Dartmouth Class of 2018 Regular Decision Results

evanh14 · March 8, 2014, 4:14am

Since likely letters have been coming out recently, it might be a good time to start this thread up. For those who got likely letters: congratulations on your acceptances to Dartmouth! For those of you who are still waiting: best of luck!

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[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted *[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected *[/color][/size]

[ 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:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list][/li][/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:
[/list]

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

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

[ b]General Comments: **

evanh14 · March 8, 2014, 4:31am

**Decision: Accepted (via Likely)

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 CR, 760 M, 760 W)
[] ACT: 36 (35 E, 36 M, 36 R, 35 S, 12 E)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/414
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), English Language (5), European History (5), Physics B (5), Psychology (5), US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP US Gov’t, AP MacroEcon, AP Physics C: Mech. & E&M, AP English Lit, Honors Math Seminar
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/ul][/li]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student-run international math league (co-director), Model UN (Founder), REACH peer helping (president), Mu Alpha Theta (Vice President), Quiz Bowl (Captain), Math Team, Latin Club, NHS.
[] Job/Work Experience: 12 hours/week at restaurant, 3 hours/week tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~70 hours planning summer activities for kids at botanical garden
[] Summer Activities: Nothing that was worth putting in my application.
[] Essays: CommonApp: Really liked this one. Chose the topic about becoming an adult and wrote about work. Definitely would give this one at least 9/10. Supplement: Wrote about the above-mentioned math league and how we got cheated by some guy who made up a school to take awards and what I learned from it. Kinda generic. 6/10 maybe?
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from my Calculus teacher who loves me and I’ve worked really closely with over the years. 9/10. One from my physics teacher who likes me well enough but may not know me as well. 7/10.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably generic, but, again, she likes me, so maybe 6/10?
[] Additional Rec: Peer rec from a very close friend who is a very talented writer. Hopefully this translates to a good recommendation, but it would be safe to say at least 8/10
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: N/A [/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Alabama
[] School Type: Large Public. Somewhat competitive.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): ~$140,000/year
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, unless being from Alabama?[/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Test Scores, some ECs, CommonApp essay
[] Weaknesses: Other than math league stuff, not really any major ECs that grabbed any attention. Some generic recs maybe?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I applied for Engineering, which isn’t really something that I think a lot of people apply to Dart for, so that might have helped. I think the strengths and weaknesses answer this pretty well, though.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: University of Alabama, Auburn, Tulane. Deferred EA: Case Western Reserve. Still waiting: Rice, Brown, Vanderbilt [/ul].

**General Comments: I really wasn’t even expecting to get accepted, much less a likely letter. Good luck to those still waiting! **

ralfpc4 · March 9, 2014, 8:04pm

****Decision:Accepted (via likely) **

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): Did not submit
[] ACT:31 34m/33s/32w/26r
[] SAT II: Math ii 740 Physics 730 Chemistry 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 60/360
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem 5 Physics 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Architecture, Government, Financial Lit, AP C Physics, AP B Calc, Woodshop, AP Lit
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing [/ul] [/li]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ski Racing (my main extracurricular), bike racing, violin
[] Job/Work Experience: Bike Coach
[] Volunteer/Community service: Very little 10ish hours (did some with the ski team but thats about it)
[] Summer Activities: Ski camps, Bike races, Backpacking, Some online classes to open up the winter schedule
[] Essays: Incredible, took me a 2 months to write. (written direct but creatively with no metaphorical stuff which officers tend to dislike)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably good. Knew both teachers well.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably fantastic
[] Additional Rec: My peer rec was probably a 10/10 and I also got a rec from the former director of the US Ski Team.
[] Interview: Really good
[] Supplementary Material:Violin supplement and photography supplement[/ul]

Other

[] State (if domestic applicant): UT
[] School Type: Medium Public (Park City High School)
[] Ethnicity:Caucasian
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket (mention if FA candidate): 150-200
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Semi-unique geography

