<p>This is amazing. So many fantastic applicants rejected. I feel so fortunate to have been deferred. I’m not trying to sound insulting or anything. I’m just surprised.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted :)</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300, 700 CR, 800 M, 800 W
ACT: n/a
SAT II: 800 Bio - E, 780 Chem, 780 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): umm…8.74/9.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t rank, but probably 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Chemistry (5), French (3) lol
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Psychology
AP Statistics
AP BC Calculus
AP Physics C - Mechanics
“AP” Comparative Government (more like an independent study)
Honors English 4
Orchestra
Honors String Ensemble
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Don’t think so…Dartmouth Book Award?</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Violinist for school orchestra (president, concertmaster, vice president junior year)
3-year MMEA Districts Violinist with one year all-state rec
Ultimate Frisbee (captain for 3 years)
Guidance Aide program (leader for 1 year)
Peer Mentor program (leader for 2 years)
X-Country Skiing, varsity letter (1 year)
Basketball coach at local Boys & Girls Club (2 years)
Basketball teacher at local Chinese Language School (4 years)</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: Stop&Shop cashier for a summer
Volunteer/Community service: Basketball coaching, previously mentioned
Summer Activities: Harvard Medical School summer internship, worked 50 hour weeks over the summer
Essays: About how my high school was a second home. People said it was very well written, but the topic wasn’t controversial or especially revealing.
Teacher Recommendation: From the same teacher that got me into the Harvard internship, so probably amazing. I don’t think the other one was read, Commonapp only listed the first one being downloaded.
Counselor Rec: School uses two teacher “assessments” in place of this. Both of my assessments were from Harvard alums.
Additional Rec: Lab mentor, probably amazing
Interview: I think this is what tipped it for me. I really connected with my interviewer, we both liked the same aspects of Dartmouth. </p>
<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150,000+?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>
<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Only did activities I was interested in and passionate about, hence the short list of ECs. I held a leadership position in every one of these ECS, some for multiple years, and I was able to express my passion for them in my interview.
Weaknesses: Virtually no major awards, did not submit my Harvard research to any competitions, limited community service, essay?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I made it very clear to my interviewer and the admissions officers what my motivation was and why I pursued the activities I did.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None, completed the college application process without ever looking at a supplement question 
THANK YOU DARTMOUTH!!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (780 M, 750 W, 750 CR)
ACT: n/a
SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): around 11th percentile
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Physics C, Advanced Topics in Math, AB Calculus, World Lit, Honors Chinese 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Guitar and saxophone lessons and band, cross-country (varsity junior and senior year), winter track (varsity sophomore and junior year), spring track (varsity junior year).
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: working on community education curriculum, helping out at track meets and road races, 40 hours total.
Summer Activities: n/a
Essays: insightful (IMO) but rushed.
Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read them, but probably very good.
Counselor Rec: average
Additional Rec: average one from my guitar teacher along with music supplement
Interview: average</p>
<p>Other: n/a
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Public, doesn’t offer honors/AP social studies or English
Ethnicity: White boy
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: around 150,000, needed FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a</p>
<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Scores, courseload, all A’s first quarter senior year.
Weaknesses: No awards, average ECs, freshman year grades (maybe also sophomore year).
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: grades, unremarkable rest of my app.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED WOOOOOOhooo</p>
<p>State: NJ
SAT: 2170, 700 CR, 720 Math, 710 Writing
ACT: Composite 33, Reading 36, Writing 34, Math 33, Science 29 (Ouch), Essay 10
SAT IIs: US History 760, Lit 720, Math II 710
GPA: 4.13 of 4.20
Rank: Top 10 of 100 at elite private school northern NJ
IB Scores: Chem SL 6, Spanish SL 6
AP Scores: Euro 5, US History 5, English Language 5
Full IB Diploma Candidate</p>
<p>Academic Awards:
Cum Laude Society member, National Merit Commended Student, AP Scholar with Honor</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Outstanding. I have had my math teacher for four years, and we are very close. English teacher openly told me I was one of the strongest students he has had. Counselor and I are very close as well. Art teacher wrote a very positive and detailed rec. Peer rec though was probably the best - written by my best friend who is herself a very talented writer. We also do a lot of activities together including art, clubs, and classes, so she had a lot to say.
Personal Essay: Too long, but apparently they liked it.</p>
<p>Hook: Not sure there is one in particular, but here are a couple angles:
Newspaper Editor-in-Chief: Led the paper to publishing online for the first time. Manage a staff of 50 writers and editors
Art Supplement: Very good quality images of broad painting portfolio. I also contacted/had correspondence with painting teachers at Dartmouth and I taught classes over the summer to local kids
Independent research: For the IB diploma I completed a massive research paper. I sent Dartmouth the abstract.
