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Colleges and Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>Math Olympiad: Won a Bronze Medal at the Mexican National Math Olympiad (2010), 4th Place at State competition (2010), and 2nd Place at State Competition (2009).
-Won 2nd place regional (Juarez), selected for state competition(Chihuahua), and preselected for national competition in 2008(Mexico)</p>

<p>Intel ISEF: 1st Place in the regional Science Fair Sun Country in El Paso in the area of High School Level Physics and Astronomy in February 2010.
3rd Place Sweeptakes at the REGIONAL Science Fair Sun Country in El Paso in the area of High School Physical Sciences Project
1st Place in the REGIONAL Science Fair Sun Country in El Paso in the area of High School Level Physics and Astronomy in February 2008.
-4th place (STATE) on the Texas State Science at San Antonio in the area of High School Level Physics and Astronomy in April 2008.</p>

<p>Academic Decathlon (A total of 25 medals)-In the 2010-2011 El Paso, Tx. (Regional) Academic Decathlon Honor Division, I received:
1st Place-Overall Score
1st Place- Super Quiz (Geology)
1st Place-Arts
1st Place- Best Team Member
2nd Place- Mathematics
3rd Place- Social Science
3rd Place- Music
+ 3 Team Medals (All silver)
-In the 2009-2010 El Paso Academic Decathlon Honor Division, I received:
1st Place-Super Quiz (French Revolution)
1st Place-Music
1st Place- Science (Chemistry)
1st Place- Best Team Member
2nd Place- Overall Score
2nd Place- Language and Literature
3rd Place- Arts
+ 3 Team Medals
-In the 2008-2009 El Paso Academic Decathlon Honor Division I received:
1st Place-Language and Literature
1st Place- Best Team Member
3rd Place- Social Science
5th Place- Overall Competitors Score</p>

<p>AP Exams:
AP Spanish Language-5
AP United States History-3
AP English Language and Composition-3
AP Art History-3
AP English Literature and Composition-3
AP United States Government and Politics-3
AP Calculus AB-5
AP Spanish Literature-5
AP Awards: AP Scholar with Honor (2010), AP Scholar with Distinction (2011)</p>

<p>SAT Scores: Math 800, Critical Reading 600, Writing 650 Composite 2050
Math 790, Critical Reading 590, Writing 600 Composite 1970</p>

<p>SAT II Scores: Math Level II 740, Chemistry (October 2011), Literature (October 2011), Physics (October 2011)</p>

<p>GPA: 97.9 (Unweighted), 101.1 (Weighted), I would say my GPA is about 3.89-4.0, I looked at the GPA Conversion Scale and it turns out to be something like that or very close to it.</p>

<p>Salutatorian and International Student (Mexican)</p>

<p>+1350 hours of Community Service by Helping Kids at a Summer Camp, Math Tutoring, being involved with the Church, and instructing Health Issues for kids at a hospital</p>

<p>President of the Science Club, Vice-President of the Class, member of the National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, and National Hispanic Honor Society, Chess Club, Soccer Team</p>

<p>I speak both English and Spanish with fluency</p>

<p>I have worked on three research projects on my own, which were reviewed by several regional college professors of the area and offered me scholarships to do my Master's as they thought I was a graduate student while in reality I was in High School)</p>

<p>Plus I read about 20-30 books per year (all of these different to the subjects mentioned above)</p>

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<p>I vote yes!</p>

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<p>You have an amazing chance! Congrats!</p>

<p>Sent from my iPhone using CC</p>

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<p>Buddy, as long as you don’t apply to Northwestern, you and I are on good terms! :wink: You’re an amazing student, your chances are really high!</p>

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<p>Thanks, but if you don’t mind my asking, why should I not apply to Northwestern (not that I was planning on to do so, anyways)?</p>

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<p>Obvious weaknesses: your low CR score, all those 3s on AP exams. (Did you take classes associated with those, or did you self-study?) I have no idea how to interpret your level of success in the competitions you cite. I have no idea what D usually sees from those who participate in such things.</p>

<p>You also have a lot of plusses, and clearly are an intellectually motivated person, which is great. Can you get a written evaluation of one or perhaps two, if they are in different fields, of those projects from a professor as an extra recommendation?</p>

<p>I also have no idea how being a Mexican national will affect you, or what the pool of Mexican applicants is like. Do you need FA?</p>

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<p>Definitely try and bring all your SAT section scores up above 700. You have a couple good AP scores which will help, and I would say that the 3’s won’t really sway things either way. A 97.9 UWA is pretty ungodly high, so either you are some sort of genius, or there is incredible grade inflation at your school. You are the salutatorian of your class, so I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and go with the former. I have no idea how your international status will play into admissions (does URM status count if you’re not a US citizen?) but you seem to have been really active in your community. </p>

<p>Bottom line, I’d say get those SAT’s up to at least 2200 (800 + 700 + 700) and you should be a highly competitive contender.</p>

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<p>This is precisely where all of those 3s on AP exams come into play.</p>

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<p>No it does not.</p>

<p>I have the same concerns as Consolation regarding the CR and writing scores, which are further evidenced by the 3’s on AP exams that are heavily based in reading and writing along with a command of the English language (many of the Dartmouth courses are going to be heavily reading and writing based).</p>

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<p>I was just kidding! I meant, I’m applying there so you shouldn’t because then I’ll have no chance :wink:
Obviously, apply to Northwestern if you want to go there, I was just joking around :)</p>