Reflection

[] Strengths: Extracurriculars (I don’t have many but what I do have I am very involved in), and recommendations (especially the additional one)
[] Weaknesses: Relatively speaking academics, but not when you figure in my schedule for skiing. I explained this to admissions in a follow up email after being deferred early admission. Community service was weak though
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was not a recruited athlete for those wondering. I made sure that every aspect of my personality was covered. With skiing, violin, photography, good academics, and well crafted essays, I didn’t have any standout categories but was very well rounded. I also stayed in good contact with Dartmouth and developed a good relationship with my regional officer via email
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to RPI but thats it for now

General Comments: Good luck to you all and hopefully Dartmouth doesn’t pull any pranks this coming april fools day

PNWskier · March 10, 2014, 6:41am

Decision: Accepted (likely letter after deferral)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (740 r/760 m/780 w)
[] ACT: Did not take
[] SAT II: 800 m2, 740 chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/359
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), English (4), Chem (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Gov, Dual Credit 200-level British Lit, Spanish, and Statistics with a local public university, Physics
[/ul]
Subjective:

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): “We the People” (second in state), MUN (school president), varsity ski racing (captain but not recruited), recreational basketball
[] Job/Work Experience: lifeguard
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of food bank related stuff and I teach cooking classes
[] Summer Activities: Travel and constitution team preparation. Nothing really significant
[] Essays: They were phenomenal and were certainly one of my application’s strengths. I wrote about food for the common app. 
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were probably very strong but I didn’t read them. 
[] Counselor Rec: Probably generic. He works with more than 350 students
[] Additional Rec: Peer rec was really well written and emphasized why I would be a good fit for Dartmouth. 
[] Interview: I was never contacted
[] Supplementary Material:

Other:

[] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Didn’t apply for FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection:

[] Strengths: Essays, “We the People” (my school won the national championship last year), well-rounded
[] Weaknesses: No major hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Considering I received a likely letter after being deferred, I have absolutely no idea. Perhaps yield considerations. 
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UVa, waiting on other ivies

**General Comments: ** I was very surprised to receive a likely letter but I am ecstatic!! Good luck to everyone else and I hope to see you at Dimensions!

lilit829 · March 12, 2014, 3:18pm

Decision: Accepted (via Likely)

Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 1990 (750 CR, 620 M, 620 W)
ACT: 30
SAT II: 800 Spanish, 660 Biology E, 690 Lit, 540 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Weighted: 6.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 99 percentile/ Top 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: A.P. Biology, A.P. US Government, A.P. Italian, 2 college courses at local universities per semester (Fall: Introduction to Anthropology/Into to MicroUsage~ Spring: American Literature/Improvisation)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge Finalist, National Hispanic Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): SECME (President–4 yrs), Italian (Secretary–2 yrs), Environmental Club, NHS, Colorguard/Band (Captain–2 years).
Job/Work Experience: 12-20 hours weekly at bagel restaurant for 8 months.
Volunteer/Community service: 550 hours in major original project. 100-150 hours in miscellaneous volunteer work
Summer Activities: None, other than volunteer hours.
Essays: Personal Statement in the common app was about sacrifice/parents and familial adversity (8/10).
Teacher Recommendation: All above 8/10. One from an Italian teacher who has worked with me for fours years. Another from my Human Geo teacher who liked me and knew me well. .
Counselor Rec: She has known me for many years and sat down to write it with me (9/10)
Additional Rec: Another from a middle school teacher who continues to help me (9.50/10). Boss’s letter (7/10)
Interview: Went really well. Talked for about an 1hour 1/2. He seemed to like me and we had a good connection.
Supplementary Material: None

Other
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (with Magnet programs), Also attended Florida International University for some classes and Miami Dade College (10th grade-12th grade)
Ethnicity: Hispanic (White)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $25,000/year, one working parent
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation, Hispanic, underprivileged

Reflection
Strengths: Good G.P.A. (weighted/unweighted), leadership positions in EC, many community service hours with original project, National Scholar award, 3 years in Dual Enrollment magnet program.
Weaknesses: Test Scores could’ve been better.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They liked me?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: University of Miami, University of Florida.

