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Old 05-23-2005, 12:22 AM   #1
drummerdude_07
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sterling, IL
Posts: 1,322
Chances at Dartmouth

Can I get into Dartmouth if I ED? What about RD? Looking at either Econ or Poli Sci, possible double major. It's sad: I'm only a soph. doing this, so everything is theoretical.

Rank: 1/270 Crappy Small Town Public School
Toughest courseload possible at my school
White Male
SAT- 2150
ACT- 32/33
SATII - 700 or better in IIC, Chem, and USHistory
6 APs - mixture of 4s and 5s
4.0 uw, ~4.3 w GPA

ECs:
Science Club (3 years leadership postition, possibly prez)
Tennis
Key Club
NHS
Big Brother/Big Sister
Honors Choir
Chamber Singers/Madrigals
Band - Drum Captain 2 yrs
Jazz Band
Pep Band
4-H (quirky?)(club name = Genesee Hillbillies, ha!)- served as prez in middle school
Brushpoppers Motorcycle Club (quirky?)
Schol Bowl- all conference (captain F/S 10, captain Varsity 12?)
Musicals
Youth Group (attended 2 ELCA national youth gatherings)
could found chess club, young republicans, peer tutoring group?
could work on a political campaign?

Awards:
NMS?
AAA Travel Challenge State Finalist (nothing special if u check it out)
Many all-tournament schol bowl and all-conference, possibly 3 times

Summer:
HS summer school for first three years (get PE and drivers ed out of the way)
Gus Macker
Maybe a college course or program
ACE Quiz Bowl Camp
ELCA youth gathering

Won't do music or athletics in college
No work
No hook, except coming from a school where no one has ever even applied to a top 20 school.
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