chances pleasee

Colleges & Universities Dartmouth College
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<p>i decided that im gonna apply to Dartmouth just for the hell of it even though my stats aren’ great…not even that good but i got nothing to lose… i decided not to apply to Columbia after i visited…it just wasn’t me but im gona apply to georgetown penn state and NYU. my high school is not that great…its a technical school so half the kids dont even go to college…while the other have go to local universities or community colleges. we dont have sat prep classes or too many AP classes. my grades arent great cause i missed a lot of school days soph yr to take care of lil sister who got typhoid fever. im doing alot better now and by senior year hopefully it can be a 3.8
gpa 3.65 w 3.3 uw
sat 1840 first time…2000 hopefully next time
CNA first aid CPR certified…next year EMT
many many hours of volunteer work/internship at congress
work 20hrs/wk in dental office
hold few leadership offices
won nationals in prepared speaking
American legion- girls state
3 yrs of tennis
taking community college courses in math</p>

<p>Asian female from single parent household first 2 go to college if that helps…oldest child so i work to help support family
interested in politics…future career goal would be to work for WHO or UN
thanks guys…constructive criticism is welcomed
p.s. did any one get in without being a legacy or recruited athlete but with normal stats…does that happen?</p>

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<p>you sound like a nice girl but ur gunna need to bring up ur SAT’s by about 300 points to be competive. id say to still apply tho, u never no if u dont at least try.</p>

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<p>thanks…i’ll work on the sat…and the subject tests…anything else guys?</p>

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<p>The first gen college stuff will help out a lot. Also, make sure to really explain about the typhoid fever thing and the fact that you work to help support your family, either for an explanation of grades, or to show character (likely both).</p>

<p>Anyways, bring up your test scores, and if you can, get that GPA up to be as competitive as possible. </p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>

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<p>It’s a massive reach. The first generation tip mostly helps URMs. There are many Asian first gen candidates with competitive stats…</p>

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<p>yeah i know…unfortunetly i cant do nothing bout it but get my GPA up, i still have a little hope lol …do u guys know any way i can make myself stand out? i will be going on a rotary youth leadership conference for a week in june</p>