General Comments: am completely dumbfounded that I got a likely letter. Frankly, I was expecting a rejection from Dartmouth along with the rest of the HYPMD colleges that I applied to (ended up applying to about 14 universities). I applied because I did not want to look back later in life and wonder if I could have been accepted. It turns out I made the right choice however. I am very happy although I am considering my other choices and waiting for all the other schools to get back to me. Financial aid is also a factor in my decision so we will see.
Good luck to everyone else and congratulations to all the other students who received likely letters.

EnoughNerve · March 12, 2014, 10:32pm

Decision: Accepted (via Likely)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (800 CR, 700 M, 790 W)
SAT II: 750 Math II, 800 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
Senior Year Course Load: (my school has hardly any AP classes) Calculus, advanced English independent study, Gov/Econ, Masks 2, Theatre production (I finished my senior year in a semester, so each academic class took twice as many periods as it normally would)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Erm. I’m assuming being a National Merit commended scholar doesn’t count, yeah?

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mostly theatre-oriented stuff (both community and school theatre), convinced our local cinema to be the first in the US to give film ratings using the Bechdel test (I’m assigning the ratings myself), voice lessons for 4 years, dance classes, independent academic study, internship discussing subtext in film w/ a former movie director
Job/Work Experience: Paid acting and voice work
Volunteer/Community service: Wrote a grant proposal to regain water rights for our local community (small community, traditionally farmers), take care of neighborhood strays
Summer Activities: I did a musical with a local teen theatre group every summer
Essays: CommonApp: My least favorite part of my application…not horribly written, but probably a very common topic (7/10) Supplement: Wrote about a production of Antigone I did in an abandoned public pool (SO much fun). This one I was pretty proud of (9/10)
Teacher Recommendation: One from my English teacher who did an independent study with me. I love her to bits and we spent a lot of time obsessing over books together, so I’d say 9/10. One from my History teacher, who I got along with pretty well–same dark sense of humor 8/10
Counselor Rec: Super generic, I’m guessing. I liked her pretty well, but I don’t think she really knew me well at all 6/10
Additional Rec: Peer rec from a cousin who I’m really close to–it came in late, but it was really sweet 7/10, and a rec from my theatre teacher who let me co-teach my last class there. He was amazingly supportive and just all around awesome, and his letter was wonderful 9/10.
Interview: N/A
Supplementary Material: N/A

Other
State (if domestic applicant): New Mexico (which I’m sure helped)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small state charter for the arts–audition to get in
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Erm, probably somewhere around 30,000 a year. Artist parents–not exactly the most lucrative field.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): New Mexican living in a fairly traditional rural village

Reflection
Strengths: ECs, supplemental essay, recommendations made contact with the office of admissions
Weaknesses: Definitely my common app. Ergh. The light course load. No important awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the combination of the underrepresented state and the majors I applied for (Theatre, gender studies as a second choice, which considering the recent sexual harassment scandal is probably something they’re really looking for) helped a lot, because it’s definitely not something I was expecting at all.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred EA from UChicago (I’ll hear back this Friday…), wait listed from WUSTL. Haven’t heard from anywhere else yet.

This was such an amazing surprise, and having this come in lifted a huge weight off my shoulders after the Chicago deferral. I definitely didn’t expect it, but I’m so psyched!! Best of luck to all the other applicants, and congratulations to the other accepted students!

perisna · March 15, 2014, 1:36am

Decision: Accepted (LL)
Objective:[list]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (single sitting)
[]ACT: n/a (did not take)
[]SAT II: Physics 800, Biology M 780
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.1 (94 avg)
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2% (approx 4/182)
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), Spanish (5), APUSH (5), Biology (5)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[]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)
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Harvard Book Award, National Merit Semi-Finalist (has since updated to Finalist, but did not send that to DMouth), Presidential Scholar Nominee

[list]Subjective:
[li]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[/li][]Job/Work Experience: Restaurant hostess, art teacher at local Chinese school
[]Volunteer/Community service: Local church, TA at Chinese school
[]Summer Activities: took bio course at Harvard (A-)
[]Essays: 9.5/10
[]Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 (English), 8.5-9/10 (Bio)
[]Counselor Rec: 7.5/10 (she’s a terrible writer)
[]Additional Rec: 9/10 (best friend wrote peer rec and she’s a very good writer), 10/10 by DMouth alumni teacher (basically said I was the best student he’s ever had)
[]Interview: 9/10
[]Supplementary Material: Sent in visual art supplement

