[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
SAT Scores (and # of sittings): 2 sittings, only submitted the second. 800 M, 800 CR, 760 W, 2360 composite
SAT II Scores (and # of sittings): Chem 780, Math II 800
School Profile (Brief): Very small public school in a wealthy area, ranked top fifty nationally. Four of our five Dartmouth apps were accepted.
GPA (Unweighted/Weighted): 4.01 on a scale of A = 4.0, A+ = 4.33. Unweighted in terms of honors/APs.
Rank: Unranked
Course Rigour: High, all honors and AP.
AP/IB Scores:
Chemistry - 5
US History - 5
English Language & Composition - 5
Notable Honours/Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
National merit semifinalist, AP scholar, magna cum laude (national latin exam), GW book award, schoolwide award for academic excellence.
Notable Extra-Curricular Activities:
Mountain biking team captain, model UN, treasurer of a club dedicated to fundraising for a charity (Afya), member of a political discussion club, senior mentor for freshmen (helping integrate them into the high school community), photography, cello.
Work Experience: Professional tutor twice weekly since the beginning of junior year.
Non-Consistent Extra-Curricular Activities (Volunteering, Summer Activities, etc.):
Working with a Tanzanian orphanage for two weeks every summer since freshman year, plus assorted fundraising activities for that same charity.
Passions: Photography, music, mountain biking, snowboarding, etc.
Recommendations:
Very strong, from my physics teacher/coach and from an english teacher I was very close with (plus obviously a positive peer rec).
Essays (and content, if you like):
I did the general prompt and spoke about my experiences working with a Tanzanian orphanage and charity.
Interview: Went very well - spoke with a local alum about a wide range of topics (but generally focused to a few pages of questions he had already).
Your Prospective Major: No idea
State/Country: NY
Ethnicity/Gender: Male, white
Hooks: N/A.
Strengths/Weaknesses: Academically strong, possibly weak in terms of ECs.
Your Assessment: I had a fairly strong application overall, the only concern was the strength of other candidates (three legacy candidates, then myself and one other strong student). Fortunately Dartmouth was willing to let in four students from our school so that wasn’t a big problem.