<p>Deferred… </p>
<p>Stats later</p>
<p>Congratulations to those who got in</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] SAT II: Lit-780, World hist.-750
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76/4.39
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Macro, Gov., Psych, World Hist, Lang
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AB Calc, AP Lit, AP Euro, AP Human Geo, AP Comp, Latin IV
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Financial manager at on non profit, VP at another, Founder of a tutoring organization/club at my school, boxer, weightlifter, a few other things I can’t remember
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Paid Saxophone teacher
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: Helped translate the script for a Chinese television show from Chinese to English and vice-versa
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were good, evidently not
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should have been good, I’ve known both teachers for a good amount of time and they both like me
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Unsure of quality, my counselor has a lot of kids he has to deal with, don’t know him that well.
[</em>] Additional Rec: The Peer Review my friend wrote me was excellent, quite touching, actually
[<em>] Interview: Went average, the interviewer was obviously rushed to tend to some other engagement, only lasted 18 minutes tops
[/ul]
Other:[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[<em>] School Type: Large, Suburban, Public, Very competitive
[</em>] Ethnicity: East Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: Highest bracket
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]
Reflection:[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Apparently nothing worth noting
[<em>] Weaknesses: Essays? Interview? Counselor rec?
[</em>] Why you think you were rejected: Underqualified
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: first school I’ve heard back from</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments: I was born on campus at Dartmouth, I’ve loved the school since I was 6 months old and I’ve spent the better part of the last decade wanting, dreaming, of going back, if they’re not going to reciprocate that, then there’s nothing more to say.</p>
<p>Decision: DEFERRED</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I (2110, but ACT was better)
ACT:34 (en35 ma36 re33 sc33, essay 10)
SAT II: 800 M2 / 620 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/(400ish)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Music Theory (4) Lit (4) Calc AB (5) USH (5) Chem (3-didn’t mention this one lol)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP German, AP Euro (1sem), AP US Gov (1sem), AP Lang and Comp, Hnrs Jazz, Hnrs Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Some pretty big awards, certifications, and was a competition winner for several foreign language, music and math events, but only regional (Midwest). I’ve never even heard of some of these national things! I thought this category would clinch the deal with Dartmouth 
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (I’m only listing leadership of this year- note my school suffered a budget cut so we don’t have many clubs) Pro-Life (president), Improv Club, Varsity Scholastic Bowl, NHS… used to be in an internationally known youth orchestra but I had a medical impairment-no more oboe
Job/Work Experience: Work for a manual labor company (yes I’m a girl… have to pay for my own college)
Volunteer/Community service: soup kitchen pretty often, also generic stuff
Summer Activities: 2011 principle oboist for a New York music program, 2012 exchange program in Germany
Essays: I really liked them. Wrote about how my disorder changed my outlook on life and why I want to work in what I do, and so on. I guess next to everyone’s superb essay-writing skills though, it was average. I kept it to 506 words though, kinda hurt.
Teacher Recommendation: I think pretty good but idk.
Counselor Rec: Don’t know.
Additional Rec: Well we needed two for teachers, didn’t feel right asking for one from my music programs (cause I had to drop them, again, medical complications)
Interview: Wasn’t offered one, which was kinda weird.
</code></pre>
<p>Other:</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Public, won national awards (aka competitive)
Ethnicity: 2nd generation German
Gender: F
Income Bracket: middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I thought my disorder, kinda rare, but I guess Dartmouth doesn’t discriminate… so nothing 
well actually I’m a beast at languages, knowing English and German near-fluently, and French, Icelandic and (basic) Chinese. I want to go into translation.</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: lolwut.
Weaknesses: need to retake SAT2 for sure. Class rank I wish I could help but my school is so competitive!
