<p>@Dblazer</p>
<p>*Dartmouth is …
My school is very competitive. We usually have 30+ Valedictorians (4.0 UW GPA) and a few Salutatorians who make up the entire 1st Decile. That being said a lot of the 4.0 students at my school don’t wind up at ivy league institutions because they have no good ECs. In context of my school, my GPA is only ehh, but if rank was holistic I would be ranked much higher. The students who do get into ivy leagues usually do so because of some competition or extra curricular activity. (I am hoping the mentorship start up I am a part of will be that one distinguishing excellence) </p>
<p>As for GSA, I’m not actually gay. A majority of people in my school’s GSA are not gay. Last year we only had 2 officers our out of 5 who were part of the LGBT community. Most people join because we do a lot of activist activities on campus and it is a way to be involved in a new civil rights movement.</p>