Vetofor

Hello!

I recently submitted my Early Decision application to another college, but have recently been completely flummoxed as to where to apply for regular decision. I am mainly interested in schools with strong programs in Political Science or International Relations, and Dartmouth's Public policy and IR program is extremely appealing.

That being said, I'm still a bit unsure as to where I might stand in the application process for Dartmouth. Any feedback, information, or comments would definitely be appreciated.

I should probably start off with my background- until Sophomore year, I lived in Connecticut. Over the summer of my Sophomore year, however, my family completed a cross-country move to California. Unfortunately, within six months of arriving, my parents divorced - my father has had a chronic history of infidelity. It's been a tough process for my younger brother and I, but we've both learned a number of life-lessons, and I think all of this has been for the best. I've tried hard to remain unaffected by all of the recent 'turmoil;' my stats are listed below.

White male, California
I've taken the SAT twice:
Sitting 1: 2090 (750 CR, 630 Math, 710 Writing)
Sitting 2: 2150 (740 CR, 640 Math, 770 Writing)
I'm unsure of Brown's SAT policy, but combined, I have a score of 2160.
I.B Candidate
GPA: 3.96, in the top 5% of my school. Except for math (I.B Math Studies instead of A.P Calc), I'm taking the most rigorous courses at my school.
SAT subject tests: 780 U.S History, Literature and Biology scores pending.

Extra-Curriculars:
Captain, Speech and Debate
President, Mock Trial Team (Was chosen to be a varsity attorney last year, my first year on the team. Our team ranks 7th in the state.)
Founder, President, Model United Nations Club (Since its founding early last year, we have attended simulations locally and at UCLA)
President, Miller Family YMCA Youth & Government Delegation

Before moving to California, during Sophomore year, I was the youngest-elected President of our 130-member Latin Club, Class Vice-President, Debate Club Treasurer, and Vice-President of our Model United Nations club.)

Before moving to California, I won several State and National awards in Latin - unfortunately, my new school does not have a Latin Program, but I've done my best to continue studying the language through Cambridge University's Distance-Learner Latin Program. On a related note, I also won Connecticut-state awards in French.

While I hate to be so wordy, I've also won a great number of awards for International Extemporaneous speaking and Parliamentary Debate, with my partner and I having taken first place at a number of regional competitions; I have qualified for State Finals in my Freshman, Sophomore, Junior (and hopefully Senior) years. Last year at Youth & Government, I was chosen as the "2009 Assemblyman of the Year."

Over the summer, I have done my best to remain occupied - I attended Stanfords EPGY program in the summer of my sophomore year for Legal Studies, and recently attended Yale's Ivy Scholar program for International Security Studies. I also helped teach badminton at a local community center.

As for AP's, I am an AP scholar with distinction - I also self-studied for the AP comparative government test, on which I scored a "5."


Anyway, I usually try not to 'freak out' about colleges, but again, any comments would be appreciated. At this point, I'm essentially just trying to figure out where I might place, relative to other applicants, and to determine whether I might have a chance for regular decision.

crimsonmist

Nice one!heh.

Vetofor

Crimson, I don't quite understand your post, could you elaborate?