Denied
SAT Scores (and # of sittings): 720 CR, 740 M, 710 W, 1 sitting
ACT Scores (and # of sittings): did not take
SAT II Scores (and # of sittings): 710 math 1, 720 math 2, 730 Chinese, 770 US
School Profile (Brief): Large Public in a mainly middle/upper middle class area
GPA (Unweighted/Weighted): 3.86, 4.42
Rank: 24/667
Course Rigour: Pretty Rigorous
AP/IB Scores: 4 lit, 3 lang, 4 stat, 4 us, 3 human, 4 world, 4 apes, 3 Spanish lang
Notable Honours/Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, art awards, student of the week, ap scholar with honor
Notable Extra-Curricular Activities: math ( VP 12, Public Relations 11), Swim, German (treasurer), Spanish, NHS, art
Work Experience: Lifeguard
Non-Consistent Extra-Curricular Activities (Volunteering, Summer Activities, etc.): Church VBS, presentation about American culture to tourism school in China, YMCA, organization for kids who lost a loved one, lifeguarding
Passions: art
Recommendations: ok
Essays (and content, if you like): generic common app. supplement was probably too short
Interview: very nice. I had a good time.
Your Prospective Major: International Relations/ Econ/ Art
State/Country: Florida
Ethnicity/Gender: Asian
Hooks: nah
Strengths/Weaknesses: everything was just not good enough for Dartmouth. I retook the SAT and got a 2240 so hopefully that helps for my other schools.
Your Assessment: I am grateful I got rejected instead of deferred since it motivated me to improve my application and rewrite my essays to make them more powerful and unique. If I got deferred, I probably wouldnt have made significant changes, lowering my chances of getting into other schools. I probably did not belong at Dartmouth in all honesty.
Other Acceptances/Rejections/Waitlists/Whither you plan(ned) to apply: Accepted: UVa, UCF applied: Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, Brown, Penn, Duke, UF, UNC, USC, Hopkins, ND, NYU, Vandy