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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>My name is Alin, I am from Romania. This is my first post here. :-)</p>

<p>I plan on applying Regular Decision to Dartmouth, so i would like you guys to give me an opinion on whether or not I would stand a chance in being admitted at Dartmouth.</p>

<p>In High-school I was a very active pupil. I attended many extra-curricular activities and I've been awarded many prizes at County-Level, National and one International IT (Computer Science, Software) Competitions. Asides from that, after winning the Second Prize at a International IT Contest, a software company offered me a part-time job as a web-developer, which represented the foundation of a two-year career during high-school. So I gain two years work experience while attending high-school. And the experienced I gain helped me a lot in gaining a lot of competition awards and build up many strong relationships with software developers all over the country.</p>

<p>Here is a link to my personal essay which I will upload to CommonApp: <a href="http://alin.me/Alin_Personal_Essay.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://alin.me/Alin_Personal_Essay.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I've took the SAT Reasoning Test for the first time this November and I took 1730 (490 CR, 650 MATH, 590 WRITING) and I'm planning on taking them again on January. Hopefully I would get higher grades.</p>

<p>My GPA is really low, IMHO. I am barely reaching a 3.0.
And a very important aspect, my family's annual income is really low. So I would need absolutely full financial assistance, since my parents can't afford paying for anything. (including tuition, room, board, books, and so on)</p>

<p>So, all the factors being considered. Do you think I stand any chance of being admitted at Dartmouth?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for your responses. :)
With respect,
Alin B.</p>

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<p>Ugh, your chances are really really really really…really minimal. Your essay does not help either.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t be as pessimistic as the last poster. You never know what may catch the eye of an admissions counselor. Also look at Wooster Polytechnic Institute, [Worcester</a> Polytechnic Institute (WPI)](<a href=“http://www.wpi.edu%5DWorcester”>http://www.wpi.edu), they have many good financial programs for women engineers, Clark University, [Clark</a> University | One of 40 “Colleges that Change Lives”](<a href=“http://www.clarku.edu%5DClark”>http://www.clarku.edu), and Bucknell University,[Welcome</a> to Bucknell || Bucknell University](<a href=“http://www.bucknell.edu%5DWelcome”>http://www.bucknell.edu) I get the idea you are a go getter and would be happy studying what you love anywhere you could do that in the U.S., so don’t look so narrowly. Good luck to you.</p>

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<p>I agree with libelula. It seems like you’d be happy to study anywhere in the US, granted you’re given the traditional college experience and financial aid.
I’m just going to trust that you’re really cracking down on SAT studying right now, because that’s the biggest thing you can do to help.
Since you seem to have a passion for software, why not look into some state colleges in California? That could very well be where you end up, if you keep pursuing that passion. In short, it’s a big world. And if Dartmouth is where your heart is set, you do everything you can to improve and don’t ever hesitate to throw yourself out there. But don’t forget that you’ll have amazing memories of wherever you end up going to college.</p>