<p>Well, it seems like this has been a pretty tough ED round, especially considering it was a record low acceptance rate! </p>
<p>Congratulations to those who were accepted, best of luck to those who were deferred, and for those rejected, it is nothing to be ashamed of and I am sure you will find a school that you love (the same goes for most people who were deferred).</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (CR: 740, M: 770, W: 700)
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II: Math II - 770 (taken as a sophomore), Literature - 670, Chemistry - 660 (taken as a sophomore)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.2, my school only has weighted out of 5.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): neither rank nor percentile is available but most likely top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), US History (4), English Language & Composition (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, Multivariable Calculus, AP French, AP Physics, Video Production, Movie Production, Graphic Communications
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar, Cornell Book Award, Coca Cola Scholarship Semifinalist</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School TV Show (Executive Producer), Red Cross Club, Key Club (Award Winning Bulletin Editor), China Care Club (Head of Public Promotion and Graphic Design), The Challenge (televised quiz show - team captain), Varsity Ice Hockey (4 year letter earner, captain as a senior), Varsity Volleyball, JV Tennis, travel ice hockey (USA Hockey National Championships, Spirit Competition winners, invited to New England Select Player Development Camp), Class of 2011 (Acting President), Freshman Student Advisor (Supervisor of Student Advisors), Yearbook (Editor-in-Chief)<br>
Job/Work Experience: Certified CT Soccer Referee, On-Ice Instructor at a local ice rink
Volunteer/Community service: 4 years of Key Club, 200+ hours, Relay for Life (committee member and participant)
Summer Activities: Community service in national parks in California and in Ghent, Belgium. Also biked from Amsterdam to Paris
Essays: stellar, well written and extremely passionate
Teacher Recommendation: my french teacher, who i had for 3 years, wrote an incredible rec, the other rec wasn’t as good but it wasn’t bad either
Counselor Rec: incredible, she knew since my freshman year that I wanted to go to Dartmouth and knew me well
Additional Rec: I got the headmaster of my school to write me a recommendation, I never saw it but I’m fairly certain it helped. My peer rec was also awesome
Interview: I thought it went incredibly well, even though I said ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ was my favourite book. When our area’s Dartmouth representative called to congratulate me on getting in she told me she’d read my interviewer’s comments on me and that there was no way I wouldn’t get in with an interview like that!</p>
<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (1200 kids approx, 300 in my graduating class)
Ethnicity: half Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Triple legacy (Grandpa, Mom, Uncle), URM (Hispanic)</p>
<p>Reflection: I know people always say it’s easier to get in when you’re a legacy, but I hope I can prove that you do still have to be qualified if you’re going to get in
Strengths: Essays, Interview, Hooks, too many extracurriculars
Weaknesses: GPA maybe… I hated junior year and it showed in my grades (I had all A’s freshman and sophomore year)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i’m awesome!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a</p>
<p>General Comments: I am so happy, Dartmouth is my dream school. In my interview, I told my interviewer honestly that I couldn’t imagine not going here because I’ve been in love with it since I knew what it was, and I think I got the point across pretty well. :)</p>
<p>Finally decided to sign up… a little late but in case you’re wondering:</p>
<p>Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR - 710, M - 770, W - 770
ACT:
SAT II: Math II - 730, Chem - 800, French - 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school doesn’t give GPA but ~94, 41 IB
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): SL Econ (7), SL English A1 (6), SL French A2 (6), HL Chem (7), HL Math (6), HL Spanish B (6)
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): </p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): quite a few… dance, prefect for 2 years, organized huge charity event, lots of sports (athlete of the year)…
Job/Work Experience: babysitting, dog walking, pool maintenance… nothing special
Volunteer/Community service: 150+, at a hospital for children with disabilities, various others
Summer Activities: volunteering, working, bit of travel, lifeguard courses
Essays: Common App one wasn’t bad, guidance counsellor wasn’t a huge fan cause I wrote it in a week. Peer Rec was REALLY good.
Teacher Recommendation: waived rights, good i’m assuming
Counselor Rec: waived rights, pretty personal and insightful I’m assuming
Additional Rec:
Interview: Went pretty well though it was very formal.</p>
<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Competitive Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$150 000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): </p>
<p>Reflection: Cried of shock/excitement when I got accepted. Devastated when I read my pretty much non-existant aid package… Had to decline offer cause parents can’t pay.
Strengths: SATs (?)
Weaknesses: a huge variety of ECs (not pursuing a few things that i’m passionate about?), summers
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: absolutely no idea
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at all canadian schools I applied to… waiting till the end of the month for US ones.</p>
<p>General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in! You’ll have an AMAZING time next year.</p>