official dartmouth 2013 rd decisions thread

confused_vnese · March 31, 2009, 6:43pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR, 780 M, 800 WR
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 780 M2, 760 M1, 740 Ch, 730 Ph
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Counselor estimated top 2% i think
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: GCE A level candidate: Math Physics Chem History, English, History honors (prediction straight As)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None too spectacular. No sciency olympiads. 1 international writing award 1st prize, Singapore odyssey of the mind etc.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
See my post in the Georgetown forum. For super-detailed, find my post in the Yale forum dated 16 Dec :)

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes. Got more than 80% but i’ve got better offers.
[] Intended Major: Political science
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Vietnam
[] School Type: In Singapore - large public. Very competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Combined total 8k per annum
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 4 years high school in Singapore on full scholarship and all the life experiences i got. [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think i have a certain level of maturity that may not seem obvious from the way i look, and is definitely not something many 18 year olds have. I have a rather well-rounded profile, with major awards in both sciences and social sciences. I know what i want and i do well at it. I also have a personality. I’m quite funny in person and i know how to make conversations. 
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Highlight the well-roundedness. My focus now is definitely on politics/history and english.
[] Weaknesses: I’ve heard that you need intl olympiad prizes for H and i only had one writing competition to my name. I don’t think i’m anything spectacular though. Seriously.
[] Why you think you were accepted: I dont know! Its all a mystery
[li] Where else were you accepted: Harvard, Yale (EA), Princeton (likely), Columbia (likely), Georgetown SFS. Those are all that i applied for during RD round, withdrew the rest after EA decision.[/ul][/li]General Comments: I don’t know! I’m really overwhelmed. I received a likely so its a little expected but still feels really nice! Probably will have to say no to Hanover though. It’s too cold and i’ve been in the tropics all my life :P

ananya77041 · March 31, 2009, 7:44pm

Yaah i’m indian and I got waitlisted as well. Accepted to cornell though, so screw you big green, haha.

09surebo · March 31, 2009, 7:52pm

[ size=+1][ color=#228B22][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 800M, 650R, 730W
[ *] SAT IIs: 780MII, 680mbio
[ *] GPA: 3.96/4 or 99.595/100
[ *] Rank: 1/218
[ *] Other stats: ap score last year sucked: 4 calc ab, 3 stats, 2 english, 1 ushistory
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: just the common app one, only my parents edited it
[ *] Teacher Recs: 1 excellent from teacher of 5 years, 1 good
[ *] Counselor Rec: okay
[ *] Hook (if any): female that likes math/science?
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: ME
[ *] School Type: public, average
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Intended Major: biomedical engineering
[ *] major strength/weakness: science/math grades
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b] I had an interview. It went alright except i actually told my interviewer i studied like crazy for SAT’s.

limetime · March 31, 2009, 6:56pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310, 780 CR 770M 760W, 12 Essay
[] ACT:none
[] SAT II: 800 Bio-M, 750 USHistory, 730 Spanish, 720 MathIIC
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92UW, 4.73W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, top 2-3%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 AP’s by end of junior year, six 5’s and two 4’s.
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP human Geo, AP Eng. Lit, AP Euro, AP Micro/Macro, AP 2D Design, Honors Physics.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none, unless you count National AP Scholar.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Debate (co-captain), Spanish Honor Society (Prez), Philosophy club (vice-prez), Orchestra (assistant principal viola), Mock Trial, Forensics, National HS and Science National HS, Church.
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: 550+ hours
[] Summer Activities: internship at State’s Attorney’s office, Debate camps.
[] Essays: pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: really good, both of them.
[] Counselor Rec: PHENOMENAL. She loves me.
[] Additional Rec: MARVELOUS.
[] Interview: went VERY well…talked for over 1 hour.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[] Intended Major: History
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] School Type: top 100 public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 60,000-80,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):…none.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, scores, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: no major awards or hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted: Mostly recommendations, and I visited and showed active interest for Dmouth.
[li] Where else were you accepted: Williams, Pomona, Swarthmore, other liberal-arts type institutions. They seem to like me [/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all accepted and chin up to all rejected and waitlisted…I didn’t fare that well in other ivies either. I think it’s just very arbitrary sometimes. :P

swissmiss3 · March 31, 2009, 8:17pm

Rejected.
ACT: 30
SAT IIs: math IIc: 650, literature: 680, Chemistry: 600
GPA: 3.59
sister graduated from Dartmouth in June, 08
Recs (didn’t see) was told they were super
Essays: good
I am a 2-time cancer survivor whose grades first 2 years were low due to being sick and getting treatment, but turned it around junior/senior year and have nearly a 4.0 from those 2 years. I hoped that adcoms would see how far I’d come after chemo, radiation, and surgery…twice. Apparently overcoming life-threatening adversity and making a 4.0 after I got well isn’t important. I’m emotionally crushed and very bitter now, but I sincerely send congratulations to those of you lucky enough to be accepted here. As for the adcoms…well, they say what goes around comes around. May God prevent them from learning cancer’s effects firsthand so they can develop some compassion.

in_technicolor · March 31, 2009, 8:18pm

Rejected. eye roll.

