Dartmouth Class of 2018 Early Decision Results

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted *[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted *
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[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected **[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[ <em>] State (if domestic applicant):[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments: **</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):Reading 720 Math 700 Writing 770
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2 710 Biology 710
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 320-ish
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math: (7)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC (captain), Odyssey of the Mind, Girl Scouts, Band (all-state)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scouts, Special Needs Adults Camp counselor
[</em>] Summer Activities: camp counselor
[<em>] Essays: Content place essay about special needs camp
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: must have been good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good
[</em>] Additional Rec: good
[<em>] Interview: so-so…didn’t feel very encouraged
[</em>] Supplementary Material: none</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (Upstate New York):[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): eligible for FA
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: still sinking in
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a</p>

<p>[/ul]**General Comments: **</p>

<p>**Decision: Waitlisted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (M760, W630, R630)
[</em>] ACT: 29 (Not Sent)
[<em>] SAT II: Spanish:770 Math1: 710
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Only Senior year
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Enviornmental, AP Macro, Calc, Adv. Photo, Women’s Studies
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Flag Team(Captain), Lit Mag(Editor), LGBTQIA (Member), Study Abroad(Madrid, 1st semester Junior Year)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Work at a party place/arcade(since i was 14) babysit every night from 5:30-10:00, internship in a graphic design studio and music studio in Barcelona
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[</em>] Summer Activities: Spanish Learning Camp in Barcelona, Internships
[<em>] Essays: great common app, okay supplement
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: great (i hope)
[<em>] Counselor Rec:great
[</em>] Additional Rec:from my best friend which i hope is good haha
[<em>] Interview: good!
[</em>] Supplementary Material:</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Double Legacy Hispanic Female going into CS</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Study Abroad, ECs, Rec’s
[</em>] Weaknesses: course load, gpa, scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probably want to see how i do in the AP’s im taking this year because I didn’t take any last year.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>[/ul]**General Comments: **
I’m actually pleasantly surprised and not really too sad about deference. I know I probably wont get in Regular but at least they didn’t flat out reject me haha good luck to everyone else!!</p>