[list]Other
[]State (if domestic applicant): MA
[]School Type: Small-medium public
[]Ethnicity: East Asian
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 100K-200K, eligible for FA
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none, potentially immigrant status? unsure if that’s a hook (since I’m Asian)
Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, ec’s (esp art), essays
Weaknesses: Counselor rec, GPA could be better, could have more impressive awards (?)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well-rounded, commitment to school (sent additional materials)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UMass Amherst, Brandeis (3 for 3 lol)
General Comments: I am quite quite happy to have been accepted since this is my first choice school! I’m still extremely puzzled as to why I was deferred and then sent a LL…but very happy they did Good luck to everyone else on March 27! Have applied to a few other Ivies so I will be waiting alongside all of you.

5oclockhero · March 19, 2014, 2:43pm

**Decision: Accepted (likely letter)

Objective:

[] SAT I (breakdown): 1780
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 740 lit and 720 ush
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4/4/5

Subjective:

[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec:really good
[] Additional Rec:good
[] Interview: yes and went really well!

Other

[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: native american/white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): less than 10,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: interview, sat 2, URM
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected: uchicago, WUTSL
[/ul]

sybbie719 · March 27, 2014, 7:11pm

moderators note please use this thread for stats results only. I will set up another thread for questions, comments, all questions and comments will be deleted from this thread. Good luck to every one as I am sure that you will all land some place wonderful!!!

hellsbells8 · March 28, 2014, 4:50pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[] ACT: 34 composite- 36, 36, 36, 27 (science); then I took it again and got 34 on science but 33, 34, and 36 on the other three
[] SAT II: 760 lit, 730 math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not sure- in top 5
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang & APUSH (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP Gov, AP Lit, Anatomy H (no AP offered), required religion and art
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit finalist, various school and local awards, National Latin Exam maxima cum laude [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor, school newspaper
Writer and editor, international health and wellness website
Executive editor, international student-run literary magazine
Writer and school coordinator, young writers program within one of the largest international non-profit organizations
Published author
Senior officer, NEHS school chapter
Founder and editor, NEHS peer writing workshops
Co-founder and treasurer, one of the most successful service clubs at school
Self-study Spanish and Italian
Various sports
[] Job/Work Experience: medical assistant and babysitter- both for 4 years, commissioned artist
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 400 hours
[] Summer Activities: not much- just work, writing, and travel mostly
[] Essays: really good, my common app essay is being published in the new edition of the book about writing college essays and the international lit mag I edit
[] Teacher Recommendation: waived right, but probably fantastic
[] Counselor Rec: “
[] Additional Rec: incredible, from one of the founders of Free the Children
[] Interview: didn’t get one
[] Supplementary Material: none [/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private, Catholic, single-sex
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 500,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: unique extracurriculars, essays, recs
[] Weaknesses: no major awards/hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see strengths
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: Yale, USC (Trustee scholar), UT Plan II & business honors, Rejected: Brown
[/ul]
[/list]**General Comments: ** Dartmouth was my first choice, so I’m ecstatic. Not sure if I could pass up a full ride to USC, though.

