Official Dartmouth 2015 ED Decisions

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<p>Rejected. Bummer, but I won’t let this get me down. There are plenty of other schools that are academically just as good and want me more than D ever did. I knew I wasn’t going to like the Greek scene at Dartmouth, so I guess this just saves me the trouble and gives room for people who do want to take part.</p>

<p>As for those who got in, “live the dream for me”! Because I never will. Best of wishes and sincere congratulations to all those who were accepted. You deserve it so much more than me! :)</p>

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<p>accepted!!! congrats to everyone else too! see you class of 2015! :D</p>

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<p>Anyone going too post the template for ACCEPT, REJECT, DEFERRED etc. that say UPENN and all the other ED decision threads have-I can not dig it up but its really hard to read just yes, no, crap, didnt, did get in…sorry so few so far. MY D is NOT EVEN HOME NOW I AM SO MIFFED!! AHH! GOing nuts!</p>

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<p>wow Justbeinghonest, i’ve never seen someone take a rejection so well. if you let that part of your personality shine, i’m sure rd will be much kinder to you :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800M, 800CR, 690W
ACT: ~~
SAT II: Biology 760, Math II 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): first decile
AP (place score in parenthesis): all 5’s… 4 classes
IB (place score in parenthesis): ~~
Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s</p>

<p>Essays:
Teacher Recommendation: both awesome
Counselor Rec: no idea, but most likely very good
Additional Rec: got one from the superintendent, very good - first he’s written ever
Interview: very good, talked about local politics </p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): NH
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ~~</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Tried to have a focus on the app (school district politics) so that everything related to that.
Weaknesses: low scores for asian?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Also applied EA UChicago</p>

<p>General Comments: Good Luck!!! hope everyone turns out right!!!</p>

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<p>DS was accepted!!</p>

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<p>Accepted!!!</p>

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<p>8 Accepts so far-save one for me…good job guys.</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2180
ACT: 34
SAT II: Physics 760 Math II 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.52W)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): over 10 aps including this year all 4/5 except spanish- 2
IB (place score in parenthesis): -
Senior Year Course Load:
AP English Lit
AP Calculus AB
AP Human Geography
AP Physics
AP Statistics
International Business Systems (business academy elective)
AP Macroeconomics
AP US Government
<em>worth it</em>
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing huge nationally, National merit commended, GPA/ AP score related awards</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Varsity Tennis 3yrs (Captain)
Independent Investor (successful- essay topic)
Guitar (my life)
Ping Pong Club
Biking (mountain/offroad)
Math Club
NHS
NHHS
Senior Men Club</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Grocery store bagger, ordinary part-time job
Volunteer/Community service: over 300hrs various places, hospital, hospice, tutor, elementary school teacher help, service projects through local church, etc
Summer Activities: Some community service, but you are only a kid once!
Essays: Magnificent, about my investing with money from my part time job, buying a guitar and expanding my horizons socially and academically
Teacher Recommendation: Great!
Counselor Rec: Good- didn’t read but did the job
Additional Rec: Best friend- didn’t read but must have been good
Interview: Probably my strongest point, personable and laid back interviewer</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): FLORIDA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: New highly competitive public (2nd graduating class)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ?? no financial aid grants if that means anything
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I am amazed, otherwise- my success as an investor and my passion for producing and playing music</p>

<p>Reflection: I am in shock, can’t wait to go
Strengths: Testing, essays, interview
Weaknesses: ECs didn’t have focus
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly solid all around, but maybe ACT scores?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Clemson lol sorry Tigers</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred.</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (800 W (12 essay), 720 M, 700 R)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 740 Bio-M, 700 Math IIC
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Our school doesn’t rank, but my GC told me “well within the top 5%”
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology 5, AP US History 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Latin: Vergil, AP US Government, AP Statistics, Honors English</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I was very involved and had several leadership positions.
Job/Work Experience: Worked as a camp councilor and also at a local beach during the summer.
Volunteer/Community service: Mainly tutoring; I also do other general stuff.
Essays: Good.
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent.
Counselor Rec: Excellent.
Interview: It went very well.</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $100,000 - $150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): –</p>

<p>Reflection: I’m certainly not depressed, but it would have been wonderful to get in. I have my fingers crossed for April
Strengths: Class rank, course load, good overall attributes (good essays, recs, etc.).
Weaknesses: Sort of standardized testing (I wouldn’t call a 2220 a weakness, but for a non-hooked applicant, it doesn’t really help).</p>

