty good…the SAT is above average.</p>

<p>My friend has a 4.0 in IB, 7’s on French, English, Math, History, Chemistry and a 6 on the Bio. She got something between a 2300-2400 on her SAT (800 on CR and M, 7-something in writing), and perfect 800’s on Math, Physics, and chem. </p>

<p>She also took classes at a nearby university because she finished the ones at our school. Her EC’s were pretty incredible. She was a white student. She was waitlisted, but then she got in after some bombarding.</p>