Published work: I’ve had a couple of letters to the editor published in the NY Times
Athletics: Not officially recruited for cross country and track, but the coach wrote a formal letter on my behalf for a “soft recruit” aka notifying the school that if I were to be accepted, I would run on the team.</p>
<p>Location: NJ, USA
School Type: Private
White, female
Major: Government</p>
<p>Strengths:
Very hard transcript and stellar grades from freshman year through senior fall. My essays and recommendations were very strong. Testing was not outstanding, but my ACTS were strong besides the Science part, and I am not in any way a science person. I’m not sure that the arts supplement helped much, but I bet that the athletics did. One of my teachers is also a Dartmouth alum, and he wrote a special letter to admissions on my behalf. Again, probably inconsequential, but in the file. Finally, my role on newspaper really shined. Turned an average school paper into an online version that publishes twice as often, and created a staff writer system from scratch. </p>
<p>Still on shock. Cannot wait to get on campus.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (700 M, 750 CR, 670 W)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 790 US History, 670 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 or 3.9ish (4.5/5.3 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/649
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Lang and Comp (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Band/PE/study hall, AP US Gov, AP Calc, AP Psych, AP Lit and Comp, Honors Physics, a course at a local college
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No MAJOR awards. A couple of school and local awards. </p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (EIC), band (Drum Major), NHS (blood drive committee co-chair), ice hockey, MUN, student gov’t (VP and senator), Amnesty International (founder).
Job/Work Experience: Summer jobs mowing lawns and working in law offices.
Volunteer/Community service: Legal services office, various projects with church, through NHS, Key Club…I didn’t have a lot of registered hours but participated in many community sercie projects
Summer Activities: Pennsylvania School of Global Entrepreneurship, travels, working
Essays: I thought my essay was really strong. It was about my interest in history and how it has evolved as I’ve gotten older.
Teacher Recommendation: I also think that this was a strong point. I had recs from my junior year English teacher, chem teacher, and journalism teacher (he wrote mostly as newspaper adviser though)
Counselor Rec: I’m sure this was awesome. She already had it done when I asked her for it and she told me that it was really good.
Additional Rec: I sent two peer recs. One from a friend who I’ve had classes with for the last six years and that I’ve worked with closely in both newspaper and band. The other was from a friend who’s graduated from college.
Interview: N/A</p>
<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant): -
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Well, we barely got FinAid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Essay and recs
Weaknesses: SAT’s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t think anything about my application was particularly strong or weak. I think I was accepted because of the recommendations and well rounded-ness, but I’ll never know. There are so many little things that may have been what put me over.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Just Dartmouth!</p>
<p>General Comments: I’m posting this for younger students to show that not everyone at Dartmouth will have a 2300+. I applied with zero expectation just to try my luck, and it worked! Congrats to everyone who was admitted and I wish the best for everyone that was deferred and rejected.</p>
<p>** Decision: Deferred **</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2130
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 770 U.S. History, 730 World History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): four 5’s </p>
<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
I had strong extracurricular commitments and good recommendations but weak SAT’s</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290 superscore (690 CR, 800 M, 800 W, 11 Essay)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 MathII, 790 Chemistry, 780 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 (Unweighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unranked, but in the top 3% of my class of 400+ students.
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus BC (5, 5 AB-subscore), AP Chemistry (5), AP Physics-B (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, Chinese IV, AP Statistics, AP English, Honors Chemistry TA, Bioethics, Exploring Global Religions, Linear Algebra.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Dartmouth Book Award (11), National Merit Commended (11), AP Scholar Award (11)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Started a club at my high school which raises money for a scholarship fund that puts impoverished children into a school in the Beijing area has raised over $6000 to date (Founder/President, 10, 11, 12); NHS Executive Board, in charge of our tutoring program (12); business plan competition which my team placed 2nd in (9, group leader); part of a town-wide committee formed to review the district’s anti-bullying policies and to assemble a new course of action (12); local middle school tutoring (10); shadowed an organic chemist at a local pharmaceutical company (11); piano (1-present); flute (3-10); XC (9); Winter Track (9); School musical (9)
Job/Work Experience: Worked at an organic soap start-up over the summer. I was involved with production, packaging, and keeping inventory (30 hrs/wk). I’ve held onto the job for this Fall (8 hrs/wk).
