Does this sound like a Dartmouth personality

UT84321
Tue, 18 May 2010 11:36:57 +0000

I am doing some research on colleges for my rising senior S. Much as I would like to take him on college visits to everywhere that sounds intriguing, we live in Utah, but the cost and difficulty of many more trips is a constraint. So for those of you that know Dartmouth well, does this sound like someone who would flourish at Dartmouth?

4.0 UW GPA; 10 APs, all 4 &5 so far
PSAT 222 (UT 2009 threshold was 206), so probable NFM
2320 SAT
SAT IIs are 750 Math II 740 Bio, and USHist TBA
33 ACT

Classical piano, 8 years, including state-level competitions
Quite interested in outdoors (backpacking, technical rockclimbing, etc.)
Debate team captain, state champion in his event, MUN, Mock Trial, active in theatre

Participating in TASP this summer.

Probable UG interest is philosophy/public policy. I just can’t see him going to Harvard, Columbia, Princeton. Says he doesn’t want to go to someplace as big a Cornell. But Dartmouth sounds like a better fit because I think outdoorsy character and size will really resonate with his personality. Generally we are targeting mid/high end LACs (Macalester, Oberlin, Grinnell, Pomona, etc.) but thought Dartmouth might be an intriguing reach.

I really would appreciate your thoughts because our HS has no tradition of pursuing Ivy admits. The GCs think of the state universities, and BYU, and that is about it.