Official Dartmouth College 2016 RD Results

SeekonkWarrior · March 31, 2012, 1:26pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200, CR 740, M 720, W 740
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: 760 USH, 710 Math II, 690 Math I
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/180
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: P Euro, AP Calc AB, AP English Lit, Adv. Physics, Spanish V, French I, elective
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, DAR Good Citizen Award, Rensselaer Math Medal, and a lot of local awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years of Cross Country (Captain), 4 years of Indoor Track (Captain), 4 years of Outdoor Track (Captain), executive board (student government), Tutoring, National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Full time Legislative Intern for Mass. State Rep., Private Tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, and created/taught a free SAT class for my school
[] Summer Activities: Political stuff/ MA Boys State (won highest award possible for leadership and character)
[] Essays: My common app essays were strong though. I honestly think the lack of a true supplement played a big role in getting waitlisted.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I only read one of the two, but the one that I did read was very touching and flattering.
[] Counselor Rec: I’m not sure to be honest. My counselor knew me well, but I don’t know how much he likes me. I’m sure he only wrote positive things about me though.
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: didn’t have one[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small Public… not competitive
[] Ethnicity: White – son of an immigrant
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 60,000-80,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lowish income, first gen on my dad’s side, and i have a weird ethnicity[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My class rank as well as my common app essays.
[] Weaknesses: The lack of a true supplement and the no interview thing really held me back
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: There just wasn’t real reason for Dartmouth to take me.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Brown, BC Carroll School of Management (honors), RPI, Northeastern, PC, UMass Amherst Commonwealth College
Waitlisted: Harvard, Williams, Cornell, Dartmouth

[/ul]General Comments: I don’t really care haha, I don’t even know why i applied to Dartmouth

Coalman · March 31, 2012, 3:01pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didnt take
ACT: 34 first sitting
SAT II:800 math II, 780 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.11 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):38/376
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 APUSH, 5 Calc BC, 5 Calc AB sub, 5 Physics B, 4 Chem
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 Aps, 2 post-AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Siemens Competition National Champion, AP Scholar with Distinction, few science awards.
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):5 leadership clubs, started an initiative in school
Job/Work Experience: Tutored ESL kids
Volunteer/Community service: 200 hours (museum, hospital, etc)
Summer Activities: summer local University internship, summer internship @ local national laboratory
Essays: Strong on humanism: stories of childhood with very strong images.
Teacher Recommendation: confidential, probably good.
Counselor Rec:Probably pretty nice.
Additional Rec: Nope
Interview: The person was awesome and listened to my story with intent and understanding.
Other
State (if domestic applicant):TN
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Public, very Competitive
Ethnicity:Asian (Chinese?)
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:~100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):N/A
Reflection
Strengths: Research Achievement
Weaknesses:GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea

General Comments: Just to give everyone an idea. If you want to contact me, please do it through CC. don’t look me up :)

pinkrocket · March 31, 2012, 5:24pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2080 (780CR, 680W, 620M)
[] ACT:31
[] SAT II:720 Bio E, 700 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.7UW 4.465 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):6/598
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):5 APUSH
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Government, AP English Lit, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics, AP Statistics, Academic Decathlon.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Commended, National Achievement Finalist/Scholarship Winner, Ayn Rand Essay Contest, Academic Decathlon Medals.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Key Club(Treasurer/Secretary), Ambassador Club(Officer), Academic Decathlon (Co-Captain)+several medals, Mayors Youth Commitee (Vice-President), Governor’s Youth Commission (Member), Library Advisory Board, Youth in Philanthropy, District College Readiness Advisory Board, National Soceity of High School Scholars, French Club (President), Deca.
[] Job/Work Experience:N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service:Key Club, Library (total 200+ hours)
[] Summer Activities:Volunteered at local library, summer leadership program at local instate university
[] Essays:Common App Essay: On my age. Supplement: I don’t remember
[] Teacher Recommendation:1) From APUSH & Acdec Coach: good/informative/positive 2) From Anatomy & Chemistry Teacher: Never saw it, but assume it was nice as well.
[] Counselor Rec:Amazing
[] Additional Rec:Nope
[li] Interview:Offered/Did not accept.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):AZ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:Black/African/Nigerian
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket:~60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Writing/Essays, Extracurriculars.
[] Weaknesses: GPA/Test score
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:They saw something unique in my application. I did questbridge, so they also received my qb app. (maybe that helped?)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Cornell ILR, UPenn Wharton, Duke, Williams
Waitlisted: Harvard, Princeton, Columbia
Rejected: Stanford