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My whole life I’ve failed. Why not now? (Whynot Zoidberg? Sorry I had to…)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Yeah I didn’t hear anything, but I only applied to UW Madison and Haskoli Islands. Realllllllly wanted to go to Dartmouth, and I guess I dreamed a bit too hard.</p>
<p>General Comments:
Congrats to those who got in. Live out my dream for me. In retrospect… yeah no, I hoped for the best until the very end. Maybe things will turn around in April. If you’re looking to apply, make sure you write the best damn essay you can, do well on the exams… and so on. Dartmouth is a great school. Just don’t apply (more competition for me!)</p>
<p>Deferred. Feeling very bitter.</p>
<p>Accepted!??</p>
<p>Guys, guys, guys! Don’t get so down about all this. It’s just a school. The idea that any school is so qualitatively different from the others that you should consider your dreams dashed if you are rejected is just well-marketted hype. Life is still good. You don’t need Dartmouth for it to stay that way. Relax.</p>
<p>The end of the world has not happened just yet. >.></p>
<p>wait honestly. how do you get the html working?</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]
Decision: Accepted
**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR, 780 M, 800 W
[ *] ACT: 35 (composite) 35 (E) 36 (M) 31 (R) 36 (S)
[ *] SAT II: Math II (720), Biology M (750), Korean (800), Literature (760), USH (720)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.4 out of 100 (sorry)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): –
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), English Language(5), U.S. History- exam only(4); European History(3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): –
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP AB Calculus, AP U.S. Government, AP Spanish, AP Chemistry, Early British Literature, Economics, Photography, Physical Education
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-finalist
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
• ARISTA- National Honor Society (10,11,12)
• The Stuyvesant Student Union- Executive Council (11,12)
• The Spectator (school newspaper)- News writer (9,10,11,12)
• The Standard (school newspaper)- Arts and Entertainment writer (10)
• The Indicator (school yearbook)- Business member (11,12)
• Kumdo Club- Member (10), Secretary (11), President (12)
• SING!- Producer (9,10), Executive Producer (11)
• Columbia Saturday Honors Program- student (10,11,12) (ongoing)
• Writing Center Peer Editor (12)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: NONE
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
• Key Club (9,10,11,12)
• ARISTA- Tutoring (11,12)
• Youth And Family Focus, Asian American youth volunteer organization (10)
• New York Hospital Queens- Emergency room- Patient Hospitality (11, 12)
[ *] Summer Activities:
NYU Neuroscience Lab of Dr. Bernardo Rudy (10,11,12)
[ *] Essays: I have to say that I’m actually really proud of my personal statement hehe
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Physics and history
[ *] Counselor Rec: don’t know about it
[ ] Additional Rec: From the Neuroscience professor I worked with at NYU
[ ] Interview: It was swell and VERY casual.
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public, competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ]Income Bracket: 30,000-40,000 (on the lower end)
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: my writing!
[ *] Weaknesses: um I stumbled at the interview a bit
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: MY ESSAY. AHHH.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waiting on EA UChicago
[ b]General Comments:
I’m basically worrying about getting housing for Dimensions LOL just really very happy right now</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 CR 690 M 800 W 790
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: MII 800 P 800 US his 650
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 9.4/10 (my school uses this grading system)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/500
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:<br>
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not that many to tell
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Very strong involvement in astronomy: biggest astronomy club in my country, founded an astronomy club in my school, organized musicals in school, Model UN
[ *] Job/Work Experience: internship at a bank
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: not much, really
[ *] Summer Activities: astronomy, too
[ *] Essays: very common in my opinion. But it was honest and I think it speaks for who I am
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 2 - I hope they are good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good relationship, I think this is good too
[ ] Additional Rec: One from the President of my astronomy club - excellent
[ ] Interview: never got one
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): vietnam
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: asian
[ *] Gender: female
[ ]Income Bracket: rather not tell
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Decent GPA, acceptable SAT scores, deeply involved with something I really love (astronomy) and I made sure that stood out in my application, recs
[ *] Weaknesses: ECs not as impressive as those I have seen on CC
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I took risk to pursue what I want (even though it is very unpopular in my country)
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ b]General Comments:
Please forgive my cheezy grammar. I am too happy to pay attention to what I am writing right now, but I have to say I am very very very lucky to be accepted, considering how amazing all the other applicants are this year. TO those who didn’t get in, please don’t lose faith. I know how you are feeling right now, but you are all insanely amazing applicants, and you will no doubt go to somewhere awesome. I wish you the best of luck!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>[ul]Objective:[/ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (590 CR, 790 M, 630 W 9 Essay)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Math II, 770 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): 45/45
