Dartmouth College Class of 2019 ED Results

emchda · December 10, 2014, 1:52am

Post your results here!
You know the deal. Good luck to everyone!!

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

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

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

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

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

skieurope · December 11, 2014, 2:32am

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buddyngray · December 12, 2014, 9:18pm

Accepted, will post stats later!

icecreamly · December 12, 2014, 10:21pm

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 M:800 W:780 R:740 Essay:9 one sitting
[] ACT (breakdown):didn’t take
[] SAT II: Math II:800 Physics:790 Biology M:790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Don’t have school GPA, but should be 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/150ish people
[] AP (place score in parentheses):Don’t offer AP
[] IB (place score in parentheses):didn’t take
[] Senior Year Course Load: New Zealand NCEA, physics, calculus, biology, english, chemistry,statistics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing really, nothing international. Few prizes here and there for regional and some national things[/li]
[/list]Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): MUN Club founder/president, UN Youth high school ambassador Debating Snr A, Duke of edinburgh(badminton, volunteering, violin), Prefect, peer tutoring, peer support, school council
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring, lots of street collections, SPCA
[] Summer Activities: Went to Japan for a speech competition, national science camp
[] Essays: To be honest I didn’t really like my commonapp essay at the time, but when I read it later it seemed fine :). I did enjoy writing the supplement essay about the origin of my nickname and told them the story of moving back to China and how I dealt with the changes.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Loved my teachers so I think they were good!
[] Counselor Rec:Really close with her, and she’s my mentor so it would’ve been good!
[] Additional Rec: Got two of my friends to do my peer review, one was semi formal the other was very casual, I think both should different sides of me.
[] Interview: Didn’t have one
[li] Supplementary Material: none[/li]
[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yessss
[] State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): New Zealand, but Chinese citizen
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity:Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Definitely need the aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Probably my unique life story?[/li]
[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: Had good scores and good grades at school.
[] Weaknesses: International applicant, so I had no idea what my chances were. No major international awards. No special talents
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I moved back and forth from China and NZ so maybe that added to the diversity aspect, and I really tried to show my interest in international culture in my essays :). I was very honest in all my essays. Students from my school have also never applied to unis in the states so I was different? haha honestly I have no idea.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Haven’t received the results yet, but applied to UChicago EA as well

[/list]**General Comments: ** It was super stressful especially since no one around me has ever applied to schools in America and I rarely see students from Australasia in this forum. But I think the key is to give it a shot and don’t spend excessive time doubting yourself. I was so mind blown and couldn’t believe that I got in! Congrats to everyone who got in and hope we meet someday :D!!

Zwischenzug · December 13, 2014, 1:15am

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (760 CR, 770 M, 760 W)
[] ACT (breakdown): 36 (35 E, 36 M, 35 R, 36 S, 10 Essay)
[] SAT II: 800 Math Level II, 800 Chinese with Listening, 790 Spanish with Listening, 780 Biology M, 770 Physics, 750 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 or 2 out of 509
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC, Calc AB, Chinese, Computer Science A, Physics C: Mech, Physics C: E/M, Statistics, US History (All 5’s)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government and Pol, AP Microecon, AP Chemistry, AP Spanish, AP Eng Lit, Multivar Calc, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra (Community college math)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2014 NSPA Pacemaker winner, Conrad Foundation International Science Competition finalist and 2nd place overall in people’s choice voting (Featured on Times Square), AIME Qualifier and USAMO prospect, Worked with Skybox Imaging which was acquired by Google for $500 million, Rensselaer Medalist (top science/math student in the senior class), AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Semifinalist (PSAT 240), 2012 Los Gatos High School Art Competition finalist (with artwork exhibited in museum). [/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Spanish Honor Society treasurer, Chess Club Team president and club president (2nd place in county), News Editor/Editor-in-Chief of high school paper, recently won the highest national level journalism award (NSPA)
[] Job/Work Experience: Self-employed piano teacher, certified to teach in the US, taught for 2 years.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Bike repair volunteer (Silicon Valley Bike Exchange)
[] Summer Activities: Research paper with UC Davis professors, 11 year piano career (teaching + performances at state conventions and theatres), Joint commercial and research ventures.
[] Essays: 10/10, Multiple friends reviewed, and so did a Dartmouth alum. Probably helped a lot with acceptance.
[] Teacher Recommendation: AP Calc BC teacher (Stanford PhD, former VP of Intel) said I was one of the most brilliant kids he’s ever had, recommended that I graduate early, AP Physics C Teacher (Former Associate Head of Stanford Engineering) said I was smart, tenacious and courageous, I had to write 40 page solo lab reports in the class. Both 10/10 for sure.
[] Counselor Rec: Great, she wrote excellent ones for all of the National Merit kids.
[] Additional Rec: Amazing, friend wrote about how we hiked almost every weekend and enjoyed the outdoors in camping for 9 years.
[] Interview: It was okay, the interview was 20 minutes (My interviewer was 22!) But I guess I came off as a very motivated and intelligent individual. Plus she was an art major and I’m a Computational/Applied Mathematics kind of guy.
[] Supplementary Material: Research paper with UC Davis Professors.