[/ul]General Comments: Congrats Everyone :)

iabass · March 31, 2012, 7:34pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (760 CR, 790 M, 790 W), 800 M in another sitting
[] SAT II: 800 Biology M, 790 Math IIC, 790 Chemistry, 780 U.S. History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 (4.98 weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/600 (might’ve changed to 1 on the Midyear Report)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language & Composition (5), Calculus BC (5, AB Subscore: 5), Psychology (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (5), U.S. History (5), Comparative Government and Politics (5, self-studied), European History (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics/AP Government and Politics, Physiology Honors, AP Music Theory, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP Physics C
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge Finalist, regional medals in Science Olympiad, National AP Scholar, National Merit Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lab research, Science Olympiad, Tutoring club (Treasurer), Math Club (Treasurer), MUN (President), NHS
[] Volunteer/Community service: Private tutoring in various subjects (~100 hours), Hospital volunteering (~200 hours)
[] Summer Activities: Class at UCLA.
[] Essays: About my transition from an ultra-competitive, cut-throat student to who one is more willing to help others succeed as well. Thought it was good but maybe not.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably good but nothing more.
[] Counselor Rec: Most likely generic. He did seem enthusiastic about writing it though.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[li] Interview: Was not offered one.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Public (~2,500 kids)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low enough to be a Questbridge Finalist.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Questbridge Finalist, so I forwarded my Questbridge application to them.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT scores, status as a Questbridge Finalist, AP scores.
[] Weaknesses: Weak extracurricular involvement, no significant awards.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I should have been more involved. For all schools, including Dartmouth, my essays probably weren’t as developed as I initially thought. There were a number of things going on in my life emotionally, many of which I wouldn’t have been able to explain to the admissions officers, so I really procrastinated on them and lacked the willpower to revise them.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Accepted: Williams (Early Write), UC Berkeley (Regents Candidate), UCLA (Regents Candidate), UCSD (Regents Scholar), UCI (Regent Scholar + Campuswide Honors Program), Boston College (A&S Honors Program)
Waitlisted: Dartmouth
Rejected: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Duke, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia

[/ul]General Comments: I know I shouldn’t take any of the Ivy Leagues, Duke, or Stanford for granted, but I thought I’d get into at least one of them, especially with Questbridge as a hook. With my college results, I’m baffled that I managed to get an early write to Williams. I will be staying on the waiting list, and hopefully, with the information I failed to provide when I initially submitted my application, the admissions officer will admit me. Advice to future applicants: Don’t focus solely on scores and grades. Those will only get you considered. If you really want to go to a highly selective school, you better go above and beyond in with your extracurriculars or win impressive awards. I learned this the hard way. I know for a fact that I had the highest scores at my school, but due to my lack of extracurricular participation, I failed to get into the schools I wanted, while others did.

davidwoou · March 31, 2012, 8:08pm

Decision: accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (780R, 740M, 800W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800World, 760 BIO M, 760 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (4), World (5), Bio (5), USH (5), Eng Comp (5), Calc BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP phys, AP Lit, AP french, AP COMPSCI, AP USGov
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): all-state piano, intel, ap scholar w distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): piano (All-state, won county competition, play for jazz band, chorus, orchestra, recitals, pit band, accompanist, piano teacher), running (varsity xc captain, varsity winter and spring track, coaches award 2011), school newspaper (editor-in-chief, layout editor, staff writer), student gov (vice president), summer internship (physics), violin (all-county one year), Tri-M
[] Job/Work Experience: piano teacher (2hrs/week)
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~200 hours
[] Summer Activities: summer science program & research internship (intel semi)
[] Essays: about piano- was good, alittle long though
[] Teacher Recommendation: Math teacher was prob good (never read), Chem teacher was a little weird but good
[] Counselor Rec: prob a little above average
[] Additional Rec: from my coach- heard it was really good
[] Interview: yes

