<p>White male, Private School, CA, Does not rank
Hardest courses - 3.85 UW, 4.2 W
680CR, 800M, 670W (1480/2140)
Waiting for SAT II scores
Captain, Varsity Volleyball; Arts Editor, School Newspaper (won award); 400+ Community Service Hours (won award); Leadership Committee, Camp for at-risk Youth; Scholarship to service/immersion program - Dominican Republic</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>You’re obviously in the running, but after that there’s really no way to have any better idea; unless you are able to play volleyball at Dartmouth (do they even have a men’s team?). I had somewhat lower SAT M, somewhat higher SAT CR, about the same grades (which translated to top 1% of class [albeit from a public hs]) and was W/L.</p>
<p>Your SATs are identical to my son’s; he’s a class of '11.</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter that Dartmouth has a volleyball team or not; the point of your EC is that you’re invovled in a sport, in a leadership position.</p>
<p>I think you’ve got a shot. Your geographic diversity helps, too.</p>
<p>^ Uh, I don’t think his “geographic diversity” is going to help him particularly. There are TONS of California residents attending Dartmouth.</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone. I hope to visit Dartmouth in July.</p>
<p>Very Happy,
Did your son apply ED?</p>
<p>“It doesn’t matter that Dartmouth has a volleyball team or not; the point of your EC is that you’re invovled in a sport, in a leadership position.”</p>
<p>Uh, no. Being captain of a sports team is a dime a dozen for the Dartmouth applicant pool and doesn’t really stand out from the crowd. The ability to contribute to a varsity team is actually a reason why they would accept you.</p>
<p>Dartmouth does have a men’s volleyball team! </p>
<p>It’s DI I believe… but not NCAA so it’s technically not a varsity sport. It is a club sport. But they travel… mostly to MIT. lol.</p>
<p>Yes, yes… I was involved in volleyball, too, during high school and now I am a Dartmouth '12. Of course volleyball wasn’t the deciding factor, but hey, most guys don’t play volleyball in high school (as compared to other male-popular sports).</p>
<p>I’m glad someone else is interested in volleyball. =)</p>
<p>The club team sounds great! Although men’s varsity volleyball is a big deal here in CA, there are not many college men’s teams, especially on the east coast. But I would rather play club anyway, because of the D1 time commitment.</p>
<p>Nobody can judge if you will get in or not. You have a chance, but there are people better/worse/same who have been rejected or accepted for some unknown reason beyond our comprehension. Your stats are solid, though you might want to get all SAT’s above 700. I had low 700’s on across the board (which i thought were good enough) and I think thats what hurt me alot. Give it a shot, you never know (the app is relativly easy as well- no supplamental essay just peer review)</p>