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public, large, urban
[] Ethnicity: East Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): FA candidate, but parents are like 180k a year before taxes, so not much there
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): International tech entrepreneur and top American high school journalist? Idk honestly[/li]
[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: Course rigor (hardest in senior class), International science awards and recognition, Top national journalism recognition, Uniqueness of EC’s, Piano
[] Weaknesses: B’s in English, low SAT, Ethnicity
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pretty much what I’ve stated above, I was really athletic and academically successful/motivated. Guess they liked that!!!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: University of Cambridge accept (Maths) (turned them down), hearing back from Caltech and UChicago soon, but I’m pretty much done! No waitlist or reject.

[/list]**General Comments: ** This time around the admissions were super tough, I really am grateful that I got in. I feel Dartmouth’s a good fit for me and I’m excited to meet all of my fellow '19ers!!! No more application fees to pay!!! Feel free to PM me if you have any questions about Dartmouth whatsoever I’m more than happy to answer them!! Plus I probably left out a few things here and there.

J15applicant · December 13, 2014, 2:41am

[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision:Accepted [/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2310- 800 math, 770 critical reading, 760 writing
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 35- 36 science, 35 math, 34 reading, 34 writing
[ *] SAT II: 770 Math II, 760 Biology M
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): Euro (4), Stats (4), Bio (5), Calc AB (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Physics C, AP Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Gov, Ancient Greek
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Swimming, club team, 11 years, Swimming, High School (captain 11 and 12), Math Club (founder), Latin Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, 2 years. Lifeguard at a special needs camp, 1 year. Student Researcher at hospital
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: My work with the special needs camp + special olympics swim lessons weekly
[ *] Summer Activities: Swimming to work to 2nd practice to 2nd job, repeat daily
[ *] Essays: CA was about content in the water, supplement was about how terribly I messed up at my first day as a researcher and how I came back the next day and did everything correctly
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: My math teacher and my bio teacher. Both love me.
[ *] Counselor Rec: She’s probably my favorite employee at my school, we go out to lunch frequently.
[ *] Additional Rec: My best friend, wrote about how outgoing I am.
[ *] Interview: We bonded over swimming and a mutual love for languages, I want to learn more because I don’t know any current languages only the classic ones.
[ *] Supplementary Material: None

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *]Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): OH
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): >200,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I just really really really loved Dartmouth

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: EC’s and Test Scores
[ *] Weaknesses: Transcript, I’ve always taken the hardest possible classes, but I have 3 B’s on my transcript
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They liked me… I got lucky? I truly believe most of the applicants were qualified so for me I just have to believe the admissions officers match personality types.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **
Wherever a student ends up, he or she will be happy.

dartmouthgreen · December 13, 2014, 4:02am

[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision:Accepted [/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2220 (760 CR 690 M 770 W)
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II: Chemistry (800) World History (750)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): 5’s on four tests
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Most Rigorous (school offers fair amount of AP classes)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Few local awards nothing special

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Various activities outside of classroom. Strong but not outstanding, very well rounded did not stand out in a particular thing. 
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 200 various hours
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Very well written (at least I thought so, but I’m biased)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[ *] Counselor Rec:Thought it was good (didn’t see it but she likes me)
[ *] Additional Rec: Very good
[ *] Interview: Yes
[ *] Supplementary Material: No

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *]Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Middle of the road public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Essays, Recs, ECs (maybe)
[ *] Weaknesses: Scores (relatively), no major awards
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure, but very excited!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

To all applicants who were rejected or deferred, know that you will find the right school. To applicants in the future, though very cliche, just be yourself, and write in a way so that your essays are unique and demonstrate your personality. GO BIG GREEN!

