<p>What are my chances at Dartmouth RD? I’m from Indiana, if it makes a difference. What do you think the weak points are in my application? Will the fact that my school only gives unweighted GPAs and that I don’t have a rank hurt me? Thanks in advance for any input.
Female from small town in Midwest, science major, premed
GPA: 3.93 UW (no rank), highly competitive public HS (100% 4-year colleges)
10 AP Courses by Graduation (toughest courseload), so far 4 5s and a 4
SAT: 2290 (800 CR, 720 M, 770 W)
SAT II: 700 Chem, 760 Bio M, 780 Lit
National Merit Semifinalist, some math awards, AP Scholar w/ distinction, chemistry bowl winner, “A” Honor Roll, NHS</p>
<p>ECs:
Swimming year-round, 20 hours a week, state meet qualifier, created team fundraiser to help hurricane victims (9-12)
NHS: Treasurer, head of fundraising committee (11,12)
Tutoring inner city youth, and peer tutoring (11-12)
Help coach younger kids on swim team twice a week (12)
Freshman Mentor (10-12)
Church Activities, Sunday school teacher (9-12)
International Ministry (9,11,12), English conversation partner to students from UAE, Japan, and Vietnam
Immunology Research at Boston University for six weeks</p>