could you chance me?

qcassidy
Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:44:27 +0000

Hi I’m currently a junior and I’d really like to go to Dartmouth. I plan to raise all of my scores and GPA by the time I apply senior year, but currently my scores are as follows:
SAT: 660 Math
680 Critical Reading
660 English

ACT: 30 (composite score)

My GPA is currently about 3.9 unweighted. My goal is to get at least a 1420 with combined math/critical reading and a 32 on the ACT.

For extracurriculars (so far):

3 years varsity cross country (academic All-State this year)

2 years varsity track

Junior class student council president

3 years school orchestra (two yrs. “varsity”)

Volunteering at my local School for the Blind

Leading and organizing annual Spring Break service trips to Zimbabwe (this will be my second year doing this and we have undertaken major successful humanitarian efforts for schoolchildren in need and raised about $20,000 in the process)

Conservation Club, Timmy Foundation Club (philanthropic club)

National Honors Society

Captain of my intramural basketball team

So I know that I have pretty low scores/GPA but my GPA has steadily increased since freshman year so I believe that will look good and I plan to take both major tests a few more times. Do you think I’d be able to get in by the time I apply?