RNinja · December 13, 2014, 5:09am

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (770 CR, 710 M, 730 W)
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: Bio M 720, Literature 720, Math II 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school doesn’t do GPAs but my best guess would be 3.38
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Doesn’t offer AP classes and couldn’t take advanced classes due to scheduling issues
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Literature, History, Calculus, Computer Science, Mandarin Chinese 3, Physics, Senior Health
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Semifinalist[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Cheerleading (Captain), Feminist Club (Founder and Head), Computer Science Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Team, GSA, Student Government (House Representative), Leadership Training
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer in admissions and in projects around my school
[] Summer Activities: Last summer I went to China with a program and I got to go to a Mock CPPCC (Committee People’s Political Consultative Conference) conference and other internships
[] Essays: Common App essay was about an academic program I joined when I was 10 years old and talks about how I used it to get a scholarship to my current school. Supplement was about my trip to China.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read but I’m sure they were good. One was from an English teacher that I only had for a year and the other was from a teacher that I have been working with since 9th grade.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read but it must have been good.
[] Additional Rec: Peer recommendation from a very close friend
[] Interview: I thought it went pretty well. We spoke for around 45 mins about school and why I like Dartmouth.
[] Supplementary Material: None

Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): <100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: Good EC’s Test scores also didn’t hurt
[] Weaknesses: My GPA is on the low side but I go to a really competitive school
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think that I was able to convey a lot of my personality through my application. Even though I don’t necessarily have the best grades or the most difficult classes, I work really hard and I am dedicated to everything I do and I think that came across to the people who read my application.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I only applied to Dartmouth

**General Comments: **
I’m really glad that I got in. I thought that my GPA would be too low for me to qualify. I was checking the information here on CC from previous years and I didn’t think that my chances looked good. I just figured that it was worth a shot to apply early and it worked out really well for me.

jojo15 · December 13, 2014, 9:47am

[ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected **[/color]

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (720CR 790M 800W 11 essay)
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 800 (Math II) 800 Chem 800 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A but AAAAb (A-Level chem,bio,physics, maths, as english)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A but counselor said “top”
[] AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: A-Level Physics, chemistry,bio
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing. At all.

[/list][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Professional sand painting artist (gallery was visited by very high officials, EU Ambassador,…~1500hrs over 5 years), Yosakoi dancer, volunteer at Red Cross NZ,
[] Job/Work Experience: Dental assistant, Translator at an organization for the disabled, Interned as an assistant manager at a student-run organization, school’s librarian assistant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Founded a charity organization
[] Summer Activities: Run a health campaign at a rural Vietnamese village
[] Essays: My CommonApp is about my working with disabled sand artists/ Supp is about ethics in science
[] Teacher Recommendation: Okay. So I only spent two years at my school. Two of my science teachers retired before I could ask them for recs, one of my math teachers is my counselor. So I was left with only 2 - one of them is someone I had a very tense relationship with and the other is the former’s best friend. Well…
[] Counselor Rec: It’s good, talking about my hardships as a Vietnamese living in rural area who tried her best to excel in a top NZ high school
[] Additional Rec: My Vietnamese teacher
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: Sent in pictures of my sand paintings

[/list][ b]Other**
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): New Zealand, but Vietnamese citizen
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): <100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: SAT, A-Levels
[] Weaknesses: My Vietnamese transcript, maybe a B in AS English, my essays?, no awards,…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Maybe getting in as an international is really hard. As this is the Early Round, I still have time to fix my RD apps. If someone is experienced with the college process, please contact me to give some advice. The rejection really hurts.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere.

[/list][ b]General Comments: ** Keep fighting!!! :D

AfricanStudent32 · December 13, 2014, 1:31pm

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 (M:740; CR: 690; W: 630) - Didn’t send in.
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 32 (E: 33; M: 33; R: 29; S: 31)
[ *] SAT II: Math II: 800; Physics: 740
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Hard to gauge because I’m an international but probably around a 4.0. Very strong upward trend.
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not report but counsellor said in his report that I was top 10/150 consistently.
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Most Rigorous
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2nd in National Science Essay Competition; Bronze and Silver President’s Award, Rotary Service Above Self Award etc.

[ /list]Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
President’s Award Youth Committee Chair
Vice President of Interact Club
School’s Public Relations Group
Tutor local kids for free
Global Issues Network and Environmental Sustainability Project
Founded and Chaired school’s first Political Panel
Foreign Exchange
Minor Sports
Head of a few more societies
Some other big stuff but I’ll leave it at that

[ *] Job/Work Experience: Volunteered at South African National Gallery; Worked at a retail store during the summer (didn’t list the latter on my app)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Tons, through Interact and outside of school. Definitely one of the most involved community service guys in my school.
[ *] Summer Activities: Summer Loving? JK, Volunteering and some part-time work.
[ *] Essays: 10/10 - Common App. One counsellor said it was the best she had ever seen in her 13 years. Poured my soul into it. My Dartmouth supplemental was probably an 8/10.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent. They all really wanted me to get in and I had good relationships with my teacher.
[ *] Counselor Rec: SUPERB. He has been like a father-figure to me. He knows me backwards. We’re tight. Called him at like 11:30pm the night I got accepted.
[ *] Additional Rec: Peer rec was also great. My friend is a published poet so he knew what he was doing.
[ *] Interview: Didin’t have one
[ *] Supplementary Material: None