Volunteer/Community service: Started a middle school tutoring service with 100% of profits going to the scholarship fund previously mentioned (10, 11, 12); put together a benefit concert with the help of 2 club members, with profits going to the scholarship fund (11) raised $3200, and almost 400 people were in attendance; tutor at a local boys and girls club (11, 12); camp counselor/CIT w/ no pay (summer 10, 11)
Summer Activities: Visited an impoverished school in China which became the motivation for starting a club at my high school (summer 9); CTY-Civic Leadership Institute (summer 10), which was a 3 week program about identifying leadership qualities and raising awareness of social inequalities and injustices; Camp counselor/CIT for the past 2 years (summer 10, 11); worked at an organic soap start-up (summer 11)
Essays: My essay was very strong. It was about my experiences starting up a club at my high school that raises money for an impoverished school in China. I discussed my motivation, the hurdles that I overcame, and the successes that we’ve had.
Teacher Recommendation: One was from my AP Chemistry teacher (11), and the other from my British Lit. teacher (11). To quote my chem teacher, “I made you look like a glowing candle.” Must’ve been good, haha. The English one should have been good, but not particularly outstanding.
Counselor Rec: My guidance counselor very much respects me, and I believe he wrote a strong recommendation for me. He wrote about my involvement with the club that I started at my high school.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: My interview went quite well, although it was this past Tuesday (12/7), so I doubt it had any impact on my decision.</p>
<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Not sure, but we did not apply for financial aid.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>
<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Extracurriculars, Dartmouth Book award (?), SAT II and AP scores, and GPA.
Weaknesses: While my SAT I scores were not bad, the 690 in CR I think reinforced a trend of not being quite as proficient in English as compared to Math and Science. My only B in high school has been in AP English this Fall semester, so I was a bit worried about how that would look.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The underlying theme for my entire application was my utter devotion to the club I started over 2 years ago. My essay particularly highlighted my experiences with the founding of the club, the recruiting of members, the planning of fundraisers and programs, etc. My SAT I scores were pretty solid, and my GPA puts me in the top 10 (perhaps even 5) or so students in my class, though my school technically does not rank.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Did not apply anywhere else. I was really banking on this, and I’m thankful that now I do not have to prepare another 9 or 10 applications for other schools…</p>
<p>General Comments: I’m very excited for next year If you have any questions about anything you can PM me here, and hopefully I can help you out.</p>
<p>Congrats NulliSecundus, that is inspirational.</p>
<p>DEFERRED</p>
<p>Stats:
ACT: 32, 33 super
GPA: 3.54 UW (I had a very extensive leg surgery frosh year and got almost all B’s, Almost straight A’s soph and junior year)
Course load: has always been the most rigorous my school offers
SATII: 730 Lit, cant remember the rest.
Essay: amazing, teacher recs i didnt see but i picked the 2 best teachers for the job.</p>
<p>Extra currics - I was team captain of my select volleyball club and we went to nationals twice.
-Team captain of school volleyball club for 2 years
-Lead role in 5 different school plays
-I am a shift leader at my place of employment
- Stuco co-president
- president of school campus ministry
- Founded an environmental organization at school</p>
<p>Awards -National Honor Society
-nominated to attend the Missouri fine arts academy
-nominated to represent my school at the nation youth leadership forum on medicine
-winner of the questbridge college prep award
- won the highest honor my school has 3 years in a row
- attended missouri boys state
- won the brown university book award</p>
<p>from missouri, 1st gen for college. Interview went VERY well</p>
<p>nothing in the mail. Does anyone know how many got accepted in ED this year?</p>
<p>I know this is my first post but i’m so excited and i want to share with everyone!</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M: 710 CR:720 W: 760 (2190)
ACT: n/a
SAT II: US History- 740 Lit- 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 approx
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/~400
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4) English Language (5) US Gov (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Hnrs Business Law, AP Spanish 5, Hnrs Senior Seminar, AP Calc, AP English Lit, AP Macro Econ (Part of a Law program within the school district)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Free the Children, Soccer, Lacrosse (captain)
Job/Work Experience: Employed at a kids birthday party place.
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at local environmental center. Started a project at school to raise awareness about dating violence.
Summer Activities: Interned at a County Courthouse for 2 summers shadowing judges and law clerks.
Essays: very very good. everyone who read was very impressed. it was a tear-jerker about “normalcy” and diversity in suburbia.
Teacher Recommendation:both amazing
Counselor Rec: probably generic as he doesn’t know me too well.
Additional Rec: Peer rec= amazing
Interview: AMAZING went very well, he was very impressed with me.</p>
<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation, Daughter of 2 immigrants</p>
<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Essay, interview, recs, Dating Violence Project, Law Program, diversity hook.