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: asian (-1)
[] Gender: male (-1)
[] Income Bracket: ~120,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: essays/ academics/ ecs
[] Weaknesses: maybe recs/ perhaps essays if the committee wasn’t so liberal, long CA essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: because of who I am
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to dartmouth, pomona, swarthmore, wesleyan, urochester, rejected at princeton, yale, stanford, brown, columbia

monkeydudexD · April 1, 2012, 11:06am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 670 Reading, 790 Math, 770 Writing (11 Essay) Total 2230
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math 1, 800 Math 2, 770 Chinese, 720 US History, 640 Chemistry (did not submit)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93 UW, 4.37 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st Decile. School does not rank, but around 5/390
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calculus AB, 4 US History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus III/AP, Chemistry AP, Government AP, all other classes honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nursing home music-volunteering group (Founder, President), Marching Band (Section Leader), Varsity Math/Chemistry Teams, All County Band, Band/Jazz Band/Orchestra, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society (Secretary), School Newspaper, Cultural Diversity Club (Leader)
[] Awards: Award from National Science Foundation, various Piano Auditions, Festivals, and Competitions (performed at opera houses, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall)
[] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: performed piano at nursing homes; hospital volunteer, Chinese School Teachers Assistant, charity concerts
[] Summer Activities: Culture Tour in Taiwan, American Music Abroad, Band Camp
[] Essays: Great wrote about my homestay experience during my Culture Tour in Taiwan.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should be really good, both teachers really like me and I got good grades in their classes
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: Good (piano teacher, part of arts supplement)
[] Interview: None
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: $170,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Music, math, rank, GPA
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores, lack of variety in activities
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I thought I just about fit the profile
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Rutgers, Boston College, William and Mary, and Cornell, Waitlisted at UVA and Penn, Rejected from HYPCBD and Hopkins
[/ul]General Comments:
I got rejected after being deferred ED. Honestly, I was pretty mad and upset about this one… Wish they could have rejected me from the beginning instead of stringing me along. It’s pretty cruel, actually, and I even sent a letter of why it was still my #1 and an additional rec. Whatever, I’m heading off to William and Mary or Cornell. Good luck to the rest of you!

tori11en · April 1, 2012, 11:15pm

@I3auer @monkeydudexD you guys both sound so qualified! sorry about Dartmouth, but Im sure you will do great wherever you go. MonkeydudexD, I know how you feel I got deferred and then rejected at Princeton, but I wasn’t surprised at least. I3auer, I heard that the ivies have a conference where they send names through a database, and those who applied to 3 or more are actually less likely to get into any. Of course I have no idea if this is actually true, but I also know our salutatorian from last year applied to 8 ivies and didn’t get into a single one even with perfect SAT scores and tons of extracurriculars. Idk either way, you guys will do great somewhere else. there’s always Grad school if you’re still interested 4 years from now.

Iluvskool · April 2, 2012, 7:24pm

My friend got in, probably the first from our school to get into Dartmouth but he says he’s turning it down for University of Delaware Chem Engineering… he had 2120 on the SAT, and a rank of 18/202, and mixed URM (African-American/Caucasian).

sobriquet36 · April 3, 2012, 5:01pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380, 800 Reading, 800 Math, 780 Writing.
[] ACT: 36; 35 English, 36 Reading, 36 Math, 36 Science.
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Biology M, 800 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.38
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (5), Chemistry (5), Biology (5), Calculus BC (5), American Government (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NONE
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes. No more AP classes left to take at school.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Scholar Nominee, Smith Book Award, National Merit Finalist… nothing special.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society (President and founder), Science Olympiad, Mock Trial (Attorney), Ecology Club (Co-President), Cross Country (Varsity letter), Class Council (Public Relations officer)
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked for a tutoring company in freshman year.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Over 300 hours with organization that teaches disadvantaged Asian children who are recent refugees
Over 80 hours with organization helping children learn safety rules
[] Summer Activities: See above volunteering. Went to Summer@Brown, discovered that Brown, in fact, was not my dream school, also discovered that philosophy (my class was called Skepticism) was hella cool.
[] Essays: Pretty good-- my writing generally seems quirky and emotional to others
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both very glowing, though perhaps not too unique-- one is cross-country coach, other is AP and Honors chemistry teacher.
[] Counselor Rec: Do not know her, not very confident in her writing abilities, but I assume it was okay.
[] Additional Rec: Awkward… I actually did not discover the peer recommendation until after deadlines. Oops.
[] Interview: Conducted after likely letter, so it was a lovely, relaxed discussion of 1970’s Dartmouth and its political environment.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public School (relatively small, around 220 people a grade)
[] Ethnicity: Azn
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Middle class (>100k/yr from parent)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No hooks whatsoever.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Very solid stats across the board, good essays, good recs
[] Weaknesses: No ZING of some special accomplishment or unique hobby
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea. I though that I had gotten the likely letter by accident.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted (Cornell, UChicago, Johns Hopkins, WashU, Ohio State, Case Western). Waitlisted (UPenn, Princeton, MIT, Brown, Duke). Rejected (Harvard, Yale, Columbia).