Bingo77 · March 29, 2014, 12:21am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (760 W, 750 CR, 690 M) (reported, but didn’t send scores)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 730 Lit, 710 US
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 1 B+ in one semester of AP Calc BC, all A’s other wise
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/325-ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), US (5), Lit (5), Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Comp Gov, AP Stats, AP Calc BC, AP Physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Girl Scout Gold and Silver awards, Scholastic Silver Keys (writing), AMC 10 school winner, first place in a Northwest-wide creative writing competition. Nothing SUPER major, but still something![/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years varsity water polo (team second in state twice, I was first team all conference and first team all state), 4 years club water polo, 2 years varsity swimming, 2 years varsity ultimate frisbee, 12 years of Girl Scouts, National Honor Society (Executive Council member), Spanish honor society, creative writing club (founder and president)
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguarding since this past summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scout stuff, NHS, weekly peer tutoring (I’m in charge of the program), and then I’m on the student advisory council for a local charitable organization (there are about ten of us from a pretty big region).
[] Summer Activities: Iowa Young Writers’ Studio.
[] Essays: 10/10. My college counselor was floored by my common app essay, and since she obviously sees a fair number of those, I was quite pleased!
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but two of the best teachers I’ve ever had. I assume they were awesome.
[] Counselor Rec: Again, I didn’t read it, but my counselor is amazing, and she really tried to write to my character as an upstanding student/person
[] Additional Rec: Fantastic. I didn’t ask to read it, but she showed it to me, and it was funny and sweet and eloquent; quite simply, the best peer rec I could have asked for.
[] Interview: NA
[] Supplementary Material:NA[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): OR
Country (if international applicant): Nope
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Upper-ish middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My essays; Girl Scouts; showing passion for writing
[] Weaknesses: Not a ton of leadership. No hooks.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They’re looking to fill a specific niche and I just didn’t fit it! No hard feelings.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected: Dartmouth. Waitlisted: Brown. Accepted: some safeties, then Colorado College, Boston College, Tulane, Wesleyan, and STANFORD[/ul]

General Comments: I am not feeling too down on myself right about now – I CANNOT believe I got into Stanford! I’m really excited with how it turned out, and I’m glad Dartmouth recognized I wasn’t the best fit for their school. It just goes to show that anything can happen. I’m also really glad I didn’t end up doing a blanket application to all these big name schools/all the Ivies, as I think none would have been quite the right fit for me. The waitlist/rejection certainly makes my decision easier! Big congratulations for everyone who was accepted!!
Oh, and for future reference to those freaking out in the coming years, I never recieved nagging financial aid emails, and my portal never changed to recieved and satisfied, it was always “and under review.” It bummed me out to see that on the day before acceptances came out and realize it probably would have changed by then if I was getting in – but it DEFINITELY all turned out for the best.

HinduPowers · March 29, 2014, 5:46am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (730CR 770M 730 W)
ACT: 35
SAT II: Chemistry 720 Biology E 750 US History 780 Math II 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~10-15/500
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5), European History (5), Human Geography (5), Statistics (5), Biology (5), Psychology (4), Environmental Science (4), Chemistry (4), US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP English Literature, AP US Government/ AP Macroeconomics, AP Comp Sci, Music History, AP Calculus BC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nationals in Public Forum Debate, NFL All-State Top 10 (TN) - Outstanding Distinction, National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Team (JV Captain (11), Varsity Captain (12)), Model United Nations (ICJ Justice (11), President of the International Court of Justice (12)), Youth in Government (Supreme Court Justice), Ultimate Frisbee, 12 years of guitar, 4 years of self-taught piano
Job/Work Experience: 7 week internship at a law firm
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours as a public library volunteer Freshman and Sophomore year
Summer Activities: Tennessee Governor’s School for International Studies at the University of Memphis, Boys State, American Legion Boys Nation
Essays: Not great
Teacher Recommendation: Physics teach (10/10) and Gov teach (10/10)
Counselor Rec:Gifted counselor (11/10)
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant): TN
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large pretty competitive public
Race(s) (White, AA, AI/AN, Asian, NH/PI): Asian (indian)
Hispanic (Y/N): Nope
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Essays, Recs, ECs
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Marquette, Tennessee, Virginia, Michigan, Vanderbilt (CV Scholar & College Scholar), Stanford
Waitlisted: UChicago, Dartmouth, WashU, Harvard
Rejected: Northwestern, Brown, Columbia, UPenn, Yale, Princeton, Duke

General Comments: Just can’t believe it. Stanford was my best app, but man I never expected to get into my top school and not get into so many others.

