<p>I took the SATs in March and got 2120 (Reading-620, Math-790, Writing-710). I just took them again yesterday, and I’m guessing I went up about 50 or so points on reading and 50 or so points on writing. Still, I don’t want to get too ahead of myself. Also, I will retake in October. Still, how badly will these scores hurt my chances at Dartmouth, assuming the rest of my application is pretty solid?</p>
<p>The CR will hurt you.</p>
<p>enough that your chances are lower than those of others…and keep in mind, their chances aren’t very high…hope for the best but certainly plan for rejection</p>
<p>The only real problem is your CR (it would be best for 700+, but a 650+ would help)</p>
<p>It’s not all about the scores. Your life story can swing admission in your favor if your scores aren’t very high. Good luck!</p>
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<p>Though uplifting, that’s pretty naive. Unless he’s hooked, his CR won’t fly at Dartmouth.</p>
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<p>EmekChris speaks from the perspective of someone who got in on URM status and affecting life story. As he has made clear in many posts here, including one in which he published his essays in their entirety. It doesn’t sound as if you have that kind of hook.</p>
<p>A 620 CR puts you in line for an “invitation” to the more or less remedial writing track: Writing 2 & 3. Although obviously some people get in with such scores, it is probably safe to say that most of them are hooked.</p>
<p>I mean, I might get a tutor this summer, to hopefully push my scores up a bit. I really don’t have a very interesting life story. If I were to have any hook, I guess it would be that I did mathematical research and came up with a theorem and an algorithm that hadn’t been discovered before. I proved them too, and my it impressed my math teachers and apparently the judges at the research fair who gave me 1st place.</p>
<p>I plan on sending Dartmouth my research paper.</p>
<p>Anything is possible. =) I got in with a 1750. </p>
<p>Just work the other parts of your app.</p>
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<p>There’s no way you’re unhooked.</p>
<p>Yeah a 1750 seems a bit low for Dartmouth standards. I just retook the SAT two days ago. I feel like I went up about 50 points or so in both writing and reading, and I really thinking I perfected the math section this time, so that puts my projection at:
Math - 800
Writing - 760
Reading - 670
2230 combined. I still feel 670 is too low for Dartmouth. Do you think this summer I can work hard and break 700 on October?</p>
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<p>D_rolla08 is an URM (Hispanic), from Colorado, and had an unweighted 4.0 and very outstanding ECs.</p>
<p>Treehugger, work your math research and devote yourself to doing something you really care about this summer. Spend some time really thinking about your essays. And look for a couple of safety/match schools that you can really get enthused about. Good luck.</p>
<p>Consolation, I actually chose to do science research this summer rather than math research. Although I was successful with my math research, and I’ve had several other ideas I’m sure my math teacher will mention, in my recommendation, I thought ecology research fit my focus a bit more. I do science olympiads, and got 1st place in ecology at regionals, 5th at states. Most of my community service surrounds helping the environment. Last summer I did marine biology research and oceanography courses at USC. I think that part all fits together. It kind of sucks though because I have had great ideas in math and I have had the luck to make new discoveries, but I just didn’t continue, but I think the fact that I made original conclusions and ideas is pretty impressive and can be applied to multiple areas. Plus, the program I got into for this summer is really tough to get in. I think they took about 30 students in close to 300 applicants. You mentioned something I care about, and I think as evidenced by my user name, I love the environment and I think that is well-reflected in my activities, and I think that I will really enjoy this summer working on ecological research. I do wish the math seemed a bit less random as I mentioned before.</p>