er...probability me

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<p>I know some of you guys are shellshockin from that ED slaughterfest...but here we go:</p>

<p>Looking at a bio or psych major..
sats: 2180 (cr: 690, m: 780, w: 710)
sat IIs: Bio M: 780, Math 1: 750, math II: 710 (meh), world history: 720
APs: world history: 5, Bio 5
WGPA: 3.87 (out of 4.0). My school has no unweighted + AP is weighted the same as Honors. kind of uncoo.<br>
Rank: somewhere between 5 and 8 /243
Senior classes: AP Spanish, AP Chemistry, AP Calc AB, AP Psych
honors: physics, world literature, adv. accounting</p>

<p>so apparently you can just completely disregard all that ^</p>

<p>NOW here we go ></p>

<p>EC's: captain of math team, captain of chess team (2 yr. league champs), science olympiad
volunteering at 2 hospitals (100+ hours), 4 years on tennis team (lettered), blackbelt in Martial Arts(10+ yrs),</p>

<p>NHS, Dartmouth Coll. book award (o yea), nmsc commended, nmsc special scholarship (ADP), misc?, etc..</p>

<p>Recs: 1 from AP Bio dude: a little too good but somewhere in the realm of realistic
1 from AP Spanish dudette: error_clue not found
1 from my Chess Team Advisor and sophomore US History teacher: divine</p>

<p>essay briefing:
still working on the essay (I know...late...) but its about how chess influenced my general thought process illustrated in an anecdote about my opponent playing this one move and what was running through my mind. Im trying to show how I take a 360 degree attack on problems I encounter by looking through different 'lenses.' In the anecdote, I take a psychological look at my opponent, a novice look at his move, a 'book-chess' look at it, a logical look, a military look, etc.. finally i see the combination of moves he's planning, and realize that I'm going to lose...(still working on a closer). Theres some self-commentary interspersed between paragraphs...yup thats the plan.</p>

<p>confidence rate at the moment: 35%
also whoever maintains the patience to read all that gets a prize.
cheers</p>

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<p>That essay idea sounds really cool. I wish I were better at chess...</p>

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<p>I think 35% is right on...boost the SAT 100 points and its closer to 45-50%</p>

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<p>You have an amazing great package but when you look at the kids that got rejected and denied ED to Dartmouth, there is no saying....
honestly Dartmouth has become so selective don't get your hopes up</p>

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<p>Essay Closer: You are never defined by one move or one moment in time. </p>

<p>Not a bad mantra in general when it comes to college admissions either!</p>

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<p>hmm not bad lol. sums it up neatly.
thx to all you guys...the ubersubjectivity is just plain wth.</p>

<p>my essay is gonna be done in a bit. any pre-takers?</p>

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<p>Your essay sounds really cool! and you have some great ECs... but like spdeer said, there really are a lot of great EDers who aren't gettting in.</p>

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<p>oops! too many ts!</p>

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<p>i think you will get in :)</p>

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<p>the ED mess tells me that the probability of you getting in ranges from 0-100% xD</p>

<p>haha jk. i think it'll be a reach, but you have as good a shot as anyone else.</p>

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<p>Your course schedule seems okay, not the most rigorous. Re your grades: it's hard to judge based on a weighted GPA only, but your class rank is solid, as are your ECs. Your scores are in the range. I'd say you have a shot, especially if the essay is really, really good. It sounds interesting to me. </p>

<p>Don't forget the peer rec. Get someone who will write something specific and good.</p>

<p>I'm more and more convinced that it is that kind of thing that sets off one BWRK from the rest.</p>

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<p>doesn't sound too bad to me. my course load is considered 'most rigorous' in my school since APs aren't offered in abundance until senior year. had some scheduling conflicts so I dropped AP english...not a big prob since world lit is, imo, almost an equal learning experience.</p>

<p>my peer rec should turn out great. i've got someone writing it who probably knows me better than i know me.</p>

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<p>pretty decent EC and miscellaneous stuff....essay sounds pretty interesting...
and yeah our course load is kinda weird to start with</p>

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<p>bump/ any takers on my essay?</p>

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<p>im looking at a 40% right now. dont tell me im a foo for objectifying admissions.
keep it coming folks</p>