URM Chances? ED @ Dartmouth

<p>Hispanic male from Florida </p>

<p>I am applying:</p>

<p>ED to Dartmouth </p>

<p>EA to Notre Dame </p>

<p>Also RD to:</p>

<p>Cornell
Colgate
Amherst
Williams
Brown
UF
Wake
Vandy
Davidson
Tufts (legacy)
Bowdoin</p>

<p>Hispanic male from Florida
UW GPA 3.7
School does not rank</p>

<p>Scores:
ACT: 31
SAT II's
US-History- 630
Literature- ~700
AP US History- 4</p>

<p>Courses I am taking Senior Year
AP English Language
AP Spanish Language
AP Government
AP Statistics
Anatomy and Physiology
Ethics, Morals, and Values</p>

<p>I have been a member of the following sports teams. I plan to continue all of my sports throughout senior year:</p>

<p>JV Cross Country 9 (captain)
Varsity Cross Country 10-12 (captain)
Varsity Wrestling 8-12 (cocaptain)
Founding member of First Lacrosse Team (Plant Panthers) in Tampa (7th)
Varsity Lacrosse on the Panthers 8-10
Varsity Lacrosse (cofounded the team) 11-12 (captain)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
Tour Guide (11)
Assistant Head Tour Guide (12)
Lacrosse Club 9-12 (founder)
Photographer/Sports Writer for the Newspaper (9-12)
Classic Film Club 10
SADD 9-12 (Vice President 12; VP Finance 11)
Writing Center Tutor (12)
Diversity Awareness Club (11-12)
Spanish Club 9-12
Red Cross Certified in CPR, First Aid, and Lifeguarding
I have been lifeguarding at my local pool for 2 years.</p>

<p>I also am very passionate about fishing, kayaking, SCUBA Diving (NAUI certified), and spearfishing.</p>

<p>My essays and peer/counselor/teacher recs all look very good. I have worked very hard on my essay.
Thanks for the help.</p>

<p>Good for all.</p>

<p>you can't ED to Dartmouth and EA to Notre Dame at the same time.</p>

<p>Yea then everywhere will reject you.</p>

<p>What? I thought you could but if you got in ED you have to go. I thought EA was non-binding??</p>

<p>From the Notre Dame Website:</p>

<p>Our Early Action process is non-binding. This means that if a student is admitted in Early Action, he or she still has until May 1st to decide whether or not to attend Notre Dame.</p>

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From the Notre Dame Website:</p>

<p>Our Early Action process is non-binding. This means that if a student is admitted in Early Action, he or she still has until May 1st to decide whether or not to attend Notre Dame.

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<p>Yes, but isn't it the case that when you early decision at Dartmouth, you can't apply to any other schools until you hear back from them? I was under that impression at least. That's why I chose early action, to apply to four schools instead of just one (and also for financial reasons, but that's irrelevant).</p>

<p>Also, I'm not completely questioning the credibility of this site, but there's some real discrepency between the responses posters give. I was told that with roughly a 3.7 and a 33 (w/perfect science score) I'd be a reach at most of those schools he listed, yet then he was told that he was 'good' all of them.</p>

<p>Maybe Affirmative Action? (I'm Hispanic). I don't know. We seem pretty similar. Do you play sports?</p>

<p>This is from the Dartmouth Website:
It is a violation of the plan for you to be an Early Decision candidate at two institutions at the same time.</p>

<p>Doesn't say anything about Early Action. Anyone?</p>

<p>You're okay. That is, if Dartmouth accepts you ED, and Notre Dame accepts you EA...you'll have to go to the former, which is what you want. Just as you can apply to RD schools, so can you apply to non-binding EA ones.</p>

<p>And, with respect to chances, legacy status, developmental candidates,geography, athletics, ethnicity, ECs, etc...do affect prospects as they give applicants a bump.</p>