<p>**Decision: Rejected **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):didnt take
[</em>] ACT:31
[<em>] SAT II:math800 physics 770
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):25th
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):calculus AB 5,physics C mechnics 5,Comsci 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP calculus BC, AP stats, phychology, english 12,electives
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Football(player),international student club(leader),etc
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:not many
[</em>] Summer Activities:back home
[<em>] Essays:fairly demonstrated my strength
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:great
[<em>] Counselor Rec:no idea
[</em>] Additional Rec:great
[<em>] Interviewositive
[</em>] Supplementary Material:none</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):[</em>] Country (if international applicant):China/currently study in Kentucky
[<em>] School Type:K-12 non-religious private
[</em>] Ethnicity:asian
[<em>] Gender:male
[</em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):FA
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:being international student, EC,
[</em>] Weaknesses:test score and just the international student pool itself i guess
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejectedont want to talk about that at this moment…
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]General Comments: Well…that was a good try**</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted! </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 770 Math, 770 Writing, 690 Reading
[</em>] ACT: Never took it
[<em>] SAT II: 750 Math, 790 Spanish
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, Weighted GPA: 6.37
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 out of 453
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo-4, Psych-4, World History-3, Statistics-4, Environmental Science-4, Spanish-5, Literature-4, Biology-4, Calculus BC-5, Calc AB Subscore-5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus 3 at state college, AP Chemistry, AP Government, AP Microeconomics (online), AP Macroeconomics, AP US History, AP English Language, Physics at state college
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, Florida Sunshine State Scholar Award (for STEM students)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country (captain grades 11, 12), Varsity Track and Field (captain grades 11, 12), Varsity Weightlifting, Mu Alpha Theta (Parliamentarian grade 12), NHS (Recording Secretary grade 12), Class of 2014 Corresponding Secretary
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Spanish translator at local elementary school parent-teacher conferences, local hospital volunteer (approx. 250 hours so far), co-founder of free SAT tutoring service, American Cancer Society Youth Chairman
[</em>] Summer Activities: Running, yoga, volunteering, summer classes at local state college, summer before senior year I had an internship at the Environmental Engineering department of my county government
[<em>] Essays: Common App essay- Place where you are most content topic; I thought it revealed a lot about my values and reflection about my upbringing and how it has shaped me
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Spanish teacher and Calc teacher- I adore them both, and I’m assuming they were great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I hate her, but it doesn’t matter now!
[</em>] Additional Rec: From the woman at my summer internship at my county government; she was amazing and so inspirational
[<em>] Interview: It went great! It was with 3 alumni, a '73, a '56, and a '54. They were the coolest older guys and they had nothing but incredible stories about their experiences at Dartmouth.
[</em>] Supplementary Material: none</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida!
[</em>] School Type: Large Public School
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Less than 100K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Reflection**[list]
[<em>] Strengths: I really think I conveyed myself entirely through my application and essays. I pursued the activities that I wanted to do, which is more important than trying to impress colleges. I am SOO blessed. THIS IS STILL UNREAL :slight_smile:
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores and AP scores weren’t perfect
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no where</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (Didn’t send)
[</em>] ACT: 35 (English: 35, Math: 35, Reading: 34, Science: 36)
[<em>] SAT II: Physics (790), Math I (770), Math II (700)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 397
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), World History (4), Biology (5), US History (5), English Language (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Calculus BC, AP Government and Politics, AP Chemistry, Economics, English Literature
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, National Achievement Semi-finalist, American chemical Society Award, and a few scholarships through my school…</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer (varsity captain, I also compete nationally), Student Council (secretary), Student Senate, School Newspaper (section editor), Saxophone (8 years, 1st chair in highest level of school band, solo festival awards also), Model UN (chairperson)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Soccer takes up all my time
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 30 hours at a center for people with disabilities
[</em>] Essays: 9/10
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably great. I’ve seen her everyday for the past 3 years since she is the student council adviser.
[<em>] Additional Rec: My best friend wrote it, and even though I didn’t get to see it, i know it was great. She was chosen to be a writing fellow at her college as a freshman, so it was probably well-written.
[</em>] Interview: Meh. I was slightly disappointed with my performance, but my interviewer was really nice and enthusiastic.
[li] Supplementary Material: I submitted a 6-page resume (Looking back, I probably should have shortened it)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] School Type: high-ranking public
[<em>] Ethnicity: African
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): athletic recruit, URM</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: My gpa, test scores, and extra-curriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses: volunteering and interview</p>

<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Objective: (info being written by mom not daughter)

  • SAT I (breakdown): 2240 SuperScore: 790 CR, 770 WR, 680 Math
  • SAT II: 800 English Lit; 780 Spanish<br>
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank but in top 3
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s in AP Engl, AP Span, AP Env Sci, 3 in AP Chem
    (school limits sophomores to 1 AP, juniors to 3 and seniors to 4 APs)
  • Senior Year Course Load: AP Span Lit, AP Bio, AP Calc, AP Human Geo, Bilingual Public Health, English 12
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Natl Merit Commended Scholar. Girl Scouts Gold Award</p>

<p>Subjective:

  • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Captain- Varsity soccer (All-League 3 years, League Champs 3 years); club soccer top team 5 years; track, too many too list
  • Job/Work Experience: Tutors an ADHD girl 2 hrs/wk 3 years
  • Volunteer/Community service: Over 620 hours in high school, variety of non profits
  • Summer Activities: I don’t want to list too much because it will identify her but she had depth and leadership and initiative in several organizations that goes back many years (rather than just a single year or two)
  • Essays: Common App showed uniqueness; Suppl showed heart, it was the better
  • Teacher Recommendation: the best part of our high school; very personal, similar themes tying all 3 recs while each included a unique story of the rec person and my D
  • Counselor Rec: see above
  • Additional Rec:<br>
  • Interview: yes, went well
  • Supplementary Material: none outside of resume</p>

<p>Other

  • State (if domestic applicant):Calif
  • School Type: Private, small (class of about 60)
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Gender:Female
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (dad)</p>

