Sudden Urge to be Chanced!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>I had my Dartmouth interview last night, and now, I want to go to Dartmouth even more. It is probably the most selective school on my list, so I want to know if I have a chance. Hope my wishes and hopes come true ;)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 710 M, 710 W (1440)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 740 US History, 700 Biology E
[</em>] Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.1 / 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 4, WHAP 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP English Language and Composition, AP Biology, Honors Pre Calculus AB/BC, Honors Wind Ensemble
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Maxima Cum Laude, High Honor Roll 9th, Honor Roll 10th-12th, Robert Morris University Faculty Scholar for academics, Numerous Music Awards 9th-12th
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Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Baseball 11yrs, Marching Band 4 yrs(LDR), Concert Band 4 yrs (LDR), Summer Band Camp 4 yrs(LDR), Winter Baseball Training 3 yrs, Christian Club 4 yrs, Key Club 2 yrs, Soccer 1 yr (Equipment Manager b/c I suffered a head injury; then quit because schedules overlapped with band)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: SAT Tutor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital 1 yr, Latchkey 1 yr, Numerous Church Work 3 years(LDR), Cancer Marathon 1 yr, other random services
[<em>] Summer Activities: Band
[</em>] Essays: CA about making a unique breakfast which I think has humor and portrays me uniquely
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good? Signed Waiver
[</em>] Counselor Rec: She came this year so I'm guessing it's generic
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: Ehhhh...was disappointed in myself but I don't thin I did bad
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[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ (international)
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Low
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

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<p>Uh, there’s a problem with your addition… Your SAT score… 730 and two 710s does not add up to 1440</p>

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<p>I believe he is adding up the CR and Math scores and disregarding Writing. Darthmouth, if I recall correctly, does not seem to give much importance to the writing section.</p>

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<p>730 cr +710 m = 1440</p>

<p>730 + 710 + 710 = 2150</p>

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<p>Dartmouth weights the Writing section equally with the other two. Not sure on your exact class rank – but try to be solidly within the top 5% to have a decent chance.</p>

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<p>Might as well wait lol, you’ve only a few weeks left…</p>

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<p>last tiem i checked i was in top 6% but now its diff again casue of mid years…nevertheless, our school only does by deciles so first is all the matters…i think</p>

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<p>@coalminerson</p>

<p>Yeah but im so anxious lmao</p>

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<p>whooo go Koreans</p>

<p>I personally believe you have a good chance, but its hard for anyone to tell right now (I’m also another 2015’er who applied to Dartmouth)</p>

<p>we all just got to hope for the best, since the time will eventually come</p>

<p>Best of luck to you ComeGraduation!</p>

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<p>a bit generic from the info you provided… but obviously there’s a lot of subjective stuff that we aren’t seeing.</p>

<p>unfortunately, geography is not on your side, but i wish you good luck come march 30th!</p>

<p>and also agree that graduation needs to happen asap.</p>

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<p>@arreyn emme</p>

<p>yeah graduation needs to come NOW…everyday is going so slowly</p>

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<p>Your school may list by decile, but the exact rank (6%) gives us better context to judge your GPA. Have students with similar stats from your school gotten in in the past?</p>

<p>It seems like you have a chance. Not a particularly good chance, but not a particularly bad one either. It’s completely possible with your numbers; the essays and LORs are crucial parts that we cannot see (but they’ll need to be very strong).</p>

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<p>Edit: double post, my mistake.</p>

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<p>No one really applies to Dartmouth from my school so yeah i dunno</p>

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<p>What is “honors precalculus AB/BC”? Never heard of precalc having such a division.</p>

<p>As an unhooked student, your course rigor and test scores don’t look strong enough IMHO. But you never know. Something about your intangibles might grab the adcom’s fancy. Did you send a music supplement? What instrument do you play?</p>

<p>Good luck at D and at your other schools. :)</p>

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<p>i think you have a good chance; your stats definitely put you in the general consideration set. i think the challenge will just be standing out among the other applicants. good luck to you, though! I’m another anxious 2015 hopeful…anxious for the dartmouth decision as much as graduation in general :)</p>

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<p>thank you!!</p>

<p>good luck to you too</p>