Cornell or Dartmouth

College Search & Selection
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<p>Cornell is a match and Dartmouth is a reach-- these are my top choices
i need to figure out which one soon because both schools offer ed
other colleges i might apply to are bc, villanova, george washington, johns hopkins, u penn --- some are more competitive than dartmouth but it doesn't hurt to try</p>

<p>h.s. doesn't rank but my weighted gpa is around an 97.2 something (guaranteed to go up senior year)
i take all aps</p>

<p>first in family to go to college
asian</p>

<p>2050 1400 sat
act in sept (from the practice tests its a 30 to a 33)
sat II world 600, math ii and us history in oct (guaranteed over 700), maybe another one
ap's are all 3's and 4's
my test grades aren't the best </p>

<p>Sadd (4 years) treasurer (2 years)
seas (4 years) recycling cordinator (2 years)
marching band (4 years) section leader (1 year)
book club (4 years) vice-president (1 year)
math team (4 years) I might be something... elections in sept but prbly a secretary
site base management (3 years)
Yearbook (3 years)
Speech and Debate (2 years)
National honor society (3 years)
tri-m honor society (3 years)
spanish honor society (2 years) secretary (1 year)
art honor society (3 years)
graduation band (4 years)
winter track (2 years)
ACCt ( 2 years)
volunteer for PFA, hospital, church (over 100 hours for each)
free tutor for spanish and math
student ambassador
girls state citizen (commissioner of environmental conservationand surgeon general)
awards: suffolk county certificate of merit, einstein club, outstanding student of the year (junior year) and the usual high honor roll stuff
babysit for two families (4 years)
intern at local museum (one summer)
participant of the national spanish exam since freshman year
speaker for the board of ed for the class ap comp</p>

<p>if you guys need to know anything else, just ask</p>

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<p>I don’t know if Cornell is match for you, it’s probably a reach. Maybe if you told us what you wanted to study we could make better suggestions.</p>

<p>Cornell and Dartmouth are two very different schools. They are similar in that they are both good Ivy League schools in a rural area. The similarities end there. Dartmouth is the smallest of the Ivies, whereas Cornell is the biggest. If you want an intimate setting, go to Dartmouth. If you would rather go to a bigger school, Cornell might be a better choice for you. What you want to study really makes a big difference like I said before. Like engineering? Cornell is the winner hands down. Both have comparable liberal arts programs, but Cornell offers more studies.</p>

<p>You may want to consider what you think about drinking/frat life as well. If you are against the frat life idea/drinking, remember that about 48% of Dartmouth’s male population joins a fraternity, and 40% of their female population joins a sorority. Cornell has a large Greek scene as well but if you want to avoid frats/drinking, you can since Cornell is such a big place (I’ve met a ton of people at Cornell who have never set foot in a frat). You’re bound to find your niche at Cornell with 13,000 undergrads.</p>