<p>Reflection

  • Strengths: everyone has high grades & test scores; I think my D’s strength was her “package” – she has been into public health and diversity since she was in elem school; everything she has been involved with since reflects back onto those themes - along with the classes she chose to take in high school (e.g., AP Bio instead of the more “rigorous” AP Physics; AP Span Lit instead of AP Engl Lit)
  • Weaknesses: Math 680 (she took the test in Mar of junior year but after many practice tests, never got above this; some people told her to keep studying and try again but she said she was done & if a school didn’t like her for that, too bad – this acceptance shows you that it isn’t a single SAT section score…)
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: unique, authentic person with a clear “story” that went beyond strong grades & test scores
  • Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied ED</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (CR 760, M 800, W 800, E 10)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Math II 800, Physics 800, Literature 700
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: 9.4/10
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t officially rank, but probably 5%-ish
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not much, some national academic awards</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Filmmaking, graphic design, photography, working for a print magazine; various Model UN conferences, school debate team. Won’t go into details — basically a bunch of not very impressive things.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Orphanages, SOS villages
[</em>] Summer Activities: Learned German and took some MOOCs, but didn’t put these on the application. So officially, I kind of slept through all summer.
[<em>] Essays: Common App 7/10; Supplemental Essay 9/10.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Somewhere between 8.5/10 and 9/10.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 9.5/10. On very good terms with my counselor.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Love it. I honestly don’t think I would’ve gotten in without it.
[<em>] Interview: 8/10, quite good. My interviewer was a '09 who went to the same high school as mine she was awesome :smiley:
[</em>] Supplementary Material: Sent in an arts supplement, mostly graphic designs</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Vietnam
[</em>] School Type: Magnet, considered one of the national best
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: Qualifies for aid.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None I guess.</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: standardized scores, grades, recommendations. Maybe, just maybe, the essays.
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs not very special.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Still sinking in…
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None.</p>

<p>[/ul]**General Comments: **
Wow. I don’t know what to say, guys. Two hours before the deadline I was still frantically going over my essay and now I’m here :smiley: I procrastinated that much. Looking back, though, maybe the constraint of time actually helped. I didn’t — couldn’t — overedit, and my writing sounded honest enough.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):Reading 800 Math 780 Writing 770
SAT II: Math 2 800 Physics 800 Chem 780
Unweighted GPA: 90%
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not ranked but probably 15%
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis): Math: (7) French: (5)
Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (President), Athletic Council (President), DECA (Trainer), Law Club
Job/Work Experience: Dishwasher, Soccer Referee
Volunteer/Community service: Senior Centre Computer Teacher
Summer Activities: Shad Valley
Essays: Discussed how I built up the Debate Program at our school
Teacher Recommendation: unknown
Counselor Rec: Really Good
Additional Rec: Really Good
Interview: none
Supplementary Material: none
Other
State: Ontario
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): eligible for FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: At school</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR 740 W720 M780
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: Physics 800 Math2 800 WH 630
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 92%
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):none in chinese normal high school
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):none
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:Chinese normal high school curriculum
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): a series of english language related speech or debate prizes in different years… school most well-rounded student award… </p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Multi-language Club(leader) …Green Way Club. Chinese traditional arts club… gymnastics…
[ *] Job/Work Experience:none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer in library…on school-open day
[ *] Summer Activities: not so much…just that exchange program
[ *] Essays:Talked about traditional Hakka wine (regional culture)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:one from maths teacher (great detailed examples) the other from a young American teacher who taught us for one year (graduated from Harvard)
[ *] Counselor Rec:Awsome
[ *] Additional Rec:from Green Across Pacific (in Vermont) instituion
[ *] Interview:didn’t have one
[ *] Supplementary Material: research on Cow Power done in that exchange program</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[ <em>] State (if domestic applicant):[</em>] Country (if international applicant): mainland China
[ *] School Type: Public. best high school in the south
[ *] Ethnicity:Chinese
[ *] Gender:Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): received almost full scholarship/financial aid
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[ *] Strengths: as an international student i guess TOEFL score matters. mine was 116/120…great credited rec letters… my high school rep in china
[ *] Weaknesses:senior one score is not as good as that in senior two
[ *] Why you think you were accepted: being lucky!:D</p>