VeryHappy · March 31, 2009, 8:25pm

Swissmiss, congratulations on kicking cancer in the *ss not just once but twice. My condolences on your rejection, but I’m hoping you have some other good choices. This must be hard for you.

And for in_technicolor too.

ballparkfranks1 · March 31, 2009, 8:29pm

I got waitlisted. I honestly don’t understand this world. How GrayAreaGirl can submit her app TWO MONTHS after the deadline and get in, instead of being an automatic rejection, yet all of us with good credentials and the decency to respect deadlines aren’t.

swissmiss3 · March 31, 2009, 8:30pm

I’m still waiting to hear from Wake Forest; their letter hasn’t come yet. 
Lots of rejections.
In at Villanova but no fin aid.
Waitlisted at Bucknell and Washington and Lee.

My dad says I can go to the University of Arkansas. He’s serious. :(

swissmiss3 · March 31, 2009, 8:31pm

VeryHappy, I forgot to tell you thank you. Your kind words are appreciated.

Zeppo58 · March 31, 2009, 8:36pm

Swiss miss, your breaking my heart… I didn’t get in, but i don’t have a feel good story… Where did you get in?

swissmiss3 · March 31, 2009, 8:48pm

Basically I got in at public schools that I haven’t visited, Villanova (with no aid), and my mom’s alma mater, Bradley. I can’t complain that I’m not accepted to other places; they’re just not places that I’ve visited or like or can afford. FAFSA said our EFC is $28K but Villanova gave me no money and it’s $51 a year. My sister who graduated from Dartmouth will be in grad school this fall, so money isn’t plentiful. My dad really likes the University of Arkansas, and thinks I should go there because it’s the cheapest college. Hey, lots of people would like to get into Arkansas, it’s just not my idea of where I’d like to study for 4 years.

Clair_de_Lune · March 31, 2009, 8:49pm

Decision: Rejected

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: CR 660, M 630, W 720
[] SAT IIs: Math I 640, US History 690, Chinese 790, Literature 650
[] GPA: 3.7 UW/4.1W
[] Rank: 6/485
[] Other stats: APs - Computer Science A (5), Chinese (5), US History (4), Language and Composition (4)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: good
[] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: decent
[] Hook (if any): first generation
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Connecticut
[] School Type: inner-city public school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Intended Major: Undecided
[li] Major strength/weakness: strengths - involvement in a variety of ECs; weaknesses - low GPA and SAT scores, no major awards, nothing outstanding[/li][/ul]Congratulations to those who were accepted!!!

ananya77041 · March 31, 2009, 9:11pm

@ballparkfranks1, Dartmouth seems to not care much about deadlines. I thought I had finished my app, then realized in early february that I hadn’t sent SAT scores, and my status page said Application complete anyways, and i sent them in later. I still managed to get waitlisted after that debacle.

coureur · March 31, 2009, 9:21pm

For my daughter:

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 2210 - math 750, reading 730, writing 730
[] SAT IIs: US history 710, math2 730, Chem 710
[] ACT: 34
[] GPA: 4.00 uw, 4.89 weighted
[] Rank: 1 of 700
[] Other stats:4 APs (5,5,3,3)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: common app essay - I thought they were solid
[] Teacher Recs: didn’t see it; presume they were good
[] Counselor Rec: didnt see it; presume it was good
[] extracurriculars: Tons of music: Band - leadership:President, Section Captain 3 years, Principal French Horn 3 years, All State and All-SoCal talent awards, Orchestra, Jazz Band Pianist. Science Research Summer Program: COSMOS at UC Irvine - Neuroscience. Quiz Bowl Team - Captain and club president. Church community service.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Southern Calif.
[] School Type: large mediocre public school
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Intended Major: Neuroscience
[] major strength/weakness:Generally strong/Subject tests and 2 APs little low
[/ul]Other Factors:

GrayAreaGirl · March 31, 2009, 9:30pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 770 (CR)/ 640 (R)/ 640 (M)M
[] SAT IIs: 750 (USH) 730 (Lit)
[] GPA: 4.1 W/ 3.5ish UW
[] Rank: 20ish
[] Other stats: 3 AP USH
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Wrote about Independence Day March in country I was born.
[] Teacher Recs: Sick sick sick one from my English Teacher, pretty good one from Latin teacher.
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty good.
[] Hook (if any): URM, low income-ish
[] Extracurriculars: Girl Scout Gold Award, founded newspaper, Drama Club Secretary/Assistant Director/lead roles, Student Council School Committee Rep, job, lots of journalism related internships/workshops/scholarships
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]

State or Country: Northeast US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Colombian
Gender: Female
Intended Major: International Relations? English?
Major strength/weakness: GPA/ AP Scores fo sho are weaknesses. And to you ball guy, come on, lighten up, seriously, Dartmouth obviously looks at more than just “credentials”. I forgot I applied until they contacted me for an interview; I had put in my supplement in Decemberish but forgot to send my actual transcript/recs/school profile and stuff, so I sent all that in late February/ early March. My interview went really well and she was really impressed with me. I have no idea how I got in, but I’m pumped! Just gotta choose between Dartmouth, Tufts, and NYU, and gonna stay on the Columbia waitlist.