LayraSparks · March 29, 2014, 10:58am

**Decision: Rejected **

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (M 660, CR 770, W 790 – single sitting)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Literature (790), German (790), French (800), Math L1 (690)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Don’t have a choice at public HS, I took A-Levels as a private student in History, Literature & Sociology (AAA) & AS Levels in French, German & Art (aab)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Semi-Finalist in National German Competition, finalist in International Schools’ Short Story Writing Competition, 3rd Prize in International Schools’ Poetry Recital Competition & a couple of prizes in international songwriting & screenwriting contests
[/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): aerial silks (grade 11- 12), Student Council (VP gr 11-12, member from grade 9), Finnish Club (founder – grade 10), Russian Club (founder – grade 10-12), choir (grade 11-12), Media & Film Club (grade 11), school radio (grade 9), Drama Club (grade 9), editor at school magazine (grade 9-12)
[] Job/Work Experience: French, German & English teacher, tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: tutor; volunteer at MigHelp, an association to help refugees in my country
[] Summer Activities: Filmmaking/ Screenwriting/ Volunteer work/ Teaching
[] Essays: Great!
[] Teacher Recommendation: Really good.
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent, she knows me really well.
[] Additional Rec: Decent.
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: art supplement
[/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[]Country (if international applicant): Hungary
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): We’re not that well off.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Lots of ECs & awards in my field (film & writing), I speak a lot of languages, A Levels, I also attended two schools at once for three years, while doing A-Levels & IGCSEs
[] Weaknesses: Math scores, international asking for FA ( I know Dartmouth is need blind, but still…)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t think I was a good fit, and I wasn’t too enthusiastic about wanting too attend.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Emerson College, Occidental College, Drexel & everywhere I applied to in England (KCL, Exeter, York, Nottingham, Bristol)
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: Dartmouth, Penn, Cornell, Duke, USC
Waiting: Amherst, JHU
[/ul]

**General Comments: I’m not that disappointed, I didn’t see myself as a good fit there either. Congrats to everyone who got in! **

PlayTheGame · March 29, 2014, 5:53pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (M 800, CR 770, W 760)
ACT: None
SAT II: Math II (800), US History (750), Physics (730)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on Macro, Micro, U.S., and Psychology
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Lit, AP Gov and Pol, AP Calc BC, French
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Finalist, Son’s of the American Revolution, Eagle Scout, various school awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Started my own community service program based on my Eagle Scout Project (9-12), MUN (Numerous awards and 4 time chair 9-12), Debate Club Vice President (9-12), Varsity Rowing (9-12), Math League (11-12)
Job/Work Experience: 2 week Internship at local investment firm
Volunteer/Community service: Scouting
Summer Activities: Staff at national leadership program in Washington D.C.
Essays: Really good probably 8.5/10
Teacher Recommendation: Had my math and english teacher do them probably 7.5/10
Counselor Rec: Cool guy 7/10
Additional Rec:
Interview: Unbelievable, the guy loved me 10/10
Supplementary Material None

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy

Reflection:
Strengths: Great essays and scores, stellar interview, legacy
Weaknesses: Not enough AP’s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a good student and Dartmouth was my top choice
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Dartmouth, Brown, Cornell (CAS), Vanderbilt, Georgetown, U of R, William and Mary Waitlisted: Wharton, Columbia, Amherst, UVA
General Comments: Deciding between Dartmouth, Brown, and Georgetown

Anon960382 · March 30, 2014, 4:47pm

** Decision: Accepted **

** Objective:** [ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[] ACT: —
[] SAT II: 800 in math2, physics, chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5 or 10 out of 800
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5: physics b, calc bc, chem, compsci, physics c mech+e&m, psych (self-study); 4: enviro, stat (both self studies)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): ----
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP econ, AP Spanish language, differential eq’s (AP weighted), mathematical analysis (AP weighted), english- college composition (ap-weighted),
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): [/ul] [/li]
** Subjective: ** [ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years varsity tennis (team captain 2 years), fbla webmaster (also won national awards), financial leadership development club VP, chemistry olympics president (won 2nd place), couple other minor ones
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer coach at basketball clinic, public library tutor, local temple volunteer
[] Summer Activities: free computer science program at princeton
[] Essays: pretty good i think, but nothing that is absolutely outstanding
[] Teacher Recommendation: great, math/physics teacher and chem teacher and spanish teacher
[] Counselor Rec: good, but public school so nothing special
[] Additional Rec: rec from my summer program professor, very good, peer rec also good
[] Interview: went extremely well, we really connected
[] Supplementary Material: none [/ul]

** Other ** [ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: indian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): —
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]
** Reflection ** [ul]
[] Strengths: academics and leadership
[] Weaknesses: somewhat one-dimensional, no creative/artistic side really
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: academics interview and recs
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at CMU SCS and Tepper, NYU Stern, waitlisted harvard+cornell, rejected a lot of places
[/ul]
** General Comments: ** so excited!

