I'm gonna apply anyway, but do I have a shot?

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<p>Here's me and my high school accomplishments in a nutshell</p>

<p>Half Pakistani, Half Caucasian female
Dual citizen of Mexico
Lived first seven years of my life in Guadalajara and San Luis Potosi
I'm a muslim but attended a Christian elementary school</p>

<p>GPA weighted: 4.2
Unweighted: 3.96
Rank: 1/412 (but I go to a pretty "ghetto" school, so I don't know how much that's worth)
SAT I: 800 V 640 M
AP U.S. History-5
English Lang-5
Spanish Lang-5</p>

<p>just took the sat reasoning and i'm gonna take three sat II's in november</p>

<p>I'm a Commended National Merit Scholar, AP Scholar</p>

<p>I've taken some philosophy and english classes at the local university; I have a 4.0 GPA there, earning the highest grades among full time college students.</p>

<p>EC's</p>

<p>I've been on the Varsity Golf team since freshman year (our team is ranked no. 1 in the district and the entire region). We've won the 32-4A dist. championship three years running.</p>

<p>I've been in student council since freshman year (positions- Reporter, Treasurer, Chaplain)</p>

<p>Entertainment editor of school newspaper</p>

<p>member of National Honor Society</p>

<p>qualified for state spelling and ready writing U.I.L academic competitions</p>

<p>Captain of Masterminds T.V. quiz show team</p>

<p>Theater/One Act Play</p>

<p>I've won this region-wide essay contest two years in a row. The contest was sponsored by the local university and was judged by guest speakers Benazir Bhutto last year, and Jane Goodall this year. </p>

<p>I've done some community work for my municipal library and golf course.</p>

<p>I've studied piano for about nine years, and I've won several memory contests, in which students commit pieces of music to memory.</p>

<p>I'm in my county's Cotillion Club as well.</p>

<p>That's pretty much it...let me know if I have a shot. I would say my writing skills are my strongest point, so I expect to have a good essay. Also, I want to major in English, Comparative Literature, Philosophy, or Spanish.</p>

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<p>you're a good candidate</p>

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<p>you have a solid shot, not certain at all, but they will take a very serious look at your application.</p>

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<p>I say you have a sa-weet shot! :)</p>

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<p>Mediocre shot.</p>

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<p>Welcome to Dartmouth.</p>

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<p>Best undergraduate college experience in the world...</p>

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<p>thanks for the replies...i thought i'd have not so great a shot considering my scores aren't stellar and my community service record is virtually zero. i was thinking of applying ed, but i just started looking into dartmouth and i still have to do more research to see if that's where i really want to go. I know this sounds kinda stupid, but one of my biggest concerns is the weather.. i live in south texas, actually one hour away from the southernmost point in the contiguous u.s., and its still 90F in the winter. cold to me is anything less than 70F!</p>

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<p>My floor mate is from Taxas and he loves it so far!</p>

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<p>You should be in. But if it doesn't turn out well, the admissions office does quirky things that don't make a lot of sense.</p>