sherlock1016 · March 31, 2009, 9:30pm

Decision: Deferred -> Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 = 730 Reading, 720 Math, 790 Writing
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 750 US History, 740 Literature, 720 Biology
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Don’t know, 96%
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don’t know, bottom of top decile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 Euro, 5 APUSH, 5 EngLang, 5 HumanGeo
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):4 years of theater w/ 8 leads, All-State level singer, Select Choir (President), Music Honors Society (President), Male a cappella group (President), Literary Magazine (Editor), 2 years varsity tennis
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:Various singing and performing groups in the community for the sick and elderly.
[] Summer Activities:Study abroad and local theater productions
[] Essays: My counselor said my essays were the best he ever read. He had me send two extra essays as creative writing.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I don’t know, but guessing good
[] Counselor Rec:he liked me a lot, I’m guessing superb
[] Additional Rec: A music teacher, very good
[] Interview: She said she was shocked I was deferred in the first place, and that she wrote me a stellar recommendation.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
[] Intended Major: History
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $200,000 +
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT, extracurricular activities, essays
[] Weaknesses: Grades, rank, location, no hook
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I guess I just don’t jump out
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted U Chicago, Johns Hopkins, Bowdoin, Wesleyan, Kenyon, U Mich. Waitlisted Amherst, Carleton. Rejected Harvard, Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, Oxford[/li][/ul]General Comments: Aiiiiiii I sent so much to follow up after being deferred. Theater supplement, writing supplement, extra letter of rec from the school director, scans of my literary magazine. Dartmouth was the school I really fell in love with. Oh well. Grandson of Alumnus wasn’t enough to get me in ED, but I was still really hoping for a RD acceptance. I think I’m actually glad I was rejected and not waitlisted…that would’ve been torture. Enjoy Hanover.

mamae · March 31, 2009, 9:36pm

S accepted. Really was not expecting it! No hooks, just a nice person who has worked hard, and has talent and leadership. He is looking forward to visiting in April.

pvtejasvi · March 31, 2009, 9:39pm

Decision: Rejected :(

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 640,590 (2nd time) , 630 (1st time), Math: 750, 670 (2nd time), 590 (1st time), Writing: 770,670(2nd Time), 600 (1st Time)
[]2160 (JAN SAT), 1970 Superscored before, 1910 (2nd time), 1820 (1st time)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: US HIST: 770, MII: 680, CHEM:720, BIO-E: 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96/4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 5.35/6.00
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/906 (SECONDARY SC REP), 1/816 (MID YEAR)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US History, 4 Chemistry, 3 World History (IB STUDENT)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 4 SL Chemistry (TEACHER DIDNT TELL US ABOUT LABS) , 5 SL French
[] Senior Year Course Load: 8 IB & AP Classes + Decathalon
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP SCholar, Valedictorian, Optimist Award - Chemistry, and more
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis (1 year), Newspaper (2 yrs), Decathalon (1 year)
[] Job/Work Experience: Research Volunteer w/ paper being published
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nursing Homes, Hospitals, local Research Foundation
[] Summer Activities: Swimming, Tabla (INDIAN DRUM), Tennis, Research
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: EXCELLENT but GENERIC
[] Counselor Rec: EXCELLENT but GENERIC
[] Additional Rec: Research Foundation Coordinator, Piano Teacher
[] Interview: EXCELLENT!!!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: PUBLIC
[] Ethnicity: INDIAN AMERICAN
[] Gender: MALE
[] Income Bracket: above 250k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):NONE maybe research + ecs?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs + research
[] Weaknesses:SAT!!! (3rd time - JANUARY SAT), ORM
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT WAS A problem - couldn’t compete well enough in that area
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected[/li] Rejected: Dartmouth, Brown, Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Northwestern
Waitlisted: Rice, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Upenn
Accepted: UT Austin, Boston University

[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations everyone that got accepted!!! If u were rejected like me - u are still a great candidate - even by applying u have proven that you are up in the best. As for me I will be off to UT Austin, I will wait on my 4 waitlists. sigh - more waiting - hopefully i will get in…

c-hica · March 31, 2009, 9:51pm

Decision: Rejectedd

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 2220 780m, 710cr, 730w
[] SAT IIs: 800 bio-m, 760 mathii, 730 french
[] GPA: 101.8
[] Rank: 7/303
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: i thought it was okay
[] Teacher Recs: never read
[] Counselor Rec: probably not outstanding
[] Hook (if any):
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:**[list]
[] State or Country: ny
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: asian.
[] Gender: f
[] Intended Major: biology

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: none really

Weaknesses: sat?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected at rice, columbia waitlisted at penn, accepted to usc, cornell
</code></pre>

General Comments: i was really hoping to get in…

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