<p>**Decision: Waitlisted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400; Reading (800) Math (800) Writing (800)
[</em>] ACT: n/a (did not take)
[<em>] SAT II: Physics 800, Biology M 780
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.1 (94 avg)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2% (approx 4/182)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), Spanish (5), APUSH (5), Biology (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, Anatomy/Physiology (one of hardest science classes in school), Intro to Law, Economics (school does not offer any AP social studies classes), Honors Spanish (already took AP), Honors English (school does not offer any AP)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Harvard Book Award, National Merit Semi-Finalist</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Art (competitive, various awards), International Economic Summit, Varsity Tennis Team, Secretary of Student Gov’t (3 yrs), VP of local chapter of NHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Restaurant hostess, art teacher at local Chinese school
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Local church, TA at Chinese school
[</em>] Summer Activities: took bio course at Harvard
[<em>] Essays: 9.5/10
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 (English), 8.5-9/10 (Bio)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 7.5/10 (she’s a terrible writer)
[</em>] Additional Rec: 9/10 (best friend wrote peer rec and she’s a very good writer)
[<em>] Interview: 9/10
[</em>] Supplementary Material: Sent in visual art supplement</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[</em>] School Type: Small-medium public
[<em>] Ethnicity: East Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 100K-200K, eligible for FA
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, ec’s (esp art), essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: Counselor rec, GPA could be better, could have more impressive awards
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Weaknesses, ethnicity??
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: none</p>

<p>[/ul]**General Comments: ** To be honest I was fairly confident about my chances, so being deferred is very disappointing, since I really love the school and and really was committed to ED. I hear the chances of being accepted RD after being deferred are very low so I will focus on trying my luck elsewhere :(</p>

<p>**Decision:Accepted </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (800 M, 720 CR, 750 W)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 770 USH, 750 Math I, 710 Biology M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (3), English Language (4), US History (5), Chemistry (5), Statistics (n/a), US Government (n/a), Calculus AB (n/a), English Literature (n/a)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, AP US Government, AP English Language, World Religions, Physics Honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar with Honor</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Forensics Speech and Debate Team (Vice President), Student Faculty Council (Field Day Chair), National Honor Society (Peer Tutor), Campus Ministry (Retreat Coordinator), Varsity Track and Field, Varsity Tennis, Gael Force Newspaper (Co-editor-in-chief), Iona News Broadcast (Reporter)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer Job in between Junior/Senior year at a local restaurant.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered abroad (Lourdes, France), Worked at local home for disabled youth, Worked at local soup kitchen.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Volunteering (Lourdes, France), Wilderness Camp (Seven Years)
[<em>] Essays: CA essay was about my commitment to the wilderness and conservation. I believe it fit really well into the Dartmouth personality.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both teachers loved me more as a person than as a student, and I was a great student for both teachers.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Fantastic
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[<em>] Interview: It ended with my interviewer saying that she would be looking out for my successes regardless of whether I got into Dartmouth or not.
[</em>] Supplementary Material: Fantastic essay about Debate.</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Private (Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: White (Non-Hispanic)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $250,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: I am nationally ranked in debate; I put my blood, sweat, and tears into my essay; I worked my butt off at school; I was as involved as I could have been; I owned my interview
[</em>] Weaknesses: My background
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted: I worked my butt off in every way shape and form.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (790 CR)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 790 (Math 2, World History, Latin, Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):96/100
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):about 9/320
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s(Calc BC, Latin, World, APUSH, English Lang, Physics B)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: APGOV, Physics C, Multivariable Calc, English Lit, Political Science
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with distinction</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model Congress (Secretary) DECA (made national competition) Religous Group (secretary)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Sleepaway Camp Counselor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:One service trip
[</em>] Summer Activities:Sleepaway Camp
[<em>] Essays:Very good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Probably good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didnt really know my counselor that well
[</em>] Additional Rec: Read it, it was very good
[<em>] Interview: Didnt go poorly, but not well either
[</em>] Supplementary Material:</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):[</em>] Country (if international applicant):NY
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): No FA
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Reflection**[list]
[<em>] Strengths:grades, test scores, legacy
[</em>] Weaknesses:ECs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Great test scores
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Legacy</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 750 M 750 W 790
[</em>] ACT: -
[<em>] SAT II: Math II 800, Chem 780, French 740, Chinese 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): NA
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: ended up sitting 23 exams…
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not academic, got a few scholarships to local universities…</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A lot. Director of Social Enterprise project that received government funding. Overall coordinator of a youth engagement programme on alcohol awareness. Chosen by MP to represent him at parliament for 2days. Model UN, Debating (Captain), Chinese Diabolo (yoyo-thing), Viola for 4 years (section leader)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked as a tutor in grade 10 xD
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Loads
[</em>] Summer Activities: Went to leadership camp and conference in Australia on full scholarship
[<em>] Essays: I loved it to bits. others said they could instantly recognise it as “me”. but about a controversial topic so dunno how it went down…
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good i imagine…?
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Additional Rec: Peer recc was done by my best friend, talk about how we organised road trips together as a kid.
[<em>] Interview: None
[</em>] Supplementary Material: None</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):[</em>] Country (if international applicant): New Zealand
[<em>] School Type: prefer not to say
[</em>] Ethnicity: prefer not to say
[<em>] Gender: prefer not to say
[</em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): prefer not to say
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my life story? idk.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essay, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Grades. many people in my locality more academic than I am. I guess I’m just not that kind of person.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: still in shock
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: none</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]General Comments: ** The word “impossible” itself says “i’m possible!”</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 580 Reading 650 Math 600 Writing
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t do it
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Around 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Around top 15/600
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: English, Physics, Chemisty, Biology, Calculus & Vectors, Religion, French (no AP classes in most Canadian high schools)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): track and field (captian/coach) also, 4-time National champion (and many provincial titles), basketball (captian), volleyball, swimming, powerlifting
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Dairy Queen, Nike Factory Store
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Various small volunteering roles
[</em>] Summer Activities: Track, and was a camp counsellor last summer
[<em>] Essays: I wrote a personal narrative about a defining event in my life
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably great
[</em>] Additional Rec: Great
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[</em>] Supplementary Material: N/A</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[</em>] School Type: Catholic High School (very large)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Interracial (black and white)
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): eligible for FA
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Athletics, my grades (although most would disagree) are good (grade 9 brought my GPA down)
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT, lack of ECs (other than sports)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably got a really high priority number from the track coach :slight_smile:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None</p>