[ /list]Other
[ *]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yip
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): South Africa
[ *] School Type: Private boys school
[ *] Ethnicity: Black
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Enough to qualify for a substantial amount of aid
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Very unique story (I am certain they had never read anything like it)

[ /list]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: My essays. Like I said before, I poured my soul into it and it was so me. Also such a powerful, unique African story and I think that was something they wanted on campus. All my recommendations were also of the highest quality. I am so fortunate to have had people who really wanted me to get in.
[ *] Weaknesses: Test scores weren’t the greatest but I guess they were decent for my region. My transcript was also terrible in freshman year. The upward trend was almost exponential.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: We understood each other very well.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied EA to Chicago so I won’t withdraw my app just yet - wanna see the decision first.

[/list]**General Comments: **
To everyone reading this, particularly internationals, take note of the fact that thus far I’ve had the lowest tests scores. I really think that once you pass a certain mark (I’d say 32/33 ACT) it really doesn’t matter that much. Focus on becoming a whole person. Know yourself and market the best version of yourself to Dartmouth. I feel I did that very well and my essays and recommendations were the only reason I got in. Have faith that you can achieve the type of greatness that test scores don’t predict. I am so fortunate to be in this position and I appreciate the help I got along the way. Never dreamed I would be posting my stats like this.
To my fellow admits - see you in the fall!
To everyone else who got deferred/rejected - Obama got rejected from Swarthmore, so I’m expecting even bigger things from you guys.

bsalum · December 13, 2014, 2:19pm

Decision: Deferred so sad

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): M 740 CR 740 W 800 single sitting
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 34 C (R 35 Cr 35 M 33 S 34 w.9) single sitting
[ *] SAT II: Math 1: 740 Biology: 730
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank but my school is extremely rigorous and many students are accomplished which probably lumps me in a big group of achievers. 20% have an A average and since there is no rank it’s hard to know.
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): My school offers very few “AP” but offers what they call “college-level” I took at least 6.
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, National Merit Commendation, 3 National Scholar-Athlete awards, Finalist National poetry contest

[ /list]Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Varsity winter sport- 4 years, president of club, founder of another, ton of theatre art stuff

[ *] Job/Work Experience: summer internship at a well known theatre, tutor and babysitter
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: soup kitchen, 200+ hours w/underprivileged children, service trip
[ *] Summer Activities: sports camps, prestigious writing camp, work
[ *] Essays: Counselor thought fantastic.
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: Excellent and Most Excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Additional Rec: never read, good writer though
[ *] Interview: not great actually (I’ve had great with other college interviewers; we just didn’t mesh.)
[ *] Supplementary Material: None

[ /list]Other
[ *]Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: private
[ *] Ethnicity: hispanic
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Enough so I don’t qualify
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): thought Hispanic might help a bit but both parents went to college and income good

[ /list]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: thought I had some- my essays, ACT
[ *] Weaknesses: interview and I had my worst semester academically senior fall. I earned 2 Bs in 2 very hard courses. The college may not know how hard these classes are because it was the teachers who made it so tough. I knew it was a risk registering for 1 because he is renowned at school as a hard grader but I thought I could conquer it.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not sure. really hoping they are just waiting to evaluate winter grades, but I know only 10% of deferred get accepted.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied EA MIT, EA UMich, EA UVA…waiting on MIT but it wasn’t my second choice so I’ve got to get motivated to start supplements.

[/list]General Comments:
finding solace in @AfricanStudent32 commentary:
“To everyone else who got deferred/rejected - Obama got rejected from Swarthmore, so I’m expecting even bigger things from you guys.”
Congrats to all acceptances.

nz13334 · December 13, 2014, 3:50pm

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take.
[] ACT (breakdown): 33 (36 English, 33 Math, 32 Reading, 32 Science, 10 Essay)
[] SAT II: 780 (Math II), 700 (Chemistry), 660 (Physics)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (3), Physics (3), US History (3)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: English, Economics, AP French, AP Calc BC, AP Euro
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Commended National Merit, AP Scholar[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 4 season, 1 sport athlete (20-25 hrs/wk + 1 hr of driving each practice), President of 1 club, member of 3 other clubs, started program at my school, tutoring leadership, freshman orientation
[] Job/Work Experience: worked at a clothing store summer after freshman year (30 hrs/wk, leadership responsibilities)
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Rowing (5 hrs/day), Tutoring (3-4 hrs/day)
[] Essays: 8/10 and 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 8/10 and 10/10
[] Counselor Rec: 8/10
[] Additional Rec: 10/10, 10/10
[] Interview: went very well, informal
[] Supplementary Material: none