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB HL: Chemistry, Biology, English A L&L, Chinese B
SL: Business, Math
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
- Subjective:*
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tenor singer in choir; trombone player in orchestra; athletics (triple jump); Audio and Visual team leader;
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Intern at computer shop
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Translator at Hong Kong Homeless Association; Volunteer at Hong Kong Crossroads Foundation; Volunteer at Hong Kong Prince of Wales Hospital
[<em>] Summer Activities: N/A
[</em>] Essays: Not outstanding
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: normal
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Above average
[<em>] Additional Rec: normal
[</em>] Interview: N/A
- Other*
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
[<em>] School Type: International School
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket:<$30,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):N/A
Reflection
[li] Strengths: IB score, diversity of activities, [/li][</em>] Weaknesses: SAT I score, Teacher for recommendation only knew me for 1 year
[<em>] Why you think you were rejected: Not an outstanding applicant
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A
General Comments:</p>
<p>deferred, will post later if i have time… i might be too busy crying my eyes out</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (750 CR, 710 M, 750 W)
[</em>] ACT: 35 (35 E, 34 M, 34 R, 36 S)
[<em>] SAT II: Math II 790, Chem 740, US History 720
[</em>] Weighted GPA (out of 5.2): 4.425
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/289
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History 5, AB Calc 4, Chem 4
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Physics B, AP Spanish Language, AP Stat, AP BC Calc, AP Gov
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Environmental Club 9-12 (President 11-12), Organic Garden Club 11-12 (Founder), various stage crew positions for our Theater Company 9-12 (Officer 11, President 12), National Honor Society, Junior Class President 11. Also a bunch of other clubs that I joined for a year or two but didn’t list on my common app.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer at our local nature center and organize kids from my environmental club to clean up there. Also I did a few projects there and helped with a study to document all the amphibian/reptile life.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Nothing academic. I spent most of my summer fishing.
[<em>] Essay: I wrote about the administrative difficulties that I ran into when I was trying to start up my organic garden. I rewrote it about 7 different times because so many of my teachers were looking at it and helped me polish it up. In the end I think it was one of the strongest parts of my app.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both were probably really good, but I didn’t read them. I chose two teachers who knew me really well and are known to write awesome rec letters. My chem teacher sat down with me and had me talk about things that I’ve done outside of the classroom. Basically neither focused solely on my school smarts.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good. My counselor knows me pretty well and made sure that she spent time on it.<br>
[</em>] Peer Rec: Excellent. I had one of my best friends write it, and she did an amazing job. It was basically three little anecdotal stories about me in school, socially, and also my love of nature.
[<em>] Additional Rec: My principal offered to write one for me, and it was really personal and flattering.<br>
[</em>] Interview: Never contacted for one.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public, about 1200 students
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays and recommendations all stood out I think.<br>
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores? Although they say that they look at the highest equivalent score, so my SAT I probably didn’t matter anyway since I had a 35 ACT.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I tried to really reflect myself through my essay and I think my teacher recs and peer rec backed that image up. [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments: I always looked at College Confidential and saw all of these people with really great SAT and AP scores and published research get deferred or rejected at their first choice schools, and it made me really nervous. And obviously my scores are high, but not so much so that they’re nearly unattainable. So for anyone looking to apply for next year, don’t let your hopes be turned off by what you see in these threads. I think what’s most important is that you just communicate who you really are in your application.</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**
[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1990. CR: 610, M: 700
[ *] SAT II: bio-E: 730, math1: 690
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69 (school is REALLY stingy with grades)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 128 (valedictorian)
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: was Really hard (I’m in a gap year)
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): going to compete in national ISEF
[ /list][ b]Subjective:
[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
- varsity swimming (won bronze at junior African championship, played at junior national swimming team for two years)–> all before I turned 16
- varsity crew (won 2nd place in a city-wide regatta, qualified my boat for nationals next month)
- founded an art club+tech club back in high school
- represented my country in a cultural exchange program in Istanbul.
