Decision: Rejected
SAT Scores (and # of sittings): 2160 in two sittings (680 CR, 800 math, 680 writing)
ACT Scores (and # of sittings): 34 C
SAT II Scores (and # of sittings): 770 math I, 730 math II
School Profile (Brief): large public school, best in state
GPA (Unweighted/Weighted): 4.0 UW, 5.2 W
Rank: 41/573
Course Rigour: full IB with a couple APs
AP/IB Scores: AP Calc AB (5); take IB exams at end of senior year
Notable Honours/Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Outstanding Achievement in Calculus and History of the Americas; all-conference and conference player of the year on volleyball team; won 6 awards at school’s film festival sophomore year
Notable Extra-Curricular Activities: 4 years school varsity volleyball, 5 years club volleyball, IB leadership institute, IB student council, church’s youth advisory board member, film club member
Work Experience: coached volleyball clinics for young girls and refereed matches
Non-Consistent Extra-Curricular Activities (Volunteering, Summer Activities, etc.): volunteered as optometrist at a medical clinic for refugees
Passions:
Recommendations: didn’t read them
Essays (and content, if you like): 7/10 commonapp essay, 9/10 dartmouth supplement
Interview: went pretty well, talked for about 45 minutes, she mainly spoke about her time at dartmouth for the majority of the interview
Your Prospective Major: mathematics & social sciences
State/Country: NC/USA
Ethnicity/Gender: white female
Hooks: none
Strengths: test scores, gpa
Weaknesses: rank, extracurriculars
Your Assessment: I think they must have thought my essays and recommendation letters weren’t strong enough; also I didn’t really do anything special as far as extracurriculars; applying to dartmouth was a sort of spur of the moment decision so I’m not upset that I didn’t get in