Chance me for Dartmouth RD?

PerformingDude
Mon, 23 Nov 2020 03:54:32 +0000

It definitely looks like you achieved a lot! Stats are spot on, as long as your grades and course rigor “match” your test scores.

Your extracurriculars seem pretty impressive. However, to be blunt, your phrasing and the activities makes me think that most of your EC’s were done to impress colleges, rather to explore and expand from your own passions. Of course, I could be totally wrong. Just giving my two cents. Happy to have a discussion explaining why if you want.

As I am sure you know, Dartmouth’s RD acceptance rate last year was 6.9%. That is very very VERY low. As long as your essays are strong and prove my speculating wrong, I think you definitely have a chance of getting in, but this selective a school is a reach for everyone. I would clump Yale, Penn, Vandy, UVA (OOS), Georgetown, and UND in the same category (rule of thumb is schools with <20% acceptance rate are a reach for EVERYONE). You definitely have a solid chance at W&L, UMich, Boston College, and Wake Forest. A highly advise you apply to 1-2 safety schools just in case (none of the schools you listed are safety schools, even for the perfect applicant).

Hope this helps! Happy to talk about this further!