- campaigned at a youth movement (that had a lot to do with Arab spring)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: several part time jobs (diners & libraries)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: did 1000+ hrs of community service, including an outreach program in rural Egypt (teaching little kids) and coaching (swimming) at my school.
[ *] Summer Activities: had a 5-week internship at a software company
[ *] Essays: I thought they were pretty cool…my EC essay was about my first backpacking experience, and my personal statement was about the time when I traveled to rural Egypt and taught elementary school kids for six months and how that redefined what I stood for, and what my priorities should be.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: economics teacher was pretty subjective. He talked about how I apply what I learn in classroom in my real life. Math teacher said that I am the only student he ever met who actually learns just for the sake of learning…
[ *] Counselor Rec: it almost made me cry…she talked about how I am so mature and how I barely waste any time. She literally said that people like me are the reason why she is a school principle!!!
[ ] Additional Rec: peer rec was horrible!! I still wanna chock my friend to death!!!
[ ] Interview: none
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Egypt
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
[ *] Gender: female
[ ]Income Bracket: ~$50,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Arab/girl/athlete/engineering-major is a quiet rate combination?? I don’t know…
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: sports (though I missed the recruitment round because I am the stupidest thing that has ever existed) and community service
[ *] Weaknesses: SATs, peer rec
[ ] Why you think you were waitlisted: my SATs are pretty low…and I think they might be waiting for RD so that maybe they could compare me with people from my region
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: none yet, I’m waiting for WPI…
[ b]General Comments: I really wanted to get in…but I also know it’s an ivy and even with perfect scores and a zillion hooks, nothing is guaranteed…I really liked Dartmouth, tho.
Congrats to all accepted kids!!
And good luck to all fellow deferees and rejectees…I am really sure we’ll all end up at some cool school…</p>
<p>Have you thought about Middlebury College in VT? Midd has one of the best language programs in the country and it definitely has a rural feel to it if you’re attracted to Dartmouth’s woodsy atmosphere.</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2240 800(CR) 680 (Math) 760 (Writing)
[ *] ACT: didnt send but 31
[ *] SAT II: 780 (USH) 750 (World History) 730 (Bio M)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): on a 100 point system a 102.07
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US (5) Bio (5) World (5) Language (5) Ap Russian though its not a collegeboard course (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Macroeconomics, Yearbook, Business CollegeNow
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really, Ap Scholar w. Honor, won a playwrighting contest where my play was put on broadway for a night and NHS
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Copy and pasting my resume
Tech Trope Literary Magazine (Editor of Photography 2011-2012 Editor-in-Chief 2012-present)
KEY Club (Editor 2011-2012, Vice President 2012-present)
Write on for Israel Advocacy/Journalism Program 2011-present
o Studied Israel Advocacy at Columbia University, Traveled to Israel and met with battalion commanders as well as Benjamin Netanyahus spokespeople (Mark Regev), wrote numerous Op-eds, had a photograph published in The Jewish Week newspaper.
Model NYC Council Project Internship, November 2012
o Debate and vote on public policies that concern New York City residents at the Chamber of the New York City Council. An introduction to government and public affairs at the municipal level.
Photography Club (Vice President 2010- 2012, President 2012-present)
International Relations- Linguistics Club- (President)
Russian Dance/Heritage Club (President)
Yearbook (Business and Advertising Editor)
Screenwriters Guild Documentary Editor 2010-2011
o Edited an expose on School Food: To Eat or Not to Eat
Not For Sale Club (Treasurer)<br>
SING! School Musical 2009-present
Varsity Tennis Spring 2010 Present
Girls Varsity Basketball Scorekeeper Winter 2010-present
Volunteer- Project Hospitality Soup Kitchen Volunteer (200 Hours) Summer 2011, 2012
Jamaica Bay Riding Academy (25 Hours) Summer 2011, 2012<br>
o Help autistic children ride horses for recreational therapy
o Hydrate and clean up after the horses
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Babysitter 2009-Present -Around 5 hours per week
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
Project Hospitality Soup Kitchen Volunteer (200 Hours) Summer 2011, 2012
Jamaica Bay Riding Academy (25 Hours) Summer 2011, 2012<br>
o Help autistic children ride horses for recreational therapy
o Hydrate and clean up after the horses
[ *] Summer Activities: not a lot, just volunteered and did hw and chilled
[ *] Essays: my friend whos a really great editor and write edited mine and everyone said they were great, all about how my lack of English proficiency at a young age led to my desire to study international relations and communicate better with others! Essays I personally think can make or break an application.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: My Bio and AP Psych teacher, said it was the longest recommendation she’s ever written! I also teacher assisted for her and she’s the advisor for my photography club! And my English and AP Lang teacher who I had for two years and is advisor of International Relations Club. Perks of a small school are tight-knit student-teacher relationships!