<p>Good luck to everyone else who applied, and I hope this thread is informative.</p>

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<p>Deferred…really surprised…</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):M 800, CR 730, W 800
ACT: n/a
SAT II: Bio (M) - 790, Chem - 770, Math II - 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t rank, but top 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US History (4), Eng. Lit (5), taking Bio, Calc BC, and Eng Comp. this year
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP English Composition, Bioethics, Personal Finance Management, Death and Afterlife, Constitutional Law, DNA Technology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (10, 11, 12), Integrated Science Association (9, 10, 11, 12), Students Against Drunk Driving (11, 12), Biology Club, Dance Club, Tutoring (11, 12)
Job/Work Experience: Exhibit Interpreter at NY Hall of Science (been working there for 3 years, promoted to the highest ‘rank’); Chairperson of the Leadership Committee for the development of a Virtual Museum
Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring
Summer Activities: Work (at NY Hall of Science too)
Essays: pretty good, wrote about learning ASL
Teacher Recommendation: really good, got it from my English teacher and Science teacher that really knew me
Counselor Rec: didn’t get to see it
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: private, Catholic
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: n/a
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation in college</p>

<p>Reflection: Even though I didn’t have many leadership positions at school, my work experience and leadership there made up for it. Also, I’m really committed to my activities, so I think that really helped. I did join other clubs briefly, but I didn’t list those on my application because they didn’t really add much except look like a filler.
Strengths: My commitment to my activities, and also I tried to show that I was well-rounded
Weaknesses: Lack of leadership positions at school if anything</p>

<p>GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE ELSE!!! Hope this might help someone out :)</p>

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<p>Congratulations to all those accepted. Welcome to the family!</p>

<p>To those deferred, you might feel spiteful, but I hope if you’re accepted RD, you’ll still give Dartmouth a fair chance against the number of other great schools to which you will almost definitely be accepted.</p>

<p>And to those rejected, take heart. Search “Listen up, Yale Kids” and “Of All the Things I Learned at Princeton, These Are the Most Important” on this forum. These two posts are excellent, and should show you that April may still be a very happy month for you.</p>

<p>P.S. Where’s Pranam? Why isn’t he flipping his ***** yet? If he was deferred/rejected, I need to walk over to McNutt to b!tch out Maria Laskaris.</p>

<p>EDIT: CC is very intelligent. It now also censors “sh[!]t,” without the brackets.</p>

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<p>^
hahaha oh pranam…</p>

<p>And I was rejected. But I’m excited to start applying to other colleges. It’s funny, but two of my colleges sent me an e-mail today about scheduling interviews. Is it an omen?! But to all those rejected/deferred, keep up hope. Only you define who you are and who you will become. :)</p>

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<p>Good luck to everyone else!</p>

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<p>Deferred
SAT 2300ish SAT2’a 3X800
AP’s 4 taken in junior year all 5’s
EC’s typical prep school stuff
We don’t get to read recs</p>

<p>Time to do more apps… uugghhh</p>

<p>Congrats to the 2015’s… wish i could join you in Hanover!</p>

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<p>I think she should retake to get the CR above a 700. What is the unweighted gpa (this is more important than the weighted because there is already an expectation that students are taking the most rigorous courses offered by their schools. What type of Hispanic as Puerto Ricans and Mexicans would be considered underrepresented.</p>

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<p>rejected :/</p>

<p>2220 sats (680 cr 800 m 740 w)
subject tests: 800 physics 800 math
gpa: 3.68 (probably what killed ne)
4 ap taken: 5 physics b, 5 euro history, 4 us history, 4 eng. lang</p>

<p>oh well…best of luck to all accepted. hope you have fun :)</p>

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<p>MY S accepted. I will post his stat…</p>

<p>BTW, anyone got the F/A information?</p>

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<p>To all of those accepted, congrats and welcome to Hanover! </p>

<p>To all of those deferred, the wait goes on a little longer. Please don’t forget to update your files with your new transcripts, scores (if you retake) and any awards.</p>

<p>To those denied,it is not you that were rejected. You are still the same amazing person you were at 4:59 before the decisions came out. A year from now this will all be a distant & faint memory as you are loving your school and your college experience. Don’t worry, you will land on your feet and somewhere wonderful. All the best!</p>