<p>[/ul]**General Comments: ** So beyond happy to be a Dartmouth 18!</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[</em>] ACT: 34 (E-34, M-35, R-33, S-34 W-9/12)
[<em>] SAT II: Math II - 780. US History - 710
[</em>] Weighted GPA (unweighted unknown):
cumulative: 4.05
annual:
freshman - 3.4 (obviously slacked off)
sophomore - 4.24
junior - 4.42
senior (thus far) - 4.83
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/410, top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Lang and Comp (5), US History (4), World History (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
AP AB Calc
AP Stats
AP Gov
AP Economics
AP Latin
AP Eng 4
AP Music Theory
Honors Chamber Classical Guitar
Honors Advanced Social Studies
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]Summa Cum Laude (Gold Medal) on the National Latin Exam
National Merit Commended Scholar
Highest score in my high school on the AMC 12
AP US History Student of the Year (highest year average)</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Rowing - 3rd in Central US (nine states), not recruited though
Classical Guitar - Highest possible ratings at 5 regional and state competitions, 1st place at largest ensemble competition in the nation
Boy Scouts - Eagle Scout
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
Library Assistant at the University of Texas for a summer
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
Founded non-profit to dispose of household hazardous waste
268 total hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: none
[<em>] Essays: terrific
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: never read, must have been pretty good though
[<em>] Counselor Rec: ^
[</em>] Additional Rec: peer, got my brother (Dartmouth student) to write it, never read it, must have been good
[<em>] Interview: went superbly
[</em>] Supplementary Material: Music supplement, pretty solid piece/recording</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[</em>] School Type: Large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Getting financial aid
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Sibling legacy</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars, Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA/Rank
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: powerful essay, upward trend in my grades, strong EC’s, sibling legacy
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: University of Texas auto admit</p>