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good i guess.<br>
[ ] Additional Rec: My friend Hanna who I do a lot of clubs alongside wrote my peer rec and it was wonderful and included a lot of anecdotes : )
[ ] Interview: This really counts for nothing! I was interviewed yesterday, the day before decisions came out so it obviously doesn’t count. The interview was great though, he said I was a good fit for Dartmouth!
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[ *] School Type: top-100 Public, 1,200 kids, number 1 in nys for math and science!
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian/ Russian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ]Income Bracket: <30,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: 800 in CR, essay, GPA, very involved in school
[ *] Weaknesses: I was really scared that I came across as someone who does too much and isn’t interested in one or two specific fields but rather in everything especially since I would always say yes when people wanted me to do something or join a club and I felt my interests were too strtched out and didn’t relate to one another but I guess my fears were unfounded!
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was honestly so shocked I have no clue!!!
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied ED so nowhere
[ b]General Comments: So shocked and excited! Just be who you are and do what you love and you’ll find the perfect fit for you! : )</p>
<p>Accepted! I tried to use the template but it was an epic failure, so I gave up ;)</p>
<p>per instructions on the Yale thread you must delete the space at the beginning of each tag.</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (800 CR, 700 M, 740 W)
[</em>] SAT II: 770 Lit., 800 French
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): School doesn’t offer them.
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Heavy on languages + humanities.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None!
[/ul]Subjective:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lit. Journal (Editor), French Club (founder + president), President of charity + social justice club, some others.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Publishing company internship
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Few hours.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Publishing company internship.
[<em>] Essays: VERY strong, but gave away the fact that I’m more of an LAC person. Not really a good fit for Dartmouth (don’t ask me why I applied!).
[</em>] Teacher Recommendations: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Peer Eval: Really reflected who I am.
[li] Interview: Didn’t get one.</p>[/li]
<p>[list]Other
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): ITALY
[</em>] School Type: Boarding school in NH.
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>]Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None!</p>[/li]
<p>[list]Reflection</p>
<p>[li] Strengths: Grades, writing skills</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: No hooks, really. I did what I love for ECs and was really involved, but they don’t look too impressive on paper!</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it was because my essay was about choosing to switch from the HS equivalent of Dartmouth to a school full of LAC-goers. Also, I’m far from the v. ambitious “work hard, play hard” Dartmouth stereotype. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Where else are you applying: LACs! Amherst, Williams, Bowdoin, et al.</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments: The deferral made me realize how Dartmouth is not actually good for me, and how I was only applying so someone back home (Italy) would recognize the name, as LACs are really unknown.</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**[list]</p>
<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown):700 M, 800 W, 800 R
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:770 US History, 690 Physics
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):School doesn’t give GPA. B range freshman year, A-/B+ sophomore year, A/A+ range junior year.
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Does not rank.
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): APES (5), APUSH (5), AP english language (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro/Micro Econ, AP Gov, AP French, AP Physics B&C mechanics, AP English Literature, AP Calc AB
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):High honor roll, National merit commended, AP Scholar
[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): -Environmental Club President- Cross Country Captain (2 years) & State Qualifier (4 years)- Varsity Track - Liberals Club - French Club.<br>
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Intern at a campaign
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at recycling center, a camp for girls, and abroad in third world countries. Also built trails.
