<p>Please chance for ED. Anyway, is it a hook to be jewish? I am just wondering since I am half although non-practicing.</p>
<p>SAT- 2210
M-750 CR-740 WR-720
SAT II's- Math-740 US History- 780
Ap macroeconomics 4, Gov 5, Literature 3, Physics 4, Calculas 5, US History 5
GPA 3.8UW 4.4W</p>
<p>EC's-
Town's first aid squad (co-captain)
Certified EMT-b
100 hours volunteered at hospital
DECA
Debate team
Chess Team
Math League
Science League
National Honor Society
National Merit semi finalist
R</p>
<p>It’s going to be tough. Your scores are average by Dartmouth standards, so they won’t keep you out. But they certainly won’t give any extra push to get you in.</p>
<p>Where I think your application falls through is the ECs. They are scattered, and you don’t have any leadership positions. Dartmouth probably wants applicants that have made a substantial contribution to their ECs. By what you’ve written, you don’t fill that criterion.</p>
<p>But best of luck. You still have some time to commit yourself to your ECs! Your scores are fine; don’t worry about them. Work hard on your essays, and spend time on your ECs.</p>
<p>I think that the EMT thing is much more interesting than most kids’ ECs, especially the “I founded a club that does nothing particularly useful to show that I am a leader” kind of thing that is all too common nowadays. Most of the time, a kid who actually wanted to do something effective would be better off putting their volunteer time into an established organization instead of the “club founder” scam.</p>
<p>Nothing there will keep you out, now you have to find something to get you in. If geograpy is on your side (from N. Dakota or Alaska?) your chances go way up, if you’re from the an overrepresented place chances are low. Low income or first generation would also help a lot.</p>
<p>Being a minority only helps if you’re an under-represented minority (african american, hispanic, perhaps north dakotan, native american, etc).</p>
<p>Right now you look pretty much like an average applicant (this is not a bad thing; it’s no small feat to be an average applicant at an ivy league school). You’ll need to find something to set yourself apart from the rest of the applicant pool. Best of luck.</p>
<p>I would want to apply ED but I don’t want to waste it if my chances are so low. Also I am really going to stress my dedication to being an EMT in my essay and I’m definetly gonna try to get my SAT’s in the 2300’s. Sadly, I am from New Jersey and parents make >100k. Any tips for improving the EC’s? It’s hard to get leadership positions at my school because there are over 2500 kids but somehow there are very few clubs that aren’t acting/singing/dancing (Dumb school houses the performing arts program for the district). I am really astonished by the number of people on CC who start these charities that raise 10,000 and go build homes in Rwanda. I would have absolutely no idea how to even go about doing something even half the caliber.</p>
<p>Being an EMT is awesome, and you’ve volunteered 100 hours in a hospital. I take that as a dedication to medicine. So do you think you could get involved in some medical research project under a local professor this summer? That would enhance your application.</p>
<p>Concerning the other ECs, do your best to snag a leadership position in at least one of them. It would really pay off.</p>
<p>I was looking at my Upenn thread and you suggested Cornell. I have to say that I view Cornell, Upenn and Dartmouth pretty equally and as a bonus, I do love upstate NY. So just out of curiosity, would you think I would fair a signifigantly better chance at getting into Cornell as opposed to Upenn or Dartmouth or are my odds of being accepted relatively the same.</p>
<p>To sum everything up, should I use my ED on Cornell because it is my best chance or should I make it based on other factors?</p>
<p>^ I agree, but Penn is also known to give pretty considerable admissions boosts to ED applicants. I’m a little curious as to how Cornell, Penn, and Dartmouth are all equal fits for you—other than being Ivies they have VERY little in common (especially Penn vs. Dart)…</p>