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TenPercentNinja · 04-13-2006, 11:44 PM

Decision: Accepted (insert many (i.e. a whole lot of) exclamation points to reflect excitement here)

Stats:

SAT: 2170
SAT IIs: 800, 760, 720
GPA: 3.8 unweighted, ~4.2 LAUSD standards, ~4.4 UC standards
Rank: 1 of about 300
Other stats: 11 APs taken... no less than a 4 on any test... but I don't think there was even a place to tell Dartmouth on the application?

Subjective:

Essays: My longest essay was a butchered edition of the 600 word copy I wrote for the UC system... though I did put quite a lot of thought into my shorter responses... that Dartmouth didn't read.
Teacher Recs: One extremely well written and generically praiseful. The other written rather quickly but more personally.
Counselor Rec: Didn't read, but it couldn't have been too good considering our antagonistic relationship.
Hook (if any): My peer recommendation was from someone I tutor. I went more into depth on this and my life well below the Federal Poverty Line in my short responses, but again-- Dartmouth was the one college that didn't ask for those.

Location/Person:

State or Country: Los Angeles, CA. (San Fernando Valley-- porn capital of the world!)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian, Vietnamese
Gender: Male
Intended Major: English
Major strength/weakness: English is actually one of my worst subjects, so at the time I figured I may as well declare a major into something I'd actually use in life... don't think it helped in the admissions process though. I have no idea how I got into Dartmouth or any other Ivy league, really. Perhaps I'm using up all my luck at an early age? Whatever it may be, I'm extremely grateful for it.

Other Factors: I was sick, nervous, and tired at the interview. So much so that my interviewer may have taken pity on me :P In fact, my long essay was about how terribly awkward I am. Maybe I stood out from the stereotypical Ivy League Go-Getter?

Edit: speaking of which, it is also worth mentioning that I am the least athletic human being in the world. well, i guess maybe I could be a horse jockey with my size... or something.

04-13-2006, 11:44 PM	#187
TenPercentNinja New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 4	Decision: Accepted (insert many (i.e. a whole lot of) exclamation points to reflect excitement here) Stats: SAT: 2170 SAT IIs: 800, 760, 720 GPA: 3.8 unweighted, ~4.2 LAUSD standards, ~4.4 UC standards Rank: 1 of about 300 Other stats: 11 APs taken... no less than a 4 on any test... but I don't think there was even a place to tell Dartmouth on the application? Subjective: Essays: My longest essay was a butchered edition of the 600 word copy I wrote for the UC system... though I did put quite a lot of thought into my shorter responses... that Dartmouth didn't read. Teacher Recs: One extremely well written and generically praiseful. The other written rather quickly but more personally. Counselor Rec: Didn't read, but it couldn't have been too good considering our antagonistic relationship. Hook (if any): My peer recommendation was from someone I tutor. I went more into depth on this and my life well below the Federal Poverty Line in my short responses, but again-- Dartmouth was the one college that didn't ask for those. Location/Person: State or Country: Los Angeles, CA. (San Fernando Valley-- porn capital of the world!) School Type: Public Ethnicity: Asian, Vietnamese Gender: Male Intended Major: English Major strength/weakness: English is actually one of my worst subjects, so at the time I figured I may as well declare a major into something I'd actually use in life... don't think it helped in the admissions process though. I have no idea how I got into Dartmouth or any other Ivy league, really. Perhaps I'm using up all my luck at an early age? Whatever it may be, I'm extremely grateful for it. Other Factors: I was sick, nervous, and tired at the interview. So much so that my interviewer may have taken pity on me :P In fact, my long essay was about how terribly awkward I am. Maybe I stood out from the stereotypical Ivy League Go-Getter? Edit: speaking of which, it is also worth mentioning that I am the least athletic human being in the world. well, i guess maybe I could be a horse jockey with my size... or something. Last edited by TenPercentNinja; 04-14-2006 at 12:01 AM.
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