Is there any chance for me to get into dartmouth!??

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<p>Sex:male
Loc: st.louis, MO
Ethnicity: Iranian
Rel: Muslim</p>

<p>By the end of high school, I will have taken 9 APs (BIO,CHEM,LIT,MICRO ECON, US, COMP POLITICS, GOVT, CALC AB, SPANISH)</p>

<p>GPA- 4.38
Rank- 9/330</p>

<p>Member of the swim team, treasurer of NHS, tutor Afghani refugees English, Beta Chi Pi, Conducted nuerological research at Washington University in St.louis, attended global scholar international relations summit, Vice presiedent of Community Outreach at West, Science student of the year (sophomore year), Head cordinator of a fundraiser fasion show. Member of Peer teaching (teach middle schoolers value of making good choices), Selected for Youth Leadership St.louis ( teaches potential leaders problems St. louis faces and how they should be dealt with) </p>

<p>ACT score : 29 (I probably will retake it next year)</p>

<p>Majors:Asian and Middle Eastern studies program and Arabic</p>

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<p>No comment!?!?</p>

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<p>Sorry.....Im like REALLY bored at work right now</p>

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<p>word is that if you beat the dean in pong, you're in</p>

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<p>go up 2 pts or so on the act and you'll have as good a chance as any qualified applicant. there seems to be agreement that d-mouth is a little more holistic in their decision-making process, so of course play up your extra curriculars (make them matter). this advice, of course, is incredibly generic and could apply to any selective school in the country. if you haven't heard this already, chances posts are pretty useless--we accepted students have no more insight into the admissions process than you do, and with the increasing number of applicants to schools like d-mouth each year, the selection and rejection of the thousands of non-minority, non-legacy, privileged academic superstars seems more and more like a crapshoot.</p>

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<p>One of the following is true:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>You are a shoe-in. With your grades, background, and extracurriculars, they're bound to admit you.</p></li>
<li><p>You have a good chance of being accepted. It depends who else is applying and what they look like.</p></li>
<li><p>You're very strong for some schools, but Dartmouth is looking for that je ne sais quoi and you just don't have it.</p></li>
<li><p>You? Accepted at Dartmouth? With that ACT score? You don't stand a snowball's chance in hell.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>The problem is, none of us has any idea which of the above is true.</p>

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<p>Yes exactly. Your chances thread is basically one big SAT question :-)</p>

<p>and since we try to forget all about the SATs, we really can't help you.</p>

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<p>Seriously -- taking that SAT analogy further -- I think we can eliminate two of the above choices. I'd eliminate #3 and #4. I DO think you look very strong, and of course you need to get your ACT score higher.</p>

<p>question: If you're a male, why is your screen name Wendy?</p>

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<p>I knew this one Haitian kid whose first name was Wendy... was a guy.</p>

<p>was straight.</p>

<p>so, yeah.</p>

<p>it's one of 'em names that are like... Pat, Terry, etc.</p>

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<p>retake your ACT, it's keeping you from being a competitive candidate.</p>

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<p>Ha well... this isnt my user name..I borrow my friend wendy's because im too lazy to make one! </p>

<p>No worries...I think I have 3 chances to retake it next year before sending them in. I think i can raise it to a 31 or hopefully higher</p>

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<p>As others have said, the ACT score is needs to come up, especially since it will figure prominently in the calculation of your AI, which Ivy league schools use to rate students (see "A is for Admission" by Michelle Hernandez for more details). The good news is that with your grades you probably know what you need to know to get into the 32-35 range, you just need to get better at taking the test. Check out "Crash Course for the ACT" is is designed to help with test taking strategies and more or less assumes you know the material. It is formatted to be used the week before you take the test. Good luck!</p>