Hello, I was wondering if I had any shot at being accepted into Dartmouth. Listed below are my stats and some other stuff about me that may effect getting in. Please let me know what information is relevant and what is not. Thanks in advance
(Intended major - Education)
Stats and Grades
Unweighted GPA 4.0 (97.8 on a 100 point scale)
SAT score of 1450 (800 in math and 650 in verbal, no essay option taken)
Class rank of 15 out of 455 (top 4%)
4 AP classes already taken (4s on all so far) and taking 4 more next year
Subject SAT test for world history of 670, Math one I am guessing a 740ish, and US history I am guessing 690
Extra Curriculars
*Cross Country - varsity for 4 years, competed in the state championship 3 years, captain for junior and senior year, All-Area Qualifier (B-Team)
Swimming - Varsity for 4 years, diving for 2 years, qualified for state junior year for swimming,
*Tracking - Varsity for 3 years, competed at State Sectionals, school record holder in the 4x1600,
Volunteering with adults with Autism and special needs once a week for the past 2ish years
National Honors Society Member
Spanish club
FBLA
Getting certified in Microsoft Excel and then later in Access
Personal Stuff
I go to a school that is predominantly poor with 86% of the school qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
I have Autism and went to Speech and OT for 8 years because of it.
I have had a job working as a bike mechanic since I was 14 and have worked there ever since.
I started to invest some of the money that I had and have from working and have been able to yield 22 to 27 percent ROI yearly.
I volunteered for a summer to teach young children in the Housing Authority homes (what some people call the āprojectsā).
I was on the Health Advisory Board for the school district.
My uncle went to undergrad at Dartmouth and my dad did Med school there.
Thanks so much for reading. Any feedback is great!
@oscar63 Thanks for your response. If my SAT essay score is pretty bad, like a 4/5/5, will that instantly disqualify me. I really struggle with writing, but have time and a half for the SAT so hopefully that will help.
^ I very much hope, and pray, most colleges follow suit in dropping the SAT essay requirement. IMSO, a timed, handwritten essay is no way to judge oneās writing skills.
Hi. Your achievements are definitely impressive! Dartmouth is one of those insanely competitive schools that rejects thousands of well qualified applicants. Even if you had perfect SAT scores, it would still be a long shot only because the admit rate is so low.
You said your goal is to major in education. Thats wonderful! This country needs more great teachers. One thing to consider is that if your goal is teaching, you may want to go to college in the area near where you want to teach. It makes it easier to get classroom experience and ultimately that all important first job. You can get a great education at 100s of wonderful colleges all over the country.
@gallentjill Honestly, I know that it the chance that I get in Dartmouth is extremely small, so the colleges that I am looking at that are more on level, as apposed to reach schools, are Berry College and Furman University. Dartmouthās education programs are extremely good and very well renowned which is what drew me to it. But for most majors, and certainly education, success is caused by applying yourself, wanting to learn, become better, genuine passion and engagement, and less about the specific post-secondary institution. ā¦ But that saidā¦ Dartmouth is lovely, and I would love to go
That is one of the best attitudes Iāve found on this site! You are going to be an amazing teacher wherever you end up. Whatever school gets you is going to be very lucky.
OMG!!!
Dartmouth has dropped its essay requirement for the SAT, according to Applerouth (which I hope it pretty accurate) and the Washington Post on April of 2018. Boy does that make life simpler.
For a variety of reasons, I donāt think the SAT essay is a good measure of oneās writing ability. Glad Dartmouth dropped it and hope other schools follow.
Thats amazing that they dropped their essay. Is Darmouth the only school yyou are applying to ? If you are applying to other colleges( you should) did they also drop their essay requirement. The reasom wjy im asking is that Im a junior in the fall and havent focused much on the essay
I am also appling to Furman University, Berry College, and UGA (not really looking at since it is a bit too big for me, but my sis is there). None of them require the essay portion. What colleges are you looking at? @Bervely7
My top school is Washington and Lee( it was UVA but hearing about the school just made me feel in love).Im also applying to UF, ( I live in Florida and thats the best school here plus it has a great political science and philosphy program), UVA, George washington University, NYU, and maybe Colgate or Cornell. Im realizing that I am looking at really selective school s and want to add schools that I enjoy but can easily get into, however when I look as great politcal science/ philosophy programs non selective schools barely make the list.
Personally I would not focus on the SAT essay since (or even bother taken it) : Washington and Lee, UF, Colgate, Cornell, and UVA all doesnāt require or recommend it, it is recommended but not required by George Washington University (could not find the information for NYU though). I was able to pull all of this info from the college boardās website.
For less selective schools that have great political science programs, you could check out UGA (although I only know about itās stats for instaters like me). The amount of resources they have available for their undergrads is incredible. If students take initiative, the internships and networking you can do is incredible. They also have pre-existing networks to help connect alumni and students (I donāt know much about political science but I assume the connections are a key accept just like in business, but I donāt really know).
My sister is currently there and loves it (plus she just got an internship at Boston Childrenās hospital through a Harvard lab program. I believe that it was her connections and support that she had at UGA which springed her into this internship). Hope this helps