[/ul]General Comments: I was a very solid candidate who lucked out. It’s down between UChicago and D-mouth for me now-- good luck to any future applicants!!

Metrical · April 9, 2012, 10:43am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (Math: 790, CR: 730, W: 740)
[] ACT: Did not take.
[] SAT II: 760 Math II, 770 Physics, 750 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), Physics C (5), US History (5), Calculus AB (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (4), English Language (5).
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None.
[] Senior Year Course Load: Slightly less rigorous than Junior year. Still taking APs / College level classes.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, QB Finalist, AP Scholar with distinction.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (president), Science club (president), Quiz Bowl (captain), Local science competitions and some awards in each, research at a university, summer research fellowship, sports for three years, 2 foreign language honor societies, NHS.
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Recycling community service leader, 4 years.
[] Summer Activities: Research Fellowship during Junior year, travel the rest of the summers.
[] Essays: I spent a lot of time writing them and perfecting them to the best of my ability. I think they were a very good reflection of me and were well written.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was spectacular, the other was very good too, but not written very well.
[] Counselor Rec: Wonderful, she and I have a very good relationship.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Very good!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$50,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not exactly hook by definition, but woman in science may have helped in some schools.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Schedule, APs, focused extracurriculars, essays.
[] Weaknesses: No outstanding national awards.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel very fortunate overall. I think being an immigrant and a QB finalist really helped me standout.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Harvard, Yale (likely), Dartmouth (L), Columbia, UPenn (L), Cornell (L) , Northeastern.  Rejected: Stanford  Waitlisted: MIT, Princeton

[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone for making it through this process, and to the amazing schools you have gotten into. If you didnt get in to your top school, dont beat yourself up over it. As everyone else will tell you, this process can be very unpredictable and those who get in do not always know why. You will succeed anywhere you go if you take advantage of all the opportunities provided. To those who will be applying in the future: dont obsess over one school and dont stress out about this entire process more than you have to (I did a bit too much). Work hard on your applications, dont leave them to the last minute and once those applications are out of your hands, let the chips fall where they may.

alibhai · April 13, 2012, 5:52am

I’m doing this because I promised myself I would. I don’t feel like bragging or boasting at all, but these threads helped me a lot in my time and I feel like I owe something to the CC community.

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Math 790, Reading 800, Writing 800 (2390 single sitting)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Math II 790, Chemistry 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No GPA, but I had 15As in my O levels (International)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but probably 1 or 2
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Chemistry, Math, Economics, History and English (A-level)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top in the World in three of my O level subjects, Won national debating championship, lots of ‘student of the year’ type prizes
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Member student council/government
President debating society
Member national debating team for WSDC
Won lots of national debating competitions
3 and a half years of soccer
Part of the team that created my school’s first ever newsletter
Space settlement design competition
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
Spent most my time reading lots and lots of books, which I mentioned in my essays. Literally rediscovered myself and turned my life around. Trained with the debate team.
[] Essays:
I wrote my essays in like a week. I spent lots of time dwelling, but they finally clicked in the last week. I liked my Common App essay; it was about metaphors and being mainstream. 8/10
[] Teacher Recommendation:
Chem teacher- 10/10
English teacher- didn’t read, but probably 7-8/10
[] Counselor Rec: Counselor knew me pretty well from his time judging entrepeneurial competitions. Excellent recommendation, though I didn’t see it.
[] Additional Rec: Brilliant. 11/10. I made my debate coach write this one. Probably why
I got in.
Peer rec: Pretty excellent. My best friend wrote it.
[li] Interview: Didn’t have one. :([/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Pakistan!
[] School Type: Large, Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Around $60000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, I suppose.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT score, grades, Additional Rec, ECs
[] Weaknesses: No real community service or work experience, too little time writing essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it was a combination of luck, good grades and very good recommendations
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Accepted:
Princeton
Amherst
Middlebury
NYU Abu Dhabi

