Dartmouth or USC Bacc/MD

xcrunner18
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:17:25 +0000

I need help, I’m totally lost as to where I should go. I am posting this exact message in a few places.

USC Bacc/MD, biochem major, guaranteed acceptance to Keck. But I would work to apply out.
Dartmouth, biochem major


At either school, I would work hard, volunteer, research, etc.

Thus, question is, would going to Dartmouth give me an advantage that wouldn’t be present at USC?

My stats to help you in your response:

ACT
34 Composite (1 more point in any section and my score would be a 35)
34 English
35 Math
35 Reading
33 Science

SAT
800 Math
690 CR
690 Writing

SAT II
800 Chem
800 Math II

AP’s
5 Government
5 Chemistry
5 Lang
Calc BC (Next Year)
Biology (Next Year)
US History (Next Year)

GPA 4.45 Weighted 3.98 UW
Our school does not rank.

Course Load next Year (Slash indicates 1st and 2nd semester courses)
AP Calc BC
Essay Writing / Humanities
Anatomy Physiology / Applications in Chemistry
AP Biology
AP US History
Spanish 4

EC’s
4 Years Cross Country, 2 Years Varsity, Captain for Senior Year.
4 Years Track, most probably captain.
Literacy Center Tutor, Help other students with schoolwork during lunch and supervised study periods. 250+ Hours
Character Education Leader, teach class once per month about character education (3 Years)
National Honors Society (2 Years)
Children’s Museum (100+ Hours), Worked with marketing department to remake parts of museum website.
Hospital Volunteer (100+ Hours)
Marketing for a local youth orchestra, website and other promotional materials.

Shadowing
Shadowed the director of the Critical Care Department at Northwestern. I observed both surgeries and emergency room situations. Amazing letter of recommendation.