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Colleges and Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>Dartmouth is the only college that I'm considering to apply to out of state and it IS my highest highest reach choice. Anyways, I want to know whether I should even bother to apply or not.</p>

<p>Asian male from Southern California</p>

<p>GPA: 4.33 weighted
Class Rank: 4/600~</p>

<p>Test Scores:
SAT I: CR 700; Math 740; Writing 610 (I plan on taking it again to bump this up)
SAT II: Math II 720, US Hist 690
APs: (10) AP Euro: 4; (11) AP US: 4, AP Lang: 4, IB Psych SL: 6 (out of 7)
Senior Schedule:
AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science, AP Literature, AP Chemistry, AP Gov't, Spanish 3</p>

<p>EC:
Christian Club Officer for 10, 11, 12
Junior Statesman of America Officer 11-12
Academic Decathlon for 10, 12
Volunteered at a physiology lab at the University of Nevada, Reno for about 180 hrs
Volunteered at "Kids U" (a elementary to jr. high summer program) for about 200 hrs</p>

<p>Thanks alot for your comments!</p>

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<p>buuuuuummp</p>

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<p>Your standardized tests seem kinda weak.
Your rank is good.
Your EC's could be good, but I don't see where your passion is.</p>

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<p>hopefully i'll do better on the next SATs about the standardized test part
but, I'm mostly wondering if I should bother applying as a long shot-kind of choice.</p>

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<p>as an update, my GPA weighted is 4.4
Can I get another opinion?</p>

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<p>no offense, but i wouldn't apply.</p>

<p>being asian and unhooked will kill you.</p>

<p>i have a 2140 and good grades but my college counseler is telling me not to apply because it would be too big a stretch (I'm going to be awasteful and apply anyways and hoep for a miracle though).</p>

<p>i mean, I liked princeton and penn, but sometimes we just have to be realistic about our chances.</p>

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<p>^It's so refreshing to hear someone say that. I'm sick of people saying I should apply to HYP and Stanford because "dude, you'd obviously get in," when that is not at all true. As for the standardized tests, try the ACT. A lot of my friends did poorly on the SATs and really well on the ACT. If you don't, I agree, it's probably not an option. Heck, I have a 2200 (700 CR, 720 W, 780 M), and I still consider Dartmouth a reach.</p>

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<p>Apply. Your SATs (1440/1600) are fine as are your other standardized test scores. Much will depend on your application & on your teacher recs. Your class rank is outstanding & so is your GPA. With an acceptance rate of only 15%, Dartmouth College is tough for all applicants. If you don't apply, you may regret it for the rest of your life. I think that your chances are slightly better than average based on your posted profile in this thread.</p>