Weaknesses: SAT, rank
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essay was extremely strong
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: just dartmouth!</p>
<p>General Comments: SO EXCITED! CANT WAIT TO MEET MY CLASSMATES!</p>
<p>Big envelope came yesterday .</p>
<p>Congratulations comparedtowhat! It is nice to see a female Latino make it with an accept to Dartmouth as I had not seen many or any on CC besides you not sure. </p>
<p>Ironically, you have almost same stats as my D cept the captain of LaCrosse must help compared to my D being on 2 teams for 4 years but never captain-alas…and also your CR score was 730, hers was 690 which another counselor had told me she might retake to get higher but I figured the composite of 2250 on a single sitting would offset it-alas.
Probably helped you also is you managed to get into a couple of APs earlier (or you did I should say). She found it tough getting schedule right for APs by junior year in her school (block scheduling so only 4 classes per semester, one elective and boom) claim to offer 13 but actuallly offer I think 7–like they say they offer AP Latin in their syllabus but its not taught-maybe not enough students take so no way to take not sure. She is taking Calc, Lit, and another I think in spring so maybe if she does well on grades (tests wont be in in time for deferred decision).
So close, frustrating for me (and yet so far for her) as she was deferred but is far from giving up! </p>
<p>Anyway, hope that you love the college and I hope my D eventually succeeds in joining you. Anyway, congratulations and kick butt in Dartmouth!</p>
<p>wlm</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
ACT: 32
SAT II: 750 French, 710 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school does not give (88/100 average)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not give (~15/150 but very competitive)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
Senior Year Course Load: Linear Algebra (already taken both calculus 1 and 2), Physics, Biology, English, French, Ethics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swimming for 10 years and was recruited by Dartmouth, jazz and concert band (played bass and trombone), high school student council treasurer, high school football for 3 years, hockey for 5 years
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, Swim coach, and construction worker
Volunteer/Community service: Over 5 years of community service, volunteer with intellectually handicapped adults once a week
Summer Activities: Lifeguard, swimming, and swim coach
Essays: Decent, funny with some good content
Teacher Recommendation: Very good
Counselor Rec: Also very good
Interview: Went very well, have kept in touch with the interviewer since</p>
<p>Other:
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>
<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Recruited by a sport’s team, decent ACT scores, taken an extra year of classes over other applicants (due to Quebec schooling system)
Weaknesses: some weak grades and SAT IIs, maybe essay as well
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong EC’s but weak grades and test scores</p>
<p>Sorry forgot to write: Status: Rejected</p>
<p>ten floors.
i’m sorry to hear your admission outcome was not the desired one.
maybe some insight into the recruitment of swimmers at dartmouth would be useful, particularly as half of Dartmouth’s 2015 ED acceptances were reported to be athletic recruits.
how many swimmers are recruited each year? was there an “early read” on your candidacy giving a reasonable assessment of your chances? it’s my understanding that an “early read” of “looks good” is the most favorable assessment. Anything less favorable and the recruited athlete might not be brought along further in the process in terms of applying ED. The implication of being “recruited” is that the coach is going to do their utmost to gain admission for the candidate. Do you feel the swimming coach gave an honest appraisal of your chances? </p>
<p>Good luck in your pursuit of higher education and a collegiate swimming experience</p>
<p>Checksticks, how do you know that half of ed admits were recruited athletes?</p>
<p>finally posting stats…</p>
<p>decision: deferred</p>
<p>SAT: Math-630 Reading-650 Writing-680
Total: 1960</p>
<p>SATII: Bio-670, Chem-670, MathI- 640</p>
<p>Act:31</p>
<p>Resume:
Education:
Advanced Regents with Honors Diploma
o Ranked 32 / 523 students as of February 2010, GPA 3.9
Advanced Placement Courses:
o AP U.S. History- 4 on AP exam
o AP Physics B (senior year)
o AP Macro Economics/Government (senior year)
o AP English Literature and Composition (senior year)
Project Lead the Way Engineering Courses:
o Design and Drawing for Production- RIT Credit
o Digital Electronics- RIT Credit
o Biotech Engineering (qualified for credit but was advised not to get it because it probably wouldn’t transfer)
French 5 University in the High School (will get credits from SUNY Albany)
Chamber Orchestra
o Principle Violist
Academic Awards:
High Honor Roll: 2007-2011
Rotary Club Academic Recognition Award: 2008-2009,2009-2010
Scholar Athlete: Nordic Skiing: 2009-2010; Outdoor Track and Field: 2010
