I absolutely adore Dartmouth College and I just applied there Early Decision. I have an ACT score of 32 and a GPA of about 4.0 (and I am ranked 5 of 135 in my class). I also take the hardest classes my school offers and am involved with speech and debate as a varsity policy debater and in Academic Challenge at my school, as well as previously in the presidential campaign as the canvass coordinator of my community and the President of Edison Students for Obama. I am a commended student, member of the announcement crew, was the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House at Buckeye Girls State, involved in several prestigious art contests, am an ex-member of the town’s art council, and am involved in Key Club and NHS. I also sent in a supplemental art form, wrote a very good essay, and have at least one excellent teacher recommendation letter (I didn’t read the others). I’ve been forming an ulcer for about the past month over whether or not I will get in, and I just conducted an interview with a representative who wanted to talk to me for only 20 minutes but ended up talking to me for 56 and said he had 6 pages of notes on me by the end of the interview (hopefully that’s a good thing?).
I know your answer will not necessarily reflect Dartmouth’s decision, but I was wondering if there is anybody out there who went through the same heartburn with this school during the application process and if they can give some kind of judgement as to how I might possibly do in front of the board of applications? (If anything else, just to give me something else to toil over, I suppose.) Thank you so much!!!!
I’m applying to Dartmouth, too, so I know what you’re going through. Your stats look pretty good to me, although you didn’t mention what your SAT Subject Test scores were. (Dartmouth requires 2 SAT Subject Tests.) It looks like you have a respectable list of extracurriculars and good academics, especially if you took the hardest classes your school has to offer, like you said.
A good book you might want to read is A is for Admission by Michele A. Hernandez. The author actually used to be a Dartmouth admissions officer, and she goes into the admissions process they used in great detail. (Granted, it was written more than a couple years ago, but I imagine that much of what she wrote still applies.) If you have time, you should check it out.
Also, a good website you could check out is www.collegeconfidential.com. There, you can find discussion forums just about the Ivy League and even ones specifically about Dartmouth. There are a lot of "chance me" threads like the one you just posted, and it’s very interesting to read through them.
Good luck!
February 1st, 2010 at 2:15 am
Everything looks great to me. If you don’t get in THEIR the ones missing out! Good luck.
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February 1st, 2010 at 2:42 am
You would def get in if you were hispanic or black..haha jkjk..i think you’ll get in, dont stress so much. i know exactly what thats like.. not to the extent of dartmouth..try applying to harvard its still a great school and a few friends of mine who attent their said the app process was easy..good luck!
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February 1st, 2010 at 3:21 am
I’m applying to Dartmouth, too, so I know what you’re going through. Your stats look pretty good to me, although you didn’t mention what your SAT Subject Test scores were. (Dartmouth requires 2 SAT Subject Tests.) It looks like you have a respectable list of extracurriculars and good academics, especially if you took the hardest classes your school has to offer, like you said.
A good book you might want to read is A is for Admission by Michele A. Hernandez. The author actually used to be a Dartmouth admissions officer, and she goes into the admissions process they used in great detail. (Granted, it was written more than a couple years ago, but I imagine that much of what she wrote still applies.) If you have time, you should check it out.
Also, a good website you could check out is http://www.collegeconfidential.com. There, you can find discussion forums just about the Ivy League and even ones specifically about Dartmouth. There are a lot of "chance me" threads like the one you just posted, and it’s very interesting to read through them.
Good luck!
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