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<p>Hi everyone, I'm on break right now, so I figured I would take a few minutes to inquire to see if I have a decent shot for Dartmouth. All of my junior friends are visiting colleges right now, but I'm going to go sledding (woohoo).</p>

<p>SAT: 700math, 720writing, 730criticalreading
SAT 2: 760 Math, 750 French, 770 Biology, 690 World History</p>

<p>AP/H classes taken in past/now (I have taken regular classes in addition to these too*): Algebra 2 H, Trig H, Calc AB AP, Bio H, Bio AP, AP Lang/Comp, Amer. Lit H, World History AP, US History AP, French 4 AP</p>

<p>Next Year: CalcBC AP, Linear Algebra (cc), AP Lit, AP Econ/Gov, Engineering II, French 5, AP Chemistry, AVID tutoring</p>

<p>GPA: top 10% (this is hard since our school does rank only by non-W...so people may take no hard classes and still have a better rank, as opposed to if I get one B...)
W: 4.6 cummulative, junior year: sem1=4.8, sem2=hopefully 5.0
UW: 3.86, this will probably go up though</p>

<p>This spring I am aiming to take a C-programming class at CC</p>

<p>ECs: Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Track (9,10,11,12)
Research: Regarding c.elegans at Stanford (neuroscience) (11,12)
Science Olympiad president (11,12)
FRC Robotics (10,11,12)
Speech and Debate (9,10,11,12)
Lectoring at Church (10,11,12)
Piano (8 years)</p>

<p>Awards/Honors etc:
-MVP, TopNewcomer, All-League, competed at state level 3 years, 5:16 mile, 19:40 5K, 2:27 800. I'm going to compete in a 1/2 marathon too.
-Competing in SV Science Fair this spring, aiming to qualify for Intel ISEF, will apply for Intel STS with research next year as well, +Siemens
-Founded team, will establish a science book drive, plus Science Week at our school with a symposium+speakers, science demonstrations at local elementary schools
-FRC: highest team winnings possible, both local/national
-High NFL honor</p>

<p>Community service: school ambassador (visit middle schools to talk), city youth commission for 6 years, will be an FLL coach this fall, tutoring (inc. AVID tutoring). I have also spoke at city council meetings on issues I feel strongly about in our community.</p>

<p>Summer: built a gokart, running
-Planning to do either Penn BioMed Academy, Stanford SIMR, or JHU/Brown Summer sessions this summer. Plus Stanford lab research</p>

<p>Traits: My friends and teachers would call me a charismatic, witty, determined person. I am a strong public speaker (this will be evident in the interview), have a good sense of humor and enjoy telling funny stories, and am determined to do everything I say I will do, on many levels (sports, school, etc). I'm innovative as well, and often contribute ideas that are of purely my own making. This is visible through my school projects. I'm sure these traits will show in my essays.</p>

<p>So there is your small snapshot of who I am. Now--what would you honestly expect my chances to be? I'm interested in neuroscience/med and am hoping to run for Dartmouth. I understand that chance threads are annoying, but I think that sometimes applicants get good insights from the responses.</p>

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<p>If my chances for Dartmouth were equivalent to the response success I’ve achieved with this thread…they’d be zero. Please, anyone? I’m really only looking for helpful advice in any form.</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a modest chance. Are you an exceptional athlete? That would help. Doing very well in the national competitions would be of benefit as well. Otherwise your SAT scores would get you in the door, but the GPA is a bit low.</p>

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<p>I forgot mentioning that the national win I mentioned was actually international, although a team effort (world champions).</p>

<p>And I competed at the state level for sports…I’m hoping to improve further this season!</p>

<p>The GPA will hopefully go up once this semester is factored in…my junior year GPA should be a 4.9…although the cumulative will be like 4.6.</p>

<p>I also may be competing at the international level for science fair, and possibly the national level for debate.</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>What is “NFL honor”? I would tend to reverse Pasteur’s assessment of your GPA and scores.</p>

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<p>What state?</p>

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<p>I was thinking that “the SV” was “the Simi Valley.”</p>

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<p>-NFL=National Forensics League=different degrees (titles) based on speeches/success at debate tournaments-won’t know mine until this year is over, but should be good (check NFL website if interested)</p>

<p>-background info: California, SV=SILICON VALLEY, caucasian, F, competitive hs</p>

<p>…and the reversal of Pasteur’s ideas…as in GPA needs improvement, scores, or both?</p>

<p>thanks guys!</p>

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<p>When I said “in the door”, I only meant that the SATs were within the Dartmouth range for accepted applicants, not that they would assure acceptance. They are actually a bit on the low side overall, so some improvement would increase chances, similar to GPA.</p>

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<p>GPA okay, scores could be higher.</p>

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<p>Are you guys serious? Neongreen, you’re one of the most likely people I could think of. Yes, your SAT could be better, but really your chances are outstanding. There’s always the possibility that you’ll be rejected, but it seems low. Don’t let the other posters get you down; you’re an exceptional person.</p>

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<p>tsakashvili, go back and take a look at the stats of some people who have not gotten in, including those rejected outright during ED.</p>

<p>No one is attacking the OP or saying that there is something wrong with the OP: we are simply giving him our best REALISTIC guess at his chances, based on our knowledge of how things have turned out for others. Obviously, no one knows what the ad comm will ultimately decide. I’ve been amazed at the kids they rejected, as well as the kids they accepted. </p>

<p>If people don’t want that, they shouldn’t ask for chances. You do people no favor by lying to them.</p>

<p>Re the OP, I agree that his chances are pretty good, based on what he has said here. I also think that his chances would be even better if his scores were outstanding, given that his class rank sounds like it is going to be only acceptable. (I completely agree that doing class rank by unweighted grades is ludicrous, btw.)</p>

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<p>In my opinion,
Id say GPA is pretty good, dont worry about it too too much.
SAT is a little low for people applying to Dartmouth (try to get above that range)
EC are excellent
Btw, why are you taking C programming???
Why not take something more up to date</p>

<p>I think Dartmouth will take unweighted GPA class rank thing into account because it doesnt seem fair to compare people the way your school does.</p>

<p>So Id say you have a fiarly good shot of getting in, my biggest piece of advic to you is get those SAT scores up!</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>clarification: C++ programming. I might decide to take Java instead, but I’m not sure at this point.</p>

<p>thanks for the input!</p>