Chance me ED at Dartmouth

Colleges & Universities Dartmouth College
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<p>General info:
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Home State: CT
School Type: Public
Intended Major: Neuroscience</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA out of 4.0: 4.14 weigted
ACT: 36 (34E, 36M, 36S, 36R, 10 Essay)
SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math Level 2, 790 Physics
APs: Chemistry (5), Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics (5)
Senior Schedule:
1.AP Statistics
2. AP Physics C
3. Band/Orchestra
4. AP Government
5. French 5 (A-level)
6. AP Lit
7.Middle East Studies
8. AP Calc BC</p>

<p>Awards:
AP Scholar
2nd Place at American Chemical Society First Year Excellence in Chemistry
Various School Awards </p>

<p>ECs:
–Band/Orchestra:First Flute all 4 years. Played at football game and in school parades as well
–Junior and Senior Year first flute in regional youth symphony
–Varsity Pole vaulter who competed in regional, county, and state championships in grades 10,11,12 (not being recruited to Dartmouth though)
–Have attended a wilderness survival and leadership canoeing camp for 7 years, culminating with a 5 week leadership course/expedition in Northern Quebec
–Private Music Lessons since 5th Grade
–Submitted a Music Arts Supplement </p>

<p>Essays/Recs:
Teacher Recs: One should be excellent, the other the teacher liked me a lot but had a lot of letters to write
Counselor Rec: Most likely fairly generic
Peer Rec: Good, but nothing extraordinary
Essay: Very Good, written about my learnings at my canoeing camp
Short Answer: I think it was very good, but nothing utterly mind-blowing</p>

<p>Demographics:
-Wealthy Family
-Dad is South African (white), Mom is American</p>

<p>Do I seem like a strong candidate, a 50/50 candidate, or a reach candidate?</p>

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<p>Bump…Anybody???</p>

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<p>4.0 GPA
36 ACT
1590 SAT</p>

<p>Metrics aren’t everything but you want advice on your chances? Congrats on your achievements but — Really?</p>

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<p>Yeah, I’m sorry, I just don’t think you’re a strong candidate. [irony]</p>

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<p>You have a strong background and Dartmouth likes musicians! Good luck.</p>

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<p>You seem like a strong candidate- depending on how good you are at pole vault give the track coach a heads-up and maybe he’ll try to give you a push with admissions too</p>

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<p>Did you get into Dartmouth?</p>

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<p>I applied this year. So I won’t know until December 15th.</p>

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<p>Where is the idea coming from that the OP has a 4.0? He/she has a 4.14 weighted. At my school, with a level of course rigor comparable to the OP’s, this would translate to around a 3.5-3.6.</p>

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<p>I am not sure my exact unweighted GPA but it’s around a high 3.8 or low 3.9</p>

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<p>Good luck! You seem like a strong candidate.</p>