2014OhioSenior · March 31, 2014, 2:44am

Decision: Deferred ED, ACCEPTED RD

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (800 CR, 710 M, 750 W)
ACT: 34 Composite, 35 super score
SAT II: 760 Math II, 760 English Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Latin(5), Calculus AB(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP US History, AP English Lit, Honors Senior Thesis, Independent Study- Latin
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Princeton Book Award, Cum Laude Inductee, National Merit Finalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student-run Live Music Club (President) SALSA Club, Quiz Bowl, A Capella (co-director), Choir, Varsity sport, lettered 3 years
Job/Work Experience: 12 hours/week writer, community newspaper, 2 hours/week tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: ~Part of Boarding School requirement
Summer Activities: Writer and editor for middle school Summer Magazine.
Essays: CommonApp: Wrote about how my passion of music has impacted my life.
Teacher Recommendation: One from my Latin teacher who is also my advisor since 9th grade. He shared his essay with me 10/10. One from my English teacher who likes me well enough but may not know me as well. Did not see essay. 10/10
Counselor Rec: Excellent!
Additional Rec: Peer rec from a very close friend who is a very talented writer. Hopefully this translates to a good recommendation.
Interview: Excellent interview
Supplementary Material: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private Boarding School Very competitive.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: will not qualify for Financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None!
Reflection
Strengths: Test Scores, some ECs, CommonApp essay, recommendations, character
Weaknesses: Leadership positions at school
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was initially deferred ED because I did not fit the applicant pool they were seeking, ie. recruited athlete, legacy or first generation. I believe I was accepted RD because of GPA, test scores, awards, recommendations and demonstrated interest.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Brown, Northwestern, Davidson (with impressive merit scholarship), William and Mary Monroe Scholar Program, and Hutton Honors College @ IU, Waitlisted: Swarthmore and Vanderbilt. Deciding between W&M, Davidson, and Brown

General Comments: After being deferred ED and then applying RD to several other schools it was nice to be sought after by the other schools. The recent concerns over sexual assault and hazing at Dartmouth raised a few red flags for me. The decision regarding not accepting AP credits did NOT impact my decision. Best of luck to Dartmouth Class of 2018. You made the decision that is best for you! So will I!

elmofrench · March 31, 2014, 3:22am

**Decision: Accepted (via LL)

Objective:

[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: 700 French w/listening, 580 US History (I know, awful)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/80
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (4), APUSH (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State, national, international art awards?

Subjective:

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Art club (project coordinator), Key Club (Head Chairman), NHS (Vice President), Spanish club, BPA, FCCLA
[] Job/Work Experience: Pet caretaker during summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots. Approx 400-500 hrs in various settings and misc. activities
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering, working on art, enjoying life
[] Essays: Com App was great, I guess they really liked my supplement
[] Teacher Recommendation: Im sure they are glowing
[] Counselor Rec: Idk
[] Additional Rec: Probably great
[] Interview: Didn’t really have one, I was just called the day I received my LL
[] Supplementary Material: Art portfolio

Other

[] State (if domestic applicant): OK
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Native American/White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 150-180k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Native american? Unique cultural upbringing?