Extracurricular Activities:
Boy Scouts of America, 1999 - present
o Highest Rank- Eagle Scout Award
o Eagle Scout Community Service Project
Serenade of Strings: String/Piano Concert for Saratoga Hospital Nursing Home
Viola, studied since 2002, Private Lessons: 2004-present
o Skidmore College Orchestra, 2010-2011
o Northeast String Orchestra Viola Choir, 2010
o Mendelssohn Octet with Ying Quartet, 2010
o String Demo at Division Street Elementary School, 2010
o Shared Stand Concert with Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra, 2008
o NYSSMA Level 6 allstate- 97
French Club, 2008-2011
o President (2008-2009) and Founder
Pole Vault Club
o President and Founder (2010-2011)
Uganda Relief for Children Club- member (2009-2011)
Rock Band- Miles Per Minute, 2003 2009
Community Service:
SSOAR Program, Saratoga Hospital Junior Volunteer Program
o Volunteer in Emergency Department, 2010-2011
o Volunteer at Wilton Medical Arts, 2010
o Volunteer in Cardiac Catheterization Lab, 2008
Athletics:
Nordic Skiing
Varsity Boys Team, 2009-2011
Junior Varsity Boys Team, 2008-2009
Outdoor Track
Varsity Boys Team, 2010-2011
Junior Varsity Boys Team, 2009
Employment:
Price Chopper, Cashier, 2009 present
Camp Wakpominee, Boy Scout Summer Camp, Instructor, 2009
Umpire for Saratoga Springs National Little League- 2007-2009
Yard Work- 2007-2009
Soccer Referee for Saratoga Springs Recreational Department
Babysitter</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2310, M-800, W-760, CR-750
[</em>] SAT IIs: Bio(E)-790, World-750, Math II-750
[<em>] ACT:35
[</em>] APs:AP Biology(5), AP BC Calculus(5), AP Government(4), AP World(4) and AP English Lit, AP Spanish Language, AP Psych, and AP Stat this year
[<em>] IBs: N/A
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 4.0/4.65
[<em>] Rank: My school does not rank
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Spanish Language, AP Psych, AP Stat, H Multivariable Calculus/Differential Equations, Showchoir, H Physics
[li] Honors: National Honor Society, English National Honor Society, Math National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society (Secretary), Spanish National Honor Society, Maryland Distinguished Scholar (Finalist), AP Scholar with Honors, National Merit Commended Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Simply Irresistible Show Choir(President), Blast Musical Extravaganza, Science National Honor Society(Secretary) Piano(10 years), Jewish Studies
Math, Technology, and Science Academy, Free the Children Club (Founder/Treasurer), Environmental Club, High School Ambassador
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Intern at National Cancer Institute Pediatric Oncology Lab, U.S. House of Representatives Office of the
Majority Whip Intern
[<em>] Volunteer Experience: 4 years and 2 entire summers with A Wider Circle (non profit organization), volunteer at Hebrew Home
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Pretty good (about dedication to science) but probably not tipping point
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Really good, my AP Bio teacher that inspired my career choice and wrote a specific rec for why I am a good fit for Dartmouth as both her kids went to/are still at Dartmouth, my BC Calc teacher that asks me to tutor for her after school, both definitely continuous with my entire application
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty general in a school of 2200 students but definitely highlighted that I am near the top of my class, continuous with entire application
[<em>] Other Recs: One from my best friend for 10 years who knows me better than anyone wrote what she says is “phenomenal” but I have not seen it because I wanted her to write freely, and one from my supervisor at NIH which was definitely praising but probably did not add too much on top of my other recommendations
[</em>] Interview: Complimented my application, showed that how I appeared is really how I am, definitely positive as she told me she would not believe it if I were rejected. (And for those who see below that I am a legacy (and my dad is the alumni interviewer coordinator in the area, my dad actually put me in a different district so he did not even assign me to an interviewer to avoid any bias)
[li] Hook (if any): Legacy</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Maryland
[</em>] School Type: Competitive Public School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul] Reflection: My Dartmouth acceptance has a lot of family sentimental value for me and my father, who bleeds green.
Strengths: Recommendations, GPA, Summer Experiences, Legacy
Weaknesses: Number of APs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am a woman in science who would probably have a chance with by myself but definitely aided because Dartmouth is loyal to legacies, even if they don’t give that much, and applying ED which definitely gives you a boost.</p>
<p>Dancin, you are an example that shows legacies for what they usually are: deserving, regardless. All the c*** you/they get – “oh well, they’re legacy…” is usually undeserved. You clearly would have gotten in on your own merits. Congrats.</p>