[/list][ b]Other**
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] State (if domestic applicant): New England
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: small public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy, athlete (but wasn’t supported by coach)[/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: test scores, recommendations, commitment to extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: legacy definitely helped, but I have known Dartmouth since I was little and my essays definitely touched on aspects that are characteristic of the school
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A

[/list][ b]General Comments: **

waterdancer · December 13, 2014, 5:42pm

Accepted

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR 740 M 770 W 770
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II: Math II 770 Physics 790
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): Physics B (5), AB Calc (5), BC Calc (4), Statistics (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses): didn’t take
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, Honors Chem, Honors English Lit, Honors History, 2 Independent Studies in Mathematics, Public Speaking, Civil Law
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Nat’l Merit Commended, Spanish Honor Society, Johns Hopkins CTY

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): global immersion experience, performing arts, religious
[ *] Job/Work Experience: entrepreneur/small business owner
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:manager of peer tutoring center; environmental volunteer; fundraisinig benefits for major charitable organizations
[ *] Summer Activities: intern investment management; var. academic debate and mock trial programs
[ *] Essays: satisfied with both
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but at least one was probably over-the-top good.
[ *] Counselor Rec:Don’t know, didn’t read
[ *] Additional Rec: Great peer rec and one from my summer boss
[ *] Interview: Went well
[ *] Supplementary Material: sent arts supplement

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

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: essays, unusual extracurriculars, recommendations, ED
[ *] Weaknesses: Not a lot of AP’s (school doesn’t offer too many, but I could have taken a couple more); standardized test scores weren’t in the stratosphere.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: God’s grace! I love Dartmouth and I can’t wait to join the community.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Withdrawing all other apps, so I won’t ever know.

[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** 1) Be more interested in learning than churning out grades. After a certain point, I don’t think it really matters if you get a 2400 or a 2200 on the SAT. 2) Stop obsessing- constantly reading the stats on this site can make you crazy! When you get to the end of this post, turn off the computer and take a walk outside. 3) Have faith that you will be guided to the very best school for YOU. I have a friend who got rejected from all his top schools and is attending his safety. He couldn’t be happier and is actually doing research that would have been impossible in a more competitive environment. He confirms what we’ve all been told before: College is what you make of it. 4) Relax and don’t loose your sense of humor! 5) Best of luck to all those still in the application process.Terrific choices await you. 6) To my future Dartmouth 2019 classmates: I can’t wait to meet you!!!

kpmerk · December 13, 2014, 6:27pm

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (M 800, W 750, CR 680)
[] ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
[] SAT II: Math II 790, U.S. History 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% out of 320ish
[] AP (place score in parentheses): U.S. History 5, BC Calc 5, Language and Composition 4
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP French, AP Microeconomics, AP Euro, Multivariable Calc, Wind Ensemble
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP scholar, National Hispanic Society Recognition, Dartmouth Book Award[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Winter and Spring Sport (Captain of Both), Jazz Band, 4 Honor Societies (Treasurer of one), Community Service Club (President)
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer Camp Counselor, Soccer Ref
[] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, Freshman Student Advisor
[] Summer Activities: Camp Counselor
[] Essays: About summer camp and the importance of history, liked both
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both very good
[] Counselor Rec: Very good
[] Additional Rec: Peer review was great
[] Interview: Went well, talked a lot about Dartmouth
[] Supplementary Material: Music Supplement

[/list][ b]Other**
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic/White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy and Music[/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: GPA, legacy, Music, leadership positions
[] Weaknesses: SAT CR score
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I love Dartmouth and made sure that came through in the interview, lots of leadership, good transcript
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Only applied to Dartmouth

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

justkt9314 · December 13, 2014, 8:53pm

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800CR, 730M, 800W)
[]ACT (breakdown): didn’t take
[]SAT II: Math 2 (740), Bio M (730)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, guessing 3 or 4 out of 91
[]AP (place score in parentheses): AP Lang (5), AP Bio (4), APUSH (4), AP Chem (3, haha)
[]IB (place score in parentheses):
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics 1, AP Lit, AP Econ (micro and macro), Ancient Greek 1
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing too unusual. National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar w/honor, some school awards…qualified for international debate championship in Lithuania last spring (but I didn’t do all that well in the tournament so idk…) [/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Speech/Debate club (Co-President), science activism (hard to explain; basically, since sophomore year, I’ve volunteered with a nonprofit science advocacy group called Penny4NASA. I help manage their social media pages and write articles for their website. I’m the only high schooler in the organization and their pages collectively have hundreds of thousands of followers/likes), Varsity Lacrosse, Field Hockey, singing groups (selective choir and a Capella), school tour guide.
[]Job/Work Experience: none
[]Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at a children’s science museum over the summer through the planetarium department
[]Summer Activities: relaxing/volunteering, eating and sleeping
[]Essays: pretty good I think, I’d give my common app 9/10 (about my love of science and how I got involved with Penny4NASA after a pretty funny failed attempt at a science essay contest) and my supplement 7.5/10 (story of my last name, kinda last minute)
[]Teacher Recommendation: both were probably excellent. One from my precalc/calc teacher who writes glowing comments on my report cards, another from my junior year English teacher/advisor who I’m very close with.
[]Counselor Rec: She loves me, so probably very good.
[]Additional Rec: just read my best friend’s peer rec today, almost made me cry. So good.
[]Interview: amazing!
[]Supplementary Material: resume? Other than that, nope.

