<p>Sorry for the brutal honesty. But I am an interviewer for Duke and literally see dozens of kids just like you get rubber stamp rejections each year. You really need to find something to hang your hat on that separates you from the rest of the anti-asian hook.</p>
<p>^if you are an interviewer for Duke, I should probably listen to you lol@sgopal2 </p>
<p>Northwestern also has a MS program through Kellogg and it’s open only to NU undergrads. <a href=“MS in Management Studies | Kellogg School of Management”>MS in Management Studies | Kellogg School of Management;
<p>Northwestern may not match Wharton/Stern for the Street, but it’s awesome for consulting, which I personally think is more fun than IB. Frankly, I don’t understand why so many are so obsessed with the Street. Do some of you even know what IB is? What typical “analysts” do? It’s likely not what many of you have in mind. If you think those analysts primarily work on sexy stuff like “financial modeling”, get ready for rude awakening. They spend most of their long hours laboring on administrative tasks and PowerPoint (it’s not even about what to present; someone else above you make those decisions; it’s more like formatting to make them look really pretty and absolutely perfect). But if you find PowerPoint exciting, power to you.</p>
<p>I would kill to have stats like yours! </p>
<p>Dartmouth = reach
Columbia = low reach
Duke = high match
Penn = mid reach
University of Chicago = high match
Northwestern = match</p>
<p>Make sure you have safeties. </p>
<p>Chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1673334-check-chance-my-college-list.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1673334-check-chance-my-college-list.html</a></p>
<p>Bump?</p>
<p>hi there! as someone who is going to be a freshman at dartmouth this fall i can definitely say you are VERY competitive! since you reached out to me i think i can safely assume you’ve seen my stats, but i would say that your extracurriculars are more impressive than mine, which i think are esp important if you’re looking to get into dmouth, imo.</p>
<p>overall i would say you are a low reach. some advice from a fellow asian: “cookie cutter” syndrome is definitely something to be avoided, but i think that your achievements in piano are nothing to be sneezed at, even though it is a typical instrument for many asian applicants. stick with it and get that rec from your teacher! imo dmouth relies more on good, standout recs than other similar institutions, so don’t give that up. </p>
<p>in regards to your other ec’s, though - cut them down. junior year is going to be HEAVY with schoolwork, and grades should still be the top priority (as an asian applicant they will EXPECT you to maintain a higher academic standard), so i would suggest sitting down w your parent/counselor and picking out the top three-five ec’s that matter to you (both in school and out! i’m including any job you have in this). if an ec is not that time consuming and looks good, feel free to keep it, but for the most part save them for senior yr - you can still put them on your rd app. imo there are just TOO MANY of the “well rounded” type of asian applicant, so you want to stand out by being “pointy.” as such, i would suggest dropping tennis if you feel like you are not going to be on varsity (unless you really like to play! i only made varsity sr yr, but i played bc i wanted to).</p>
<p>overall if you are planning on applying ed to dartmouth, if you stay on track i would predict a 60/40 split between accept and defer. i was deferred ed and then received a likely letter in february - anything can happen! good luck, and i hope i was of some help.</p>