On the verge of a Nervous Breakdown.

Colleges & Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>Korean Female
Location: Maryland
College Class Year: 2014
High School: Public - Clarksburg High School - it's fairly new and my class is the first to finish all four years although I technically did not do all four years (I moved from sophomore to junior year)
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools - yale, brown, cornell, duke, MIT, etc.; but not a freakish amount.
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.81
GPA - Weighted: 4.51
Class Rank: top 10% (im guessing, since my county does not do ranks - at least they dont tell us)
Class Size: 1700ish</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 710
SAT I Critical Reading: 690
SAT I Writing: 710</p>

<p>SAT II - in OCT/DEC (math lvl 2, lit & bio)</p>

<p>AP - 5lang 4calc,env sci, us govt&politics 3world, taking: lit, stat, physics, bio, psych</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Track (indoor/outdoor), XC, Church, Operation Fly (help the homeless, founded at my school), NHS, SNHS, ambassadors</p>

<p>Leadership positions: small group leader @ church, opfly president/cofounder/avp</p>

<p>Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Track (indoor/outdoor), XC varsity</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work: 500+ hours at missions, homeless visitations, helping the youth, CIT</p>

<p>Honors and Awards: Environmental Science Excellence Award, Triple threat award, minds in motion, honor roll/straight A's, MD Dist. Scholar; honorable mention, AP Scholar with Distinction (not a lot, I know)</p>

<p>Im not sure if you need anything else.. I am interested in the psych-neuroscience dept though</p>

<p>please chance me! If you want, I could return the favor.
thank you!</p>

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<p>Also worked for Junior Year summer… if that changes anything.</p>

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<p>I’d say it’s a mid-reach.</p>

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<p>Doesn’t look likely to me from this description. Sorry.</p>

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<p>How fast are you in x-c and track? Dartmouth is near the bottom of the Ivy League right now as far as their women’s running program. A girl from a neighboring town got recruited there with a pretty mediocre track career (and no x-c at all).</p>

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<p>Chances look slim but I recommend that you don’t give up. You can still impress the adcoms with your essay. How do you think your teacher recs will turn out?</p>