Could I get into Dartmouth?

mlbsupastar123
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:58:18 +0000

Hello, Im a junior in high school right now. I’ll graduate in 2013 Below are my scores, academic achievements, extracurricular activities, etc.

Ethnicity: Caucasian
Siblings: Trip to Korea & China in which we adopted two sisters

Education:

GPA:
weigheted: 3.8
unweighted: (I’m not sure how to calculate that; our school doesn’t tell us)

ACT Scores:
I got a 29 my first time taking it. I have recently got an ACT tutor and I’m aiming for a 30, 31+

Class Percentile:
Top 5%

Freshman Year Classes & Grades:

Advanced Geometry: Final Grade: A-
Advanced Biology: Final Grade: A
Advanced English II: Final Grade: A
Advanced Spanish II: Final Grade B+
Advanced World History: Final Grade A-
Honors Science Research Program: A+

Sophomore Year Classes & Grades:

Honors English III: Final Grade: A
Advanced US. Civics: Final Grade: A+
Advanced Algebra II: Final Grade: A
Advanced Chemistry: Final Grade: A-
Honors Science Research Program YrII: Final Grade: A
Advanced Spanish III: Final Grade: A-

Junior Year Classes & Grades (so far)

A.P. Literature & Composition: Grade: A
Computer Programming: A+
Intermediate Computer Programming: starts after previous Computing Programming class)
Honors Physics: Grade: B+
Advanced Precalculus: A
Advanced Science Research Program YrIII: A+
Advanced U.S. History II: Grade: A+
Advanced Spanish IV: Grade: A+

Senior Year Classes (Planning to Take)

Advanced Spanish V
A.P. Language & Composition
Honors Human Anatomy and Physiology
A.P. Biology
A.P. Calculus A.B.
A.P. Computing
Honors Science Research Program YrIV
Engineering Design I
Engineering Design II
Robotics

Sports:

J.V. Basketball Team, '09 (left after freshman year due to a torn Achilles tendon)
Varsity Ultimate Frisbee, '09-'13
Varsity Volleyball, '12-'13

Clubs & Positions:

Habitat for Humanity, '09-‘12
Habitat for Humanity Co’ President - '13
Intramural Sports, '09-'13
Cancer Research Society, '12-'13
Newspaper, '11-'13
Dodgeball Club '12-'13
Ultimate Frisbee Club, '09-'13
Perfect Love Christian Club, '11-'13
Link Crew (helping freshman get associated into high school), '12, '13
Big Brother/Big Sister Program President - '13

Extracurriculars, Volunteering, Jobs, etc.:
Visting Student in Research Psychiatry at Yale University
Yale Mentorship Program (working with Nii Antie Addy, Ph.D. in research lab)
J.C.C. Basketball League
Pianist - currently seven years of piano
Church Technical Crew, '08-'13 (every Sunday morning)
Church Youth Group Fundraiser Board - '09-'13
Missions Trip to Dominican Republic (summer of 2012)
Park & Rec. Camp Counselor - '10 -'13
Basketball Scorekeeper - '12-'13
Baseball Scorekeeper - '07-'13
Baseball Umpire - '09-'11
Amity Football League - '10
P.A.C.K. Intercity Community Outreach
Pianist at Local Elderly Home
Volunteer work at St. Rapheal’s Hospital - '09 - '12

I currently have in between 750-850 hours of community service and am aiming to get over 1000 by the end of my junior and senior year.

I want to go into Biomedical Engineering.

Should I apply to Dartmouth?

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