<p>Hey guys, I am new to this board. My name is Tom. I have always loved dartmouth but since I learned that meridith grey went here i realllly want to go here (LOL). These are my stats: </p>
<p>I plan to major in Engineering.</p>
<p>SAT1: Math 720 Verbal 640 Writing 610
No SAT 2s yet. In october.
Good amount of APs courses. 5/7 offered by grad.
I was the founder of the Young Engineers Club. I am the pres of the following: NHS, Tech Drawers Club. I am also active in the Computer Club.
GPA: 3.64684
Rank: 53/315</p>
<p>btw, I am a year older than everyone else who will be applying for fall 2006. There was a scheduling issue when I moved from PA to NJ then to NY. I dont know if that matters.</p>
<p>Sorry dude, I am sure Dartmouth would love the 65 bucks but its going to really be really really uphill.</p>
<p>what should i work on with my app?</p>
<p>Your Academic Index is very low for dartmouth, they will rarely accept outside of the top 10%, if you look something like 85% of students are in the top 10% of their class. Your SAT is also very low, the average is over 100pts higher. Your Writing score is also very low for Dartmouth, which likes to see 700+ on that section. </p>
<p>As for hooks/ ECs, yours aren't especially strong. If you really want Dartmouth my advice is to retake the SAT, go to the best school you can get into, and transfer with a 3.8+ GPA.</p>
<p>Look at some LACs like Bowdoin, Colgate, Colby or places like Emory.</p>
<p>Agreed with slipper...got to work on that SAT and class rank</p>