<p>The thing is, not all of the people in the X% of students with <3.Y GPA are hooked. It’s pretty insulting to assume that all of the low stat people are the athletes, URMs, 1st gens, and legacies. At least as far as my school goes, most recruited athletes graduate with pretty high GPAs (3.7+ I’m guessing) while taking easier courseloads (except for a few who somehow excel in athletics and take tons of AP classes at the same time). </p>
<p>Everyone can agree on the fact that OP’s chances at Dartmouth are slim at best. However, I wouldn’t go as far as to say that he has zero chance, especially since he does have a hook, URM. But I’m just a senior so I could be completely wrong =/</p>