Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): did not submit
ACT (breakdown): 33 (35E, 27M, 33R, 35S)
SAT II: 670 M1 and 760 BioM
GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 unweighted 3.9 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s in, Psych and Biology
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Chem AP, Physics AP, Calc AB AP, Forensics, English, Dance (required because my school is weird), Human Bio, and two art classes.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold medals for service in Emergency Medical services, Two letters from President Obama and Trump for my service, #1 in the state for medical terminology, selection for medical excellence (national), Barnard Book Award.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: EMT 2,300 service hours, researcher with Yale virology (publishing soon), owner of design business, Captain of science bowl club, Varsity math team, founding member youth mental health first aid, medical education (400+ hours), trainer/supervisor on ambulance for interns, Driver for safe rides (program to stop drunk driving), HOSA (health occupation students of America)
Job/Work Experience: 30 hours a week as EMT, 5 hours a week as a lifeguard (not on application), art business, few thousand in profit.
Volunteer/Community service: EMT, Saferides program
Summer Activities: research and working my butt off
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10, wrote my main one on being an EMT and dealing with mass casualties, saving people with CPR, and car accidents… tried to not make it depressing. The first supplemental was about my ideal day at Dartmouth, lots of very specific Dartmouth detail. 2nd supplemental (I chose the mo’olelo one) was about living on a farm and growing my own food and raising animals and how it really connected me to the planet. VERY earthy.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Probably all close to 10. My counselor liked me and I hope my teachers did too.
Teacher Rec #1: 10
Teacher Rec #2: 8
Counselor Rec: 9
Additional Rec (EMT Partner): 10
Interview: 8/10, about an hour and a half, we really connected about philosophy and cultural diversity.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: biochemistry
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy
Reflection
Strengths: Weird EC’s, successful Emergency responder
Weaknesses: GPA, I had a really bad sophomore year with a C and a few B’s.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my weirdness made me stand out, also a legacy.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: just D.
General Comments: Guys, don’t freak out about grades/ tests scores. I had a C and many many B’s in my high school career, I did make up for it with some really strong ECs but don’t lose hope if you don’t have “Ivy level” grades.