Would anyone mind telling me what they think (Dartmouth)?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I’ve been coming on here for awhile and everyone is so nice, so I finally made an account. </p>

<p>I’m really nervous about (and losing hope over) having a chance at Dartmouth and I was hoping that someone wouldn’t mind chancing me. Just as a warning, be prepared for my SAT scores.</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0/4.0
I took all the AP courses offered at my school, and I convinced my<br>
guidance counselor to give me extra classes as well.
My school doesn’t rank us.</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities and Volunteer Work:
Editor of school newspaper
Flutist
Girl Scout
Teaching Assistant
Daycare volunteer
EMT
Food pantry volunteer
Fundraising for an organization that helps in third-world countries (my own mission trip won’t be until the end of the school year though)
Hospital volunteer
Soup kitchen volunteer
Started a charity organization (it only just took-off though, because planning it out took me awhile)
Visiting nursing homes
I'm involved with other activities, but they’re all pretty similar to what I’ve already listed.</p>

<p>Awards: Bronze Award, a college book award (for service and for academics it says), and lots of school awards (but I don’t think those will matter).</p>

<p>Other:
School Type- Public
Ethnicity- Caucasian
Gender- Female</p>

<p>Scores:
I had to save them for last, because they’re just so shameful.
SAT Reasoning Test- CR (680), M (560), W (680)
SAT Subject Tests- Literature (720), U.S. History (600)<br>
I’m re-taking every one of these tests, but I’m not expecting much (there’s no excuse, but I just can’t seem to control my nerves- taking it under official conditions at school, but just for practice, I get a perfect score each time. I really hope this isn’t proof that I’m not Dartmouth material). </p>

<p>I appreciate your input. Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>Without the test scores, you have pretty generic activities without awards to show for that much. Unless you can raise your SAT to 2100+ and get another subject test over 700, chances are slim.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your feedback! I was afraid that would be the case; I needed to hear from someone else though (you). Good luck with your own colleges (if your applying this year), I’m sure you’ll do great.</p>

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<p>Why don’t you try the ACT? Or are you a senior?
Could you talk to a physician about a little bit of propranolol-a blood pressure medicine used to treat performance anxiety. It isn’t an enhancer, just keeps the heart from racing. I have prescribed it for musicians and a few others who were so nervous they felt physically ill on these occasions, with good results.I wouldn’t consider it cheating in any way.</p>

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<p>I agree that if nerves are the problem, there are many approaches to try including some natural ones like meditation. Dartmouth, like all top schools, is very score oriented.</p>

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<p>Yeah you need to raise the scores. Maybe try the ACT?</p>