<p>Waiting for college acceptance/rejection letters are killing me!
I got a mere 600 on the CR section of the SAT. However, would Dartmouth care if I have been in the US for only 7 years? (I seem to think not) Would they look at my other credentials other than just numbers?
I need to hear to the truth: so that I can either give up and over the whole Dartmouth thing, or I can keep on dreaming...
My heart is breaking every minute I have to wait... (haha ok melodramatic, I know)</p>
<p>You would need to tell us so much more. Are you from a country that sends few applicants? Is every other stat outstanding? Do you have an EC that is exceptional?</p>
<p>I think you know that having a 600 in anything makes Dartmouth an extreme reach. There are kids who never set foot in the US with 800CR scores.</p>
<p>LOL.. tad harsh.</p>
<p>Not trying to be harsh, but the median CR score for the '12's was 730. A quarter of the class had above 770. D will take 2% fewer applicants this year. What's the chance of an unhooked applicant with a 600?</p>
<p>The OP asked for the truth.</p>
<p>no i need to hear it</p>
<p>If it makes you feel better, I was accepted into Dartmouth with a 530 in the CR section.. But I DO come from an underrepresented country and have good EC's and great rec letters. So if you come from a country that sends few applicants as well, or have any other similar hook, then don't give up so easily! Where are you from?</p>
<p>Are you a permanent resident of the United States? In that case, Dartmouth will not regard you as an international student and the standard will be less stringent. Obviously, a 600 is still not great but it gives you a better chance than if they evaluated you in the international student pile. Also - did you take the TOEFL?</p>
<p>no i'm from vietnam, permanent resident : (</p>
<p>jmo, could you please tell where you are from?</p>
<p>Wait, so are you a permanent resident or are you not a permanent resident? I can't tell from your answer.</p>
<p>i got a 690 on reading, and i have lived in the US for 7 years also...that is no excuse.
(i got 780 on math, 800 writing tho)</p>
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<p>I'm going to assume that he meant U.S. Permanent Resident. That's still pretty good from the perspective of admissions.</p>
<p>Well if he meant that he's a permanent resident, then he's going to be in the US pool rather than the international pool in which case he's slightly better off than he would otherwise have been.</p>
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jmo, could you please tell where you are from?</p>
<p>I'm from Ecuador, SA.</p>
<p>Thanks! 10char</p>