Should I give up ALL hope at this point..??

Colleges & Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>Dartmouth is my dream school, but I think I have no chance AT ALL</p>

<p>ACT, 31 (E 35, R 33, M 28, S 26)
SAT IIs, Math II: 660, Math I: 680, Lit: 610 (ouch)
Rank, top 5% of class of 620
12 AP classes, the rest all honors. Toughest curriculum possible </p>

<p>Essays .. commonapp one was amazing, dartmouth didnt have a supplement essay
Recs .. good, councilor rec amazing
Extracurrics .. debate captain, first place at Yale tournament, state qualifier for 3 yrs, nationals qualifier twice, district winner, first place at nearly every local
president of senior class [only 5 kids get voted on student council, out of 620]</p>

<p>... is it hopeless..?</p>

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<p>I don’t think its hopeless, although you would obviously be helped by higher scores. </p>

<p>What are your AP scores? Do they help validate your coursework?</p>

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<p>not really. two 3s and two 4s. yeah my ACT is terrible, i just hope they will look at my E and R being high, since those link into my major. i’m just not a math person</p>

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<p>What other schools did you apply to? Any SAT-optional, such as Bowdoin?</p>

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<p>your ACT isn’t terrible, really, although it is on the low end of average. you probably won’t get in but it’s not hopeless.</p>

<p>why didn’t you apply ED?</p>

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<p>i have no idea why i didn’t apply ED. i don’t even know what bowdoin is. I’ve gotten into UMichigan and waitlisted at WUSTL so maybe/hopefully one of those schools i suppose. I’m waiting to hear back from emory, gtown, duke, dartmouth, berkeley</p>

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<p>well, just sit tight and wait. less than 3 wks of waiting left!!</p>

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<p>You’re in at a great school. Congratulations!</p>

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<p>three weeks seems like an eternity! every week has been going by soo slow. and guess what guys just rejected at ****ing ucla. UCLA! it was like, a safety almost. ugh this is so hopeless.
Consolation, no not so much.</p>

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<p>@ jackdaniels – Don’t worry about UCLA. UCLA is stupid anyway. I got rejected too. The tuition increase makes it barely worth thinking about going there anymore. So yeah. Don’t fret! Many better schools will accept you!</p>

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<p>jackdaniels, I received as likely letter with a 32 ACT. You can definitely get in with a 31. Keep up the faith!</p>

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<p>well obviously someone thinks highly of themselves thinking of UCLA as a safety… karmas a you know what</p>

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<p>raelah, i agree about the tuition thing. i wasn’t going to go there, the idea of rejection there just hurts. like…ucla doesn’t think i’m good enough</p>

<p>romanticism, wow congrats and thanks!</p>

<p>njsoccer, no it’s not that i think highly of myself, i just thought i was way in their range for everything so i was very surprised</p>