Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Reading- 750 Math- 790 (1540)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Unweighted 4.0 Weighted- 4.433 (lower because of required religious courses)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): APES- 5 APUSH- 5 AP US Gov- 5 AP Lang-5 AP Bio- 4 AP Macro- 4 AP Latin- 3
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc. AB, AP Psychology, AP Comparative Government and Politics, AP English Lit, AP Studio Art, Advanced Latin Studies, Senior Synthesis (Religious)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, NHS, National Art Honor Society, National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Crew Lightweight Rower (4 years and 6th at Nationals), Art Club (National Art Honor Society), Yoga Nidra Club, Big Brother Leader (serve as a mentor to 9 freshman, organize Frosh retreats, reflections, and school spirit events), Kairos and Magis Retreats
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Boys Team Charity Chapter President, Volunteered and Researched at Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center (SARRC), Math Tutor at Saint Vincent de Paul. Memory Portrait Project (in which I am working on drawings to auction off of immigrant orphans to raise money for detainees at the border) Project Cure (raised funds for medical supply donations to Africa and Central America, and remolded warehouse)
Summer Activities: UCLA Medicine Camp, Canoe Wilderness Adventure in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota, Summer School
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App (One thing about me that is integral)- 9/10 Spoke about how there are many experiences in my life that have made me incredibly interested in psychology and neuroscience. I wrapped the mysteries around my sister’s childhood seizures and how I saved her life, my concussion and how it affected my personality, my grandmas’s stroke and how I had to care for her, and the mysteries of my cousin’s case of Autism and developmental speech issues into the reasons I am taking AP psychology and volunteer at SARRC. Also how I would like to pursue these interests in my time at Dartmouth.
Why Dartmouth?- 10/10 Spoke about how I have many passions that I would like to pursue and that could be made possible by their mixed majors, cross college work, and quarter system. Also my love for the outdoors and the outfitting club.
What is a problem you would like to address?- 9/10 Spoke about canoe trip to Minnesota and how the beauty of the place is threatened by possible uranium mining.I am normally right leaning, but this issue made me want to side with views of protecting this gem at the cost of economic profit. Also, how I would like to take political science courses to address it.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Math (PreCalc) 10/10- Helped me get through a tough time, never missed a single point in his class the first semester, led my Kairos religious retreat.
Teacher Rec #2: English (AP Lang) 10/10- Would always come into his class and have political discussions, participated in his class all of the time, has a reputation for writing great recommendations.
Counselor Rec: 9/10- Had me and my parents fill out an extensive survey with over 30 questions each very deep (took 5 hours to fill out), knew him very well and often came in for assistance, worked in the Notre Dame admissions committee.
Additional Rec: Arts Teacher 10/10- I have had her all 4 years of high school and she teaches AP Studio Art. I am always on task in her class, and she loves my drawings.
Interview: 10/10- Went to the same school as the Interviewer’s son and had the same history teacher that helps coach with my interviewer. Shared similar interests in history, government, and athletics. Told me he would do the best of his ability to write a recommendation to get me in. He was incredibly welcoming and made me want to be a part of the community.
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Undecided but demonstrated interest in Neuroscience. Political Science, and Drawing
State (if domestic applicant): AZ
Country (if international applicant): United States
School Type: Jesuit Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150K +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none, no legacy (Maybe from Southwest if that helps idk)
Reflection:
Strengths: Into the Arts aside from STEM, 4.0, Essays, Crew, took as many rigorous classes as I could.
Weaknesses: no subject test submission since I did not have them completed by the application deadline
Why you think you were accepted: The way I am passionate about science and psychology, art and drawing, and government and politics all at the same time. Also possible place in art programs and rowing team. Expressed love of outdoors.
Where else were you accepted: University of Arizona Honors College, Northern Arizona University
General Comments:
I submitted an art portfolio with 5 works. Although they were not my best, they showed a diverse range of medium from colored pencil to charcoal to pencil to scratch board. I would say they were above average for a high school student.