Dartmouth

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>white female from suburban NJ
current junior
competitive public HS</p>

<p>Grades
Freshman and sophomore year GPAs: over 4.0
Junior year GPA: 3.8ish (B+'s in English and Calc BC)
Cumulative GPA after junior year: 4.0ish
Rank after sophomore year: top 2.5%
Probable rank after junior year: I don't think I'll fall past top 5%, but this still really worries me</p>

<p>Tests:
Old SAT 1470 (720M 750V)
Math IIC 800 (sophomore year)
Chemistry 790
US History 740
PSAT 233 (80W 80CR 73M)
Took the new SAT in June</p>

<p>AP's, waiting for scores:
English Lang
Calc BC
US History
Chem
Stat (12)
German (12)
Econ (12)</p>

<p>Full IB student:
HL Chemistry, Math, History of Europe, German
SL Economics, English</p>

<p>EC's:
(I play clarinet and saxophone)
Marching band (9-12, section leader 11-12)
Area/region honors bands (quite a list of these, but I missed all-state)
I also play in a community band during the summer
Jazz Band (11-12)
Pit orchestra (10-12)
German Club (co-founder 10, secretary 10, vice president 11)
International Club (11-12 - it didn't exist before then)
Girl Scouts (1-12, Silver Award, Gold Award)
Take German classes at a German language school on Saturday mornings</p>

<p>Chances at Dartmouth, Middlebury? I'll apply to Dartmouth ED.
Can anyone recommend safety schools? Am looking for the same type of thing - small New England LAC's.</p>

<p>Sorry, I'm a bit panicky about this.</p>

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<p>Hi!</p>

<p>My guess is you have a strong shot for Dartmouth ED, since your ECs are pretty good, your rank is high, and your scores are "on target". </p>

<p>I would say Middlebury is almost safe for you RD, so don't stress too much!</p>

<p>I would look into Colgate as a safety (it is for you). Make sure you apply to Amherst and Williams if Dartmouth doesnt pan out ED to hedge your bets. Also, Vassar is an awesome school (less "new englandy" but still Northeast beautiful).</p>

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<p>Thanks. Anyone else?</p>

<p>One more question: My school gives me a choice whether I want to release my rank or not. If my rank does fall, should I withhold it? How far would it have to fall before it would hurt me significantly? Not very far at all, I assume.</p>

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<p>Release your rank as long as you are still in the top 10 %. If you don't, and the school gives the option, colleges will think you are hiding something. Your transcript matters more anyway.</p>

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<p>Raise your "4.0ish" GPA</p>

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<p>Yeah, the GPA is my main concern. It's a bit late to do anything now though. Oh, and those are all uw, btw. My school calculates weighted (for rank, etc) but we never see it.</p>

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<p>...bump...</p>

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<p>bump</p>

<p>New SAT scores: 740CR, 750M, 750W...probably retaking in October.</p>

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<p>..and, bump again.</p>