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[]State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: competitive private day school
[]Ethnicity: white
[]Gender: female
[]Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): did not qualify for financial aid this year, might next year
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): girl interested in a physics major, internationally competitive in debate, legacy[/li]
[/list]Reflection
[]Strengths: grades, most scores, unique interests, legacy?
[]Weaknesses: supplement could have been better, AP Chem score, wish I had done more volunteering
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly have no idea. Legacy maybe helped.
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UVM EA

[/list]General Comments:
I’m still in shock. I’m so so grateful for everything my friends and family have done to help me and honestly part of me feels like I don’t deserve it. It’s so humbling to be meeting everyone else who applied, you guys are amazing. I’m so excited for the next four years and wish everyone the best of luck!

drewnleonard · December 13, 2014, 10:52pm

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (770 M, 730 CR, 800 W)
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: 800 US History, 750 World History, 730 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/114
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Human Geography (4), World History (5), Statistics (5), United States History (5), Physics B (5), Language and Composition (5), Calculus AB (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Micro & Macroeconomics, Engineering Design and Development, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP European History, AP Literature, AP Government
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP World History Student Of The Year (10th grade), National History Day States Finalist (2013, 10th grade), AP United States Student Of The Year (11th grade), AP Calculus Student Of The Year (11th grade), National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist (12th grade)[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): History Club (2 years, Founder, President), Rho Kappa (2 years, President), Discourse (2 years, President), History Bowl (2 years, Captain, 2x nationals qualifying team), Academic Team (2 years, Captain), Varsity XC & Track (3 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: I’ve volunteered through honor societies, but nothing significant or extensive. I’ve logged about 100 hours total.
[] Summer Activities: Travelling, taking some online courses. I did an internship before 11th grade through the MITRE Corporation, we built and programmed a mini-submarine. Some leisure here and there.
[] Essays: These were alright and I feel they could have been better, but I enjoyed writing them. My common app essay (on the ‘perfectly content’ topic) is written about my morning routine with my straight razor, and was very metaphorical. My personal statement was about Russian literature and my intellectual experience with it, and was very personal by nature due to my love for Russian works.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One rec, from my 10th / 12th grade history teacher and sponsor of two organizations I am president of, should have been very personal and reflective. My other rec, from my AB calculus teacher and academic team coach, should have also been very reflective and highly emphatic of my strengths; he loves me and told me he wrote great things.
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t have much of a relationship with my counselor, so I can’t really say what it would be like.
[] Additional Rec: I had my sister write my peer rec, and I feel that hers should have been great since she experienced a lot of what I’ve done in high school. I thought it’d be a good perspective for a peer rec.
[] Interview: This went well. My interviewer was a professor of oceanography and was very interesting to converse with. We talked for an hour and a half, largely about oceanography, my perspectives on topics such as empathy and of course my high school experiences. I liked the interview a lot, and I feel the rec must have come out fairly well.
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: N/A
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public, 2200 students, fairly affluent but not very competitive. I’m in the Engineering Academy which has those 114 students from my senior class.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): N/A
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: My extracurricular activities have depth to them, and I have high levels of involvement in them. Other than that, I can’t say much about what might be seen as a strength! It’s hard to say.
[] Weaknesses: My test scores are on the threshold and my app probably doesn’t have anything that truly stands out.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My involvement in my school and my leadership positions reflect what I am passionate about. My essays were nice and I liked writing them. I feel that my app is authentic and consistent, which I’m sure reflects positively.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A

**General Comments: **
I’m incredibly excited to be in Hanover next year, and I’ll see all of my fellow classmates of Dartmouth ‘19 there!

