Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1350 (650E 700M)
ACT (breakdown):32 (31E 33M 31R 31S)
SAT II: 690 Bio M 720 Math II (Not submitted)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 out of more than 1,000
AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp Sci(4) Bio(5) Stats(5) Lang(5) Calc AB(4) APUSH(3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs(Chem, Physics C, English, Gov, Calc BC) and French 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with distinction, State scholar (not submitted), History Fair, Honor Roll, undefeated state chess Junior year.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Three Main Ones: A College-bound Organization, Scholastic Bowl, and Chess team (senior leader)
Job/Work Experience:Busboy started over summer
Volunteer/Community service: Help students in my school, not much tbh
Summer Activities:Summer College Program summer into Junior year, Went to Colorado to learn about CLimate change and psychology last summer.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10. Worked extra hard with these
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 8, Bio teacher. Loved me but he’s a science teacher and don’t think he’d correctly express some ideas
Teacher Rec #2: 10, Lang teacher was the best. Excellent writer. For sure cared to take time out of her day
Counselor Rec: 9, close college counselor with CBO. Knew me for 2 years and cared.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Great. We both were extremely similar and was a cool guy. Honestly may be a reason why I got accepted and not deferred. I talked about my true passions in life and what I want to become
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Comp Sci, BIo, Chem
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Mexican
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Yikes, low-income, all I wanna say
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First-gen, boy in bad school/neighborhood with big dreams
Reflection
Strengths: Passion. I think they saw this in me, how much I care about my schooling and why I want to go to Dartmouth. I have dreams of changing the legal system and my interviewer saw that in me. Dartmouth being a LAC I think they liked that especially since I like STEM, wide interests.
Weaknesses: Lack of community engagement or leadership positions. I thought this would lag me from getting in. The one I had I care about which must’ve helped.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Overall I think I was accepted because of where I come from and the situations I’ve been in. I come from a school that started with a class size of 1,300+ students, we’re now down to around 1,000. Kids dont care about their education here and colleges know this. Im one of the few who care and they saw that in me. Being a first-gen american also boosted me in their eyes since they saw what I accomplished with so little I had or knew about this system.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments:
College process in wack and you shouldnt feel bad for not getting in. It’s not you, its them.