Wait-listed:
UChicago
Carleton
Penn
Bowdoin

Rejected:
Harvard
Yale
Stanford
Cornell

[/ul]General Comments: BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!

appleiam1994 · April 17, 2012, 10:27pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:• SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (CR: 700 M: 800 W: 700 E: 11)
• ACT: 35 (R: 35 M: 36 W: 33 S: 35)
• SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Chem, 800 Chinese, 800 Physics
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/760
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), APUSH (5), Physics B (5), Gov (5), Macro Econ (5)
• Senior Year Course Load: All AP / Most Rigorous (AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Chem, AP Psych, AP Spanish Band VI
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar / School awards
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (section leader), flute , National Honor Society, Badminton (Varsity 4 years, captain 2 yrs, state champion), Tennis (varsity 2 years, sectionals 3rd place), Math Team (state qualifyer), Science Bowl
• Job/Work Experience: Badminton coach
• Volunteer/Community service: Around 100 hours, hospital, nursing home, recreation project, etc. small things
• Summer Activities: family visit, vacation in other countries, volunteering
• Essays: last minute peer rec…because I didnt realize I needed one until the day before the deadline.
• Teacher Recommendation: no idea, probably ok?
• Counselor Rec: pretty tight with my counselor…but you never know.
• Additional Rec: Nah
• Interview: none.
Other• State (if domestic applicant): IL
• School Type: Large Public
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket: 100k
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection• Strengths: extracurriculars
• Weaknesses: Sat I Scores, No Hook, being Asian kinda sucked not enough volunteering, no writing type of extracurricular activity
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: academics and sports?
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UC berkeley, UCLA, U of I, Michigan, Loyola
Rejected: Stanford, Brown, Northwestern
Waitlist: WashU
General Comments:
Really really excited to see everyone who decides to attend Dartmouth on campus!

yeahsure · May 5, 2012, 9:00pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (W 700) (R 600) (M 680)
[] ACT: did not take ACT
[] SAT II: Literature 660, US History 650, Korean 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Salutatorian (2/300)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): did not take AP
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): did not take IB
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Language and Composition, Honors Physics, Honors Calculus, Japanese I & II,… I don’t remember the rest.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge finalist, Gold medal for Tumon Bay Music Festival vocal category, McDonald’s Marianas Idol competition winner, etc
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): school green club (president), NHS (member), drama club (vice president), school rock band (main vocal), sophomore class secretary, junior class vice president, community musical (lead role/director), etc
[] Job/Work Experience: graphic designer, secretary intern for a Korean association. Not much work experience.
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at local environmental NGO, church pianist, singer for a charity CD for Japan’s tsunami/earthquake relief, etc
[] Summer Activities: Junior Statesmen of America (JSA) at Princeton, JSA Diplomat in China (scholarship winner), two Korean cultural programs, Seoul Youth Film Festival, etc.
[] Essays: pretty nice. focused on my passions for singing & my uniqueness about growing up a small island.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Never read them, but one teacher was an alumnus of Georgetown U., and another was my green club’s advisor. I’m assuming it was exceptional.
[] Counselor Rec: Never read it; not sure.
[] Additional Rec: From my best friend who knew me since elementary school. She wrote about my growing skills and passion for singing as well as my eagerness/courage to try something new and master it.
[] Interview: None. I think Dartmouth waived it because of the distance/time difference from where I live to mainland US.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Northern Marianas Islands
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Korean
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $24,000 and below
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not quite sure. Though I’m from an under represented island, I’m still Asian. While my dad is a high school graduate, my mom went to 2 years of college. LOL not sure where I stand. [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: uniqueness and passion that reiterates in my essays, extra curriculars, etc.
[] Weaknesses: standardized scores.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: good question.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: waitlisted at Notre Dame, Emory, Vassar, Wesleyan, Washington & Lee, & Grinnell.

