Dartmouth Chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, everyone. When I first looked at Dartmouth, I thought it was way out of my league but it warmed up to me. I have submitted my app and now I am starting to doubt myself. How are my chances at this great Ivy
(I'm from ohio)</p>

<p>Act 29 (33 english) / Sat US hist 700/ AP US hist 5/ waiting on sat lit/ 3.7 gpa </p>

<p>My gpa is low but I have a great upwards track 3.5 fresh 3.6 soph 4.0 junior and I will have a 4.3 this semester. I am taking honors french 4, ap gov, ap macroeconomics, ap enviromental science, and ap lit. </p>

<p>I am an Eagle scout, varsity bowler, varsity lacrosse, I worked as a packer in a supermarket, a camp counselor at camp invention( helped inner city/ immigrant kids try to think outside the box), volunteer at a food bank and at a catholic retreat house.
( I also snowboard and weightlift for recreation)</p>

<p>My hobbies include reading the newspaper everyday and reading recreationally.</p>

<p>My dad happens to know a prominent alumnus who offered to meet with me (very grateful) and he interviewed me on his own and is sending a letter. My peer eval is amazing, the friend who wrote it is a genius( and a little bit of a buttkisser). </p>

<p>Sorry this is long, but i would like to know if I'm shooting for the moon
Thanks</p>

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<p>Not bad. Just need a better ACT and more EC’s.</p>

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<p>Not good enough for ivy league imo</p>

<p>I’m applying there too and I have better gpa and act and I consider it a reach myself</p>

<p>But good luck</p>

<p>Also a lot of ppl think that knowing someone who went to the school or having these contacts will give you a leg up. Believe me, they don’t. Even legacy status has greatly lost its value. Colleges don’t care if you are lucky enough to know someone and extract something good from them</p>