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, ECs
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly never thought I would get accepted, much less a likely letter! When I got the thin envelope I thought it was going to be a rejection notice… Lol
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Dartmouth, TCU, SMU, TWU, Pepperdine, Westmont, Waitlisted at Wheaton and Scripps, Rejected by Yale :([/li][/ul]
**General Comments: ** Be serious about your high school education, but not serious to the point where you stress over everything and only stare at books. Just work hard, take that extra dose of caffeine on rough study nights, have fun, and pursue what you love. Don’t pad your resume with a billion clubs. Be well-rounded but with a focus. Aim high but don’t set your heart on any one college, no reach is a guarantee! Just be yourself, show your potential, relax (easier said than done) and the rest will take care of itself. You will end up somewhere great! After all, if you shoot for the moon, you’ll land among the stars :)

iphIPH · March 31, 2014, 4:19am

ACT: 34

GPA: 3.95

mybestshot · April 3, 2014, 3:45pm

Decision: Accepted!!!

Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (superscore): 750 CR, 780 M, 760 W
•ACT: n/a
•SAT II: 790 Lit, 790 French, 760 Math II
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 9.79/10, midterm report: 10/10
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
•AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
•IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
•Senior Year Course Load: Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, History, Biology, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Native Language, English, French
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National and International Essay, Language and General Knowledge contest awards
Subjective: •Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): High School Council (secretary), International Exchange Program (organizer), Debate (chairperson)
•Job/Work Experience: 1-month internship at major software company; 4-month internship at counseling center for students wanting to study abroad; tutoring at least 3 hours/week
•Volunteer/Community service: tutoring at least 4 hours/week since Junior Year; volunteer at sports events, including a major winter sports event; volunteer at an international film festival
•Summer Activities: the internship I mentioned earlier, tutoring
•Essays: CommonApp essay based on my experience as a teacher
•Teacher Recommendation: My English teacher wrote it, all I know is that it is really long
•Counselor Rec: My counselor said she put a lot of work into it
•Additional Rec: Computer Science teacher, focused on my internship+Rec from my counseling center internship
•Interview: n/a
Other •Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
•Intended Major: Computer Science and Psychology
•Country: Romania
•School Type:
•Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported):
•Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): white
•Gender: F
•Income Bracket: under $60,000
•Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): first generation
Reflection •Strengths: I think my extracurricular activities are pretty good.
•Weaknesses: Not a lot of international awards.
•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No idea!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]accepted: Amherst, NYUAD
waitlisted: Pomona, Grinnell, Colby, UChicago, Vassar, W&Lee, Carleton,
rejected: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Vanderbilt

spuding102 · April 16, 2014, 6:14pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M 710 CR 770 W 730, superscore: 2210
ACT (breakdown): 30 (didn’t submit)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math I (750) Chemistry (770)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/104
AP (place score in parentheses): AP US (5) AP Bio (4) AP World (4) AP Spanish (4)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP English, AP US Gov, AP Stats
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, American Chemical Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry, New York State Department of Education Scholarship (highest regent examination scores)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Co-Captain of Varsity Hockey (4 years), Chess Team, Math Team, Soccer Team goalie, Robotics Team,
Job/Work Experience: Paid Tutor
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteered Hospital
Summer Activities: 2 summers at Harvard taking General Chemistry (b+) and Organic Chemistry (B+)
Essays: Amazng – Spoke about my love for science and how I view the world in a quirky way.
Teacher Recommendations: Both amazing
Counselor Rec: I think it was good
Additional Rec: Recommendation from my Professor in Gen Chem who also is the head of the chem department at Harvard
Interview: Went pretty good
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 70,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Urm, Organic Chemistry at Harvard, and Letter of rec from head of chem department at harvard
Reflection
Strengths: Strong focus in chemistry, very good essays and subject test scores
Weaknesses: Gpa and rank could have been higher (9th grade)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays, my letters of rec, and my summer classes (organic chem as a high schooler)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Duke, Northwestern, Cornell, NYU (full tuition), Macaulay Honors College, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. Wait listed: Yale, Princeton, Amherst College, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago, Washu, Rice, Vanderbilt. Rejected: Harvard (deferred EA), Dartmouth
General Comments: Apply to as many schools as possible. Each year, acceptance rates keep going down. As you can tell, had I only applied to 11 schools, there could have been a chance of getting in nowhere. Make sure you work on those essays since everyone starts to look the same with the same stats. Also regardless of where you get in, know that what you do in college counts much more than where you go to college.

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