[ *] Summer Activities: Wilderness Leadership Camp, Volunteering abroad, Two cross country camps, Summer training, camp counseling.
[ *] Essays: I thought it was ok. Probably not the best think I’ve ever written.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:One teacher’s was amazing, she said it was the best she ever wrote. I’m not really sure about the other one.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Awesome, we’re pretty close.
[ ] Additional Rec: Peer Evaluation, I’m not sure how that went. I never got the chance to read it. But, I’m hoped my friend came through for me and it looks like he did.
[ ] Interview: It was ok. Lasted about 45 minutes, there were two interviewers.
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):KS
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Female
[ ]Income Bracket:$
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths:Teacher Recommendations, Positive Grade Trend, Pretty involved in all extra curricular activities.
[ *] Weaknesses:Freshman grades, SAT II Physics score.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted because I genuinely love all the things I’m involved in. I definitely believe colleges can tell when you’re just doing something to improve your resume.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Didn’t apply anywhere else.
[ b]General Comments: I’d just like to say for all the RD applicants and '18s who are reading this, freaking out, and trying to asses their chances, to calm down. I spent basically all my time scanning results before the letters came out and I kind of regret it. Chill out. You’ll make it somewhere.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (730CR 700M 770WR)
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 800 (Math II) 780 (Biology M) 760 (World History)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5) Language and Composition (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Mathematics SL (7)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB HOTA HL, IB English HL, IB Biology HL, IB Physics SL, IB Spanish SL, AP Calculus AB
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholar, George Eastman’s Young Leader’s Award, National Honor Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (11-12), Leadership meetings with principal (11-12), School Improvement Team (11-12), Marching Band (9-12), Drama (9-12), All County Voice and Instrumental (9-12), Area All-State Vocal and Instrumental (10-12), Conference All-State Vocal (12)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Busser/Host since 8th grade
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Chem/Math Tutor, Rotary Dinners
[<em>] Summer Activities: Nothing related to academics, really
[</em>] Essays: Focused on my multicultural upbringing
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty strong
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Okay, I think
[<em>] Additional Rec: School principal
[</em>] Interview: I think it went well
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: High
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing, really
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Recommendations, ACT scores, extracurriculars
[<em>] Weaknesses: Ethnicity, SAT, volunteering
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My multicultural background and host of music extracurriculars.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied to the University of Rochester and Case Western before getting this decision, so I’ve just withdrawn those other applications.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Im just so excited, it’s not even funny. Dartmouth has been my top choice school since the middle of sophomore year, and I can’t wait to meet everyone else who will be attending the College.</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (790 CR, 680 M, 670 W)
[ *] ACT:none
[ *] SAT II:730 Biology, 740 US History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.75
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):Lang (5), Bio (5), Art History (4), APUSH (5), WHAP (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):none
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP Physics B, AP Euro, AP Lit, AP Macro, AP Gov, AP Environmental Science
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar, National Achievement Semi Finalist
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Track (team captain), Book Club, FBLA
[ *] Job/Work Experience:none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at local donation centers, also help at many school events (football games, rehearsals, etc.)
[ *] Summer Activities: just family vacation
[ *] Essays: wrote about how ash ketchum inspired me when i moved to a new school
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Probably awesome, got them from two of the most amazing teachers/adults i have ever known that I have a good relationship with
[ *] Counselor Rec: Also probably good; i’ve really gotten to know my counselor over the past 4 years
[ ] Peer Rec: Got it from my best friend and probably one of the smartest kids I know so it was probably good
[ ] Interview: Went really well, lasted about 1.5 hours. He really loves Dartmouth and we had a great time talking
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public, ~4,000 kids
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ]Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited Athlete, URM
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Showed lots of upward trend in my grades, URM, good recs, recruited athlete
[ ] Weaknesses: Freshman year grades, ok test scores
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I tried to show them who I really was through my essays but apart from that, i think it was just luck
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[ b]General Comments: Just be yourself. You don’t have to have a billion extracurriculars or a perfect SAT/GPA to get in. Just focus on a few things and show them that you are really passionate about what you do.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone else on your college searches.</p>