Rejected from Penn ED. Honest chances at Dartmouth RD?

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<p>Chinese, Male, International, First Generation
No financial aid needed
East Asian Studies Major</p>

<p>Academics
Full IB Diploma 38 points - HL775 SL666(+1) School does not rank
SAT I (CR750, M710, W660) 2120 <em>Will definitely retake in January</em>
SAT II Literature 770/ Biology E 750</p>

<p>ECs
National Police Cadet Corps 1st Sergeant, Attended Adventure Training Camp and National Cadet Officers' Camp, Lead Junior Cadets as Section Leader in NPCC Summer Camp Certificate of Distinction (Silver), Y9 and Y10
Art Club Certificate of Merit, Painted School Murals, Y9 and Y10
168 Hours Community Involvement in Lijiang, China, Sub-group Leader, Y11
168 Hours Community Involvement in Shanghai, China, Y9
140 Hours Community Involvement in Singapore, Organizer and Group Leader, Y11
140 Hours Community Involvement in Singapore, Organizer and Group Leader, Y12
University of New South Wales International Essay Writing Competition Distinction Award, Y9
Standard 1st and Subject Award Recipient for Chinese (HL), Y11
Nationwide 1st in Intercollegiate Chinese Essay Writing Competition, Y11
Standard 6th and Dean’s List Recipient for Economics (HL), Y11
Twice published in our school’s annual Chinese language publication, Y11 and Y12
Military Service Certificate of Distinction, Secretary of Warrant Officers and Specialists Day Committee, Editor of National Day Parade 25th Year Anniversary Commemorative Book</p>

<p>Work Experience
Administrative Intern at Asia-Pacific Breweries, Y9
Legal Intern at Asia Law Corporation
Personal Assistant to the Formation Sergeant Major during Military Service
Social Media/Editorial Intern at top women's website
Events Management Intern for the Sichuan-Singapore Investment Seminar at the Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry</p>

<p>Supplement
Collection of Poetry with a short excerpt of critique by my country's most recongnized Literature/Theatre Studies academic</p>

<p>P.S. Any current Dartmouth students would like to read my admissions essay? It's pretty hook-ish.</p>

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<p>I stopped reading after reading 3 facts: East Asian, International, 2120 SAT.</p>

<p>Very, very slim chances with those stats.</p>

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<p>yeah just get the stats up… do good peer review</p>

<p>…you never know its not all about scores.
I just got deferred with a 2340
800 790 SAT iis</p>

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<p>^agreed. my sat I score was pretty close to the op. i’ll read your essay if you want someone who’s going to attend in the fall.</p>

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<p>I think you should still apply, especially if you say your essay is pretty good. I’ll read it.</p>

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<p>^ it’s ok. It looks like you aren’t a fresher yet, not even a would-be.</p>

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<p>which JC? I am in a similar spot, Singaporean, lower SAT scores, but higher SAT 2’s I presume. I guess the only difference was that I left Singapore last year to go to a UWC, from which I heard that Dartmouth likes.</p>

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<p>not likely.</p>

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<p>a lot of these responses are ********, not trying to start a fight, but they are. dartmouth is a little more holistic than “asian, 2120? no.” </p>

<p>maybe if you applied to a non-LAC, because that is what dartmouth is, then the university would put stats requirements on you and drop you because you don’t meet a certain sat cutoff or something. but dartmouth will definitely consider you for what you are. just make sure your essay doesn’t come off as fake and that you don’t sound supercilious or anything of the like.</p>

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<p>I have no idea how to evaluate your awards and ECs, nor do I know whether your IB stats are unusually good. </p>

<p>But I will say that it is VERY unusual to see a male Asian student who is a poet, instead of yet another premed/engineer/business drone with an 800M. If I were evaluating the pile of apps from Asian internationals, that would catch my eye.</p>

<p>But I admit, I’m prejudiced. In favor of poets.</p>