Early Decision Chances?

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<p>So I visited Dartmouth back around New Years and loved it. I think I actually go back to do an actual tour/info session. I'm definitely going to apply in the fall, and I'm thinking about doing ED. What would my chances be for Early Decision?</p>

<p>Prospective Major: Biology and/or Math
Grade - 11
Sex - M
Ethnicity - Hispanic, White
State - CT
School Type: Large, competitive public</p>

<p>SAT I - 2250 (700 CR/760 M/790 W). Highest sitting was 2230, taken twice.
SAT II - US History 720, Math II 770, Biology (Taking in May)
ACT - Taking in June
AP - US History 5, This year: Chem, Stat, Calc BC. Next year: English, Spanish, Bio, Computer Science (?)
GPA: UW: school doesn't keep track but I think its ~3.87.
W: 5.73
Rank: School does not rank
Courses: Most challenging available, will have earned ~45 Uconn credits by graduation</p>

<p>ECs
-Founder and President, Amigos de La Pintada - international non-profit organization that works with libraries (in the future schools, too!) in rural Panama. It's very small, but its slowly growing. Amigos</a> de La Pintada
-Model UN
-Varsity Crew (varsity all 4 years, maybe captain next year?)
-Student Congress - head of Community Service committee; there's no president or anything
-Ski Club
-Math Team - placed 3rd in state for last 2 years.
-Spanish Honor Society
-Mu Alpha Theta
-Volunteer at a hospital ~4hrs/week (only in Fall/Winter)
-Referee youth hockey games (Just started this winter)
- Will be in NHS next year, it's restricted to seniors.</p>

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<p>any ideas?</p>

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<p>Your scores and EC’s look pretty similar to mine, and I got in when I applied regular decision. but what’s the scale used for your GPA?</p>

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<p>GPA scale is anything in the A range is a 4, anything in the B range is a 3, etc. My school doesn’t calculate unweighted so I did that myself. My transcript also has some random semester grades in it for a couple full year classes, so I counted the semesters in rather than calculate a “final” grade. If had averaged semesters, I would have a 4.0. The lowest grade I’ve earned is a 89, one for the first semester of AP Chem, one for the first semester of AP physics and 2 freshman year. Everything else is an A.</p>

<p>On Naviance, it shows my weighted GPA as well above the average for students accepted to Dartmouth. Our weighted GPA system is really complicated: in theory you could get a 6.0 if you got all A+s in all AP classes, but since there aren’t always AP-level options and there are required classes that aren’t even honors, a 6 isnt possible.</p>

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<p>Haha that does sound complicated. Either way I think you sound like a pretty strong candidate; just make sure to spend some time on your essays and get everything in on time. I would definitely encourage you to apply early if you’re interested. If it helps, I applied regular only and got a likely letter, and like I said, your qualifications seem pretty similar to mine. </p>

<p>Hope this helps! Good luck to you.</p>