emchda · December 13, 2014, 11:21pm

Decision: Deferred **
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230/800 Writing, 12 Essay, 710 Critical Reading, 720 Math
[] ACT (breakdown): 33
[] SAT II: 680 US History, 660 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%, school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP United States History (5), AP Chemistry
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP French, AP English, Physics, French and Philosophy Independent Study
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Girl Scout Gold Award, 16th Best Score in Nation on National French Contest, 4th in the State in Science Olympiad Forensics, Best Delegate two years in a Row at Tennessee State Youth in Government conference (same at Model UN) [/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Girl Scouts (Board Member of the Girl Scouts Board of Middle Tennessee, Gold Award, Honored for Leadership by the CEO of Girl Scouts at 2013 Girl Scout Luncheon, Featured in Girl Scouts’ Quarterly Magazine, Co-Chair of Girl’s Committee of the Girl Scouts Board of Middle Tennessee), 4 Year Letterman on Varsity Golf Team (Co-Captain my Junior and Senior year, on state and region runner-up team Freshman year, on state and region championship team my sophomore year, qualified individually for state my Junior year, Hole-In-One in Region Tournament, qualified individually for state my Senior year, placed 4th in Region, placed 8th in state, MVP Junior Year, Coach’s Award for Leadership Senior Year), Model United Nations (Vice President of the General Assembly, Best Delegate 2x, Best Resolution, Served on the Security Council my senior year), Youth in Government (Speaker of the Blue House, Speaker of the Red House, Best Delegate 2x, Best Bill in House), 4 Varsity Basketball Team (2 year letterman, “For the Love of the Game” award, Team spirit Award), 4 Year Varsity Softball Team Member (District Team Runner-Up, Sportsmanship Award), Community Service (club member 4 years, Co-Chaired Second Harvest Food Drive, Volunteer at Room at the Inn), Clarinet (1st chair clarinetist in Concert Band, Pep Band and Jazz Band, pre-college lessons at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music), Art (Art work featured at Frist Center for Visual Arts, Christmas Card contest at Vanderbilt University winner 12 years in a row), Student Council (representative for four years, Chair of Prom committee). [/li]
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting all summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: See above under community service.
[] Summer Activities: Spent all past summers studying at Vanderbilt. Took a novel writing class my freshman year, a class called “politics, persuasion and poetry” my sophomore year, studied Constitutional Law my Junior year and studied Epidemiology my Senior year. I’ve also traveled and hiked a lot: with that I have written a lot.
[] Essays: I thought they were really good. My common app essay was really unique and my supplement was super down to earth.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Really good. I chose two teachers that love me and that are pretty much my best friends. We text a lot and have breakfast together.
[] Counselor Rec: It was so great. I cried when I read it.
[] Additional Rec: Peer Recommendation was evidently excellent according to my counselor. I asked my best friend and she’s super eloquent so it probably was very nice! She wrote about how outgoing and funny I am haha. I also had the CEO of Girl Scouts write me one that was submitted, and it was fab as well. Oh and two of my alumni family friends sent in letters on my behalf.
[] Interview: The guy told me that I was a “Renaissance women that would solve all the issues of the world before I turned twenty.” So it went pretty well.
[li] Supplementary Material: I submitted a resumé but nothing else. Thinking about doing an arts supplement so I’m not rejected regular. [/li]
[/list][ b]Other**
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[] State (if domestic applicant): TENNESSEE
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private, Best School in Tennessee
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None… I wish. [/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: I really thought I was a solid applicant. I loved Dartmouth more than anything when I went to visit. Still trying to get through the fact I was deferred.
[] Weaknesses: Probably subject tests.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know. If anyone has any advice for what to add to my application for regular, please let me know. Or weaknesses I need to improve.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Georgia’s Honors College, Accepted to CU-Boulder with full ride and admissions to Honors College, Deferred at Georgetown. Waiting to hear from UChicago, UMass, UVA, and Michigan.

[/list][ b]General Comments: **
PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I CAN IMPROVE! Should I submit an arts supplement? I don’t have anything really that I can submit but I could work on some stuff. Dartmouth is the school for me and I would die to go there. Please help a sista out.
Thanks!

render142 · December 14, 2014, 4:42am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (670 MATH, 670 CRITICAL READING, 750 WRITING)
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 800 Spanish, 720 Literature, 650 French
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/42
[] AP (place score in parentheses):
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: International A-Levels (Math, Art and Design, Biology, French, English, Spanish)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Published two fantasy novels in spanish (65.000 words and 140.000 words long), National Level Tennis Player, Varsity Soccer (Captain), Rock Band (Leader, guitar and vocals), All Stars Soccer Team (Member).
[] Job/Work Experience: Two different internships (Marketing intern)
[] Volunteer/Community service: School related volunteer work, helping the blind and environment related volunteering.
[] Summer Activities: N/A
[] Essays: I think my essays where the strongest part of my application, together with my publishing two novels, taking into account my Sats and school GPA/Rank aren’t very strong.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Just Amazing, I think. Gave by both my writing teachers (spanish and english)
[] Counselor Rec: He loves me.
[] Additional Rec: My best friend did the peer recc, I trust her completely and she is a great writer.
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
[] State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Argentina
[] School Type: Private, Trilingual school, extremely demanding.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): <100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: My essays and my books, along with the recc letters.
[] Weaknesses: My SATs, GPA, etc.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think they saw me as a person who is really committed towards what I wanna commit, yet my Sats and GPA made them doubt about my capacity to study at Dartmouth, thats why they deferred.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A