[/ul]General Comments:

skimixer13 · May 7, 2012, 12:03am

Decision: Rejected (Deferred ED)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Take
[] ACT:35 (36 E, 36 R, 34 M, 33 S)
[] SAT II: three in the 710-730 range
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):2/254
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Literature (4), US History (4), Chemistry (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro, AP Statistics, AP Calc AB, Religion, Physics H, Writing Seminar H
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Founder and President of Investment Club, Model UN, SADD, Ski Club, Cross Country, Lacrosse
[] Job/Work Experience:3 Years Lifeguard
[] Volunteer/Community service: 3 Years Volunteer Ski Instructor for Autistic Children
[] Summer Activities: Lifeguarding, Travel
[] Essays:Very Good (But Dartmouth didn’t have its own essay)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, but I would imagine very good.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, but probably good
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview:Went very smoothly, the interviewer said i should get in :(

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Catholic
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 1,000,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT, GPA
[] Weaknesses: SAT 2’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Too competitive of an applicant pool
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Northwestern, USC, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Cornell, Brown.
Waitlisted: UPenn
Rejected: Princeton, Dartmouth (Deferred ED), Duke, Columbia, Williams
[/ul]General Comments: Sad at first, but life goes on!
Cornell Class of 2016!

busterbeetle · May 12, 2012, 9:19pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 780r 800m 800wr (single sitting)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 800 chem 800 mathII 800 bio m 800 chinese
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): idk
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): chem 5 bio 5 chinese 5 calc bc 5 (ab subscore 5) eng lang 4 cs 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap physics, ap lit, ap spanish, ap gov, ap stats
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major. USABO semi, regional science olympiad medal, natl merit, ap scholar w/ distinction, some minor art awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Literacy club president, Best Buddies VP, Art Club co-founder, minor Key club officer, science club, some minor church leadership, a couple art activities, Stanford internship.
[] Job/Work Experience: summer job as an office clerk/tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: 600 hours total
[] Summer Activities: see above
[] Essays: Common App was not so polished.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 was good, not excellent. 1 described my quirky personality.
[] Counselor Rec: Kinda quirky. good, but not excellent
[] Additional Rec: From old math teacher. she loved me! Also another from my Stanford Intern.
[] Interview: Didn’t have one.
[li] Arts supplement: Visual arts portfolio. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): … [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, gpa,
[] Weaknesses: common app essay, not enough awards.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Ionno, but I feel really lucky
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Dartmouth, Duke, USC Presidential, Berkeley Regents, UCLA Regents, UCSD Regents. Waitlist: UChicago Reject: Princeton, Penn, Columbia, Caltech, Stanford, Yale, Harvard

[/ul]General Comments: Dartmouth and Duke’s fin aids werent that great. No idea where I’m gonna go… LOL

kchurchillz · May 15, 2012, 12:48am

Waitlisted
[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *]SAT: 2290 (CR 770, Math 800, Writing 720)
[ *]SAT II: US Hist 790, Math II 800, Chem 800, Bio M 800
[ *]GPA: 3.9ish
[ *]Rank: 5/450ish
[ *]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Chem, US Hist, Calc AB, Stat, Compsci A, Bio: All 5’s

[ /list][ b]Subjective[ /b][ list]
[ *]Essays: Common app: 8/10, Supplements: 6 or 7 out of 10. They were mostly cut and paste, but maybe I’m being modest
[ *]Teacher Recs: Should be great, didn’t really get to see them.
[ *]Counselor Rec: Should be excellent, I’m probably one of her favorite students.
[ *]Supplementary Material: Didn’t send any
[ *]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None. Antihook: Asian male with no exceptional EC’s going into engineering :’(

[ /list][ b]Personal[ /b][ list]
[ *]Location: PA
[ *]High School Type: Public
[ *]Ethnicity: Asian
[ *]Gender: Male

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *]Extracurriculars: Nothing special. Orchestra, Mock Trials, Electric Car Club, Intern at a chem lab for 4 years (my strongest one probably. Sent in a pretty good recommendation from that)
[ *]Awards: Distinguished AP scholar, National merit finalist
[ *]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/list]Congrats to all those who got in!!

