Official 2005 - 2011 Decision Thread

meadweb · March 30, 2007, 6:33pm

waitlisted. :(

thykingdomcome · March 30, 2007, 8:20pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: NO
[] SAT I (by section): 800V, 700M, 710W, 9E
[] SAT IIs: 800 Latin, 800 Lit, 800 Chem, 750 U.S., 750 Bio M
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.557W, 4.0UW, weighted went up on midyear
[] Rank: 1/118, stayed the same midyears
[] APs (including this year’s): English Comp 5, Latin 5, Bio 5, Chem 5, US 5
[] Senior Yr Courseload: All APs
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 6
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): JCL awards, national latin exam awards, commended(probably useless) student, essay contests, volunteer awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: state officer, newspaper, Red Cross, student council, captain of running and skiing
[] Job/Work Experience: 1 restaurant job
[] Essays (subject and responses): had mixed responses, very polar, too. topics were rather cliche.
[] Teacher Recs: excellent
[] Counselor Rec: excellent
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): two interviewers, excellent
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): No
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: MA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): smallish, somewhat poor public
[] Ethnicity: Japanese
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~50,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college
[] Strengths: uh…
[] Weaknesses: low(er) SATs, commended student only
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Likely letter, also, asian applicants down?[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I don’t know, I don’t know.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I had a likely letter and was screaming around my room then. But that didn’t at all change my level of excitement on 3/29 when I checked online.

For all those rejected or waiting, Dartmouth might have made a big mistake. But some other school will have made a really good decision.

tuck6389 · March 31, 2007, 1:44am

I posted this earlier (maybe on another thread) but I think it deserves pretty formatting.

Decision: Accepted!!!

Stats:[ul][] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 2270: 740CR/730M/800W
[] SAT IIs: 740 Literature, 720 Bio, 710 Math IIc
[] ACT: Did not take
[] APs: 4s in Latin Lit, US History, Statistics; 5s in English Lang, Bio, and Psych
[] IBs: N/A
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.519W/4.0UW
[] Rank: 1/323
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Comp Sci A, AP English Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Chem, String Ensemble (top orchestra), Debate independent study, AP Gov
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 4

[] Other stats:[/ul]Subjective:[ul][] ECs listed on app: Debate (president, 2nd at states), Sustained Dialogue (a group I founded to confront my school’s socioeconomic dichotomy), Orchestra (violin in String Ensemble), National Honor Society (Secretary, some tutoring and other community service), Forensics (1st in Region in Impromptu), Young Liberals (some lobbying, canvassing), Latin Club.
[] Job/Work Experience: babysitting, teaching piano
[] Essays (subject and responses): my essay was about debate, but more about my reactions to the issues i was researching and implicitly how my personality completely changed, i guess. my guidance counselor said it was great but not stellar.
[] Teacher Recs: amazing (i got a supplemental rec from the debate coach of last year who left and gave me the team)
[] Counselor Rec: amazing
[] Interview (feel and general location): I went to “Dartmouth day” at an inn, where all Dartmouth interviews for central VA were conducted. I had two interviewers who said the interview wasn’t that important but that they liked me a lot.
[] Hook (if any): I don’t know but I definitely made it clear that it was my first choice.[/ul]Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: VA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, sends some grads to top schools (this year we have 7 people into ivies, one into stanford, 2 into MIT, one into duke, and one into juilliard, but i think that’s a little higher than usual)
[] Ethnicity: caucasian
[] Income Bracket: family makes over $100,000; I applied for financial aid but didn’t get it
[] Gender: female
[] Hooks: i can’t think of anything so probably not
[] Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths: decent EC’s, valedictorian; weaknesses: i didn’t elaborate on my EC’s that much in my app
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: haha I’m just that lucky[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m sooo excited and I hope everyone (whether accepted, waitlisted, or denied) has an amazing college experience!

jfitz · March 31, 2007, 8:38pm

Decision: ACCEPTED!