[/list]**General Comments: **

dcc1996 · December 14, 2014, 5:01pm

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (800 Math, 800 Critical Reading, 650 Writing)
[] ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
[] SAT II: Math IIC 800, Chemistry 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):~2/170
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Biology (4), Chemistry (4), US History (4), English Language and Comp (4), Calculus BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): School doesn’t offer.
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Literature and Comp, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, AP Latin: Vergil and Caesar, Art
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Brown Book Award (Not sure if that counts), some other state math competition things and some New England Math League honors, Magna and Maxima cum Laude on the National Latin Exam[/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): National Honor Society (Vice Prez), Math/ Latin Honor Society, Math team (Captain, Regional champs past 7 years), Varsity Football (played one year, statistician for 3 years), Varsity Basketball Statistician for 5 years, 2 Seasons Varsity Indoor Track (Captain 2 years), 4 Seasons Varsity Outdoor Track (Captain 2 years), In charge of tutoring program at my high school, American Regional Mathematics League (ARML, 2 years, one of two students selected from my region for the team. It’s essentially the state math team).
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at a deli for 2 years.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Weekly community service at a local homeless shelter for the past 3 years, various other projects through clubs.
[] Summer Activities: Taught myself two years of Latin, worked 20+ hours/week.
[] Essays: Both were great in my opinion probably 9/10-10/10 for both.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both 10/10, One from my BC Calc teacher who said I’m one of the smartest and most intellectually driven students she has ever had, the other from my AP Latin teacher who thinks I’m a Latin prodigy.
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10 Very good I assume, have a close relationship with her.
[] Additional Rec: Sister wrote it, it was very good.
[] Interview: Yes, we had a lot in common, interview lasted about an hour and a half.
[] Supplementary Material: None

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): New England (MA)
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Males
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): <$40,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I can really think of, I applied for Questbridge but didn’t make the cut. I guess that might have helped a bit since admissions sees all Questbridge applications. Socioeconomic diversity?[/li]
[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: Math/Critical reading score, a lot of APs for a student at my school (I took the most out of anyone in my grade), some slightly unusual extracurriculars, dedicated to all of my ECs for years, great essays/recs, only student at my high school to ever skip two years of Latin.
[] Weaknesses: Writing score, no major awards.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I have no clue, but I can say one thing: I am so blessed to be a part of the Dartmouth community come next year. With admissions at these top colleges, there is no true way of saying why you got in unless you are a heavily recruited athlete or have something of equal worth to the college.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Tulane EA before I found out about Dartmouth, have to turn down their offer and withdraw my applications from Northeastern and UMass.

[/list]**General Comments: **
To all of you who were accepted, congrats! I can’t wait to see you next year! To all of you who were deferred or rejected, there are plenty of other top colleges/universities out there, and it’s really just a matter of fit/what the college happened to be looking for in their incoming class. There is a place out there for all of you, whether it be Dartmouth come the Regular Decision results, or some other awesome school.

icepierre · December 14, 2014, 6:31pm

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2150 730CR 670M 750W
[] ACT (breakdown): NA
[] SAT II: 800 French 780 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP French (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: French 5H, American History, Latin 5H, Physics H, Modern Western Civ (H), Calculus H, Writing Seminar (H)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3rd in nation in national French exam, Latin Poetry Recitation Contests

[ul]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): ice hockey (most involved EC), Varsity Crew, Literary Magazine editor, Baseball, JV Cross-Country
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: French tutor, teach skating to young kids, veterans fund
[] Summer Activities: French, helped run hockey camp
[] Essays: I thought they were decent. Nothing really special
[] Teacher Recommendation: French and English teachers (one was an alum of Dartmouth). Excellent, both 10s (didn’t see though)
[] Counselor Rec: probably great, she likes me I think
[] Additional Rec: peer was my friend. This showed a unique side of me. Very good.
[li] Interview: very good. She was pleasant and interesting. It was a great conversation.[/li][ *] Supplementary Material: NA

[list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): rather not say
Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Both public and private (for one year)
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): rather not say, middle class I guess
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really[/li]
[list]Reflection
[] Strengths: ECs, Subject Tests, recs, essays
[] Weaknesses: SAT wasn’t particularly great
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed a genuine interest in a few key areas but also am well-rounded.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Fordham (early notification), withdrawing other apps

[/ul]**General Comments: ** congrats and good luck!

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