Where else: Accepted to cornell, upenn, rice, and psu schreyers.
waitlisted at dartmouth and duke, rejected from stanford and MIT.
going to cornell!

iabass · May 25, 2012, 8:09pm

Decision: Waitlisted → Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (760 CR, 790 M, 790 W), 800 M in another sitting
[] SAT II: 800 Biology M, 790 Math IIC, 790 Chemistry, 780 U.S. History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 (4.98 weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 or 2 out of 600 on the Midyear Report
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language & Composition (5), Calculus BC (5, AB Subscore: 5), Psychology (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (5), U.S. History (5), Comparative Government and Politics (5, self-studied), European History (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics/AP Government and Politics, Physiology Honors, AP Music Theory, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP Physics C
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge Finalist, regional medals in Science Olympiad, National AP Scholar, National Merit Commended; added with my letter of continued interest: more Science Olympiad medals, FBLA medals
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lab research, Science Olympiad, Tutoring club (Treasurer), Math Club (Treasurer), MUN (President); added with my letter of continued interest: programming
[] Volunteer/Community service: Private tutoring in various subjects (~100 hours), Hospital volunteering (~200 hours); added with my letter of continued interest: NHS (~50 hours)
[] Summer Activities: Class at UCLA.
[] Essays: Solid but nothing more.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably above average, but still generic.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably generic.
[] Interview: Nope.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low enough to be a Questbridge Finalist.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Questbridge

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Objective stats.
[] Weaknesses: Extracurricular activities, lack of awards.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A combination of my numbers and a story I explained in my letter of continued interest.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Accepted: Williams (Early Write), UC Berkeley (Regents Candidate), UCLA (Regents Candidate), UCSD (Regents Scholar), UCI (Regent Scholar + Campuswide Honors Program), Boston College (A&S Honors Program)
Rejected: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Duke, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia

[/ul]General Comments: After being waitlisted, I wrote a nearly two-page long letter to the admissions committee explaining an extenuating circumstance that I believed affected me during the application process, in addition to informing them of new achievements and activities. I felt like Williams College wasn’t the place for me, but I was ready to accept the fact that that was the place I would be attending fall. Thankfully, I have another option now. I’m leaning towards Dartmouth at the moment, but I have until June 4 to make a decision.

glimmering · June 5, 2012, 10:06am

Hello folks, I was just wondering, what is a “likely letter?” Is it for ED applicants who get deferred, or regular admission applicants?

AboutTheSame · June 5, 2012, 4:05pm

I can’t see the point in sending a likely letter to a deferred ED, since its intent to lock in desirable regular admission applicants. It says (in so many words), “We want you. We will admit you when the regular date comes. If you had gone ED, you’d have an admit letter in your hands right now.” Okay, maybe the latter is a little bit strong.

redmen1220 · June 27, 2012, 6:36pm

**Decision: Accepted (w/ likely) **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (710 CR, 790 M, 740 W)
[] ACT: 34 (35 E, 35 M, 34 R, 32 S)
[] SAT II: 800 World History, 770 Chem, 770 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 of 500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (Lit, Chem, USH)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, Calc AB, Physics, Language, Spanish
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): umm, QuestBridge?

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Several clubs, but I mostly focused on music: Marching Band (Drum Major), Concert Band (1st Chair), Orchestra, out-of-school bands, organized a large charity event.
[] Summer Activities: Band Camp, Drum Major Camp
[] Essays: One about band and how I’ve matured from it, the other about growing up and supporting my family.
[] Teacher Recommendation: AP Chem and USH teachers, didn’t read them
[] Counselor Rec: Loved me, didn’t read it
[] Interview: None, received my likely on January 29th

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[] School Type: Very crappy public, never sends to Ivies
[] Ethnicity: Jordanian (marked Caucasian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Under 40,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Low-income, gay catholic arab?

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Decent academics, strong personality shown in my essays
[] Weaknesses: Lack of awards or national recognition
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My unique life situation, and the fact that my teachers knew me very well.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Harvard (attending), Dartmouth, Brown, Cornell, Amherst, Wesleyan, Vassar, University of Illinois. Wait-listed from Princeton, Columbia, Duke, and University of Pennsylvania. Rejected from Yale (EA).

[/ul]General Comments: Acceptances are a crap-shoot. Apply to as many as you can and just be honest in your application. Where you end up might not be where you thought, but everything works out for the best.

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