Stats:[ul][] Fee Waiver Used?:
[] SAT Reasoning (by section): Didn’t take
[] SAT Subject tests: 800 Math II, 760 Math I, 740 Chem
[] ACT: 33 Best Composite, Best Subjects: 34 English, 34 Math, 33 Reading, 33 Science
[] APs: Haven’t taken any yet
[] IBs: Nope
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0, our school doesn’t weight
[] Rank: Tied for First/100 with another girl.
[] Senior Yr. Courseload: As hard as it can be with 2 AP’s, the only two our school offers.
[] Number of Apps from Your School: I’m the only one this year, the first guy to get into an IVY for ten years.
[] Other stats:[/ul]Subjective:[ul][] ECs listed on app: I am a four year varsity lettering runner in track and cross country. My four by eight team last year got 5th, our cross country team placed 4th this year, has placed at state the last four years. I’m an all state saxophonist, and I am the student body VP. I am heavily involved in speech and theatre.
[] Job/Work Experience: Work at a coffee shop in the summer and my friends make fun of me but the job rocks.
[] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about a visit to New York City and how it made me want to be part of a diverse culture, which, although cheesey, is true.
[] Teacher Recs: Did not read, but now that I got into Dartmouth I am very curious to read.
[] Counselor Rec: Sucked
[] Interview (feel and general location): I didn’t have one, and I have a feeling that there are less then 10 Dartmouth alumni in our state.
[] Hook (if any): From Iowa?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Iowa
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): A small public school of about 100 kids per class. All white kids. 
[] Ethnicity: Irish White
[] Income Bracket: My dad says, “I make too much to get aid, but I don’t make enough to afford it.” He’s joking… I hope. 
[] Gender: Male
[] Strengths/Weaknesses: Weakness: I have no AP’s under my belt yet.
[li] Why you think you were accepted or rejected: Band athlete combo[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I’m a twin.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m so happy, but yet I can’t be too happy because my twin brother got waitlisted at Boston College, his dream school. He isn’t quite as smart as me, and I hope to God he eventually gets in. If anyone else out there is from Iowa, send me a message!

juniorinhs · April 1, 2007, 12:16pm

Decision: Accepted (1st batch-likely letter)

Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: no
SAT I (by section): 800 M 800 CR 760 W
SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 780 Bio-M, 720 US Hist
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.97 UW, 4.92 W
Rank: 4/500
ACT: n/a
APs (including this year’s): Music Theory (5), Psychology (5), World History (5), English Language (4), AP US (4), Calc BC (3); this year: Govt US, Govt Comparative, German, English Lit, Physics C
IBs (including this year’s): n/a
Senior Yr Courseload: Govt US, Govt Comparative, German, English Lit, Physics C, Econ H, Science Research, Multivariable Calculus (accredited by Stanford)
Number of Apps from Your School: 3 (one early ED admit, two of us received likely letters regular)
Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Academic Challenge Semifinalist Team member, U Penn book award, YWCA People to Watch award, Organization of Chinese Americans Outstanding High School Student Grand Prize, Outbound Ambassador Scholarship to Italy, Tennis Sportsmanship and Team Spirit trophies, National German Exam Medal, AMC 10 Superior Awards,
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Piano Solo (International Solo Recital Tour, Honors Program at music school, Masterclasses, and Festivals), Chamber Music (World Premiere, Masterclasses, and Festivals), Tennis, German Club (President)Academic Challenge (President), Math Team (President), Science Research Program (Special Events Coordinator-aka I organize/run competitions)
Job/Work Experience: 10 hrs/week as Research Intern at the National Office of the March of Dimes (year-round since sophomore year)
Essays (subject and responses): One was on a single performance that I had played in China this past summer at a day care center for children with cerebral palsy and how that affected me. The other was on a tennis match that I had once won despite overwhelming odds
Teacher Recs: I’ve seen neither, but one was my math teacher, whose class I was in for two years and he advises two of the clubs that I preside over, so we’re good friends
Counselor Rec: ok, probably very generic (counselor has 200+ students)
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): young alumni, very easy to chat with–it went well enough
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): n/a; my research had not won any national awards
Location/Person: Westchester
State or Country: New York
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): large public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Strengths: ECs, teacher recs, I hope, awards, Scores, 1st essay
Weaknesses: another asian girl from Westchester, NY
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I wish I knew.
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I have no idea where I will be going. I was rejected at Princeton and Yale and waitlisted at Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, and Columbia. (I really, really, really hope that I can get in off of one of those waitlists, but I’m completely unconnected-no legacy, $$$, minority status, whatsoever- any advice would be greatly appreciated) so I will be visiting Brown, Darmouth, and Cornell soon. See you all at Dimensions!

forax · April 2, 2007, 1:22am

**Decision: ACCEPTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 750 CR, 760 W, 800 M
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 760 Physics, 730 Math I
[] GPA: 3.96
[] Rank: 3/350
[] Other stats: IB Diploma Candidate
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: I liked them.
[] Teacher Recs: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Don’t really know, but he likes me
[] Ecs listed on app: Eagle Scout, 5 years summer camp counselor, Debate, Knowledge Bowl, Soccer, Tennis, Rubik’s Cube 
[] Hook (if any): Leadership?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Washington
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Intended Major: Math/Physics/Computer Science
[] major strength/weakness: No research or ecs in line with my major, but good scores and strong involvement with activities.
[/ul]Other Thoughts: BIG GREEN! and KEGGY THE KEG!

jfitz · April 2, 2007, 11:39am

haha, it is my goal at Dartmouth to become keggy the keg

maximinusthrax · April 3, 2007, 9:42pm

join the jacko-lantern…they own/control keggy and the keggy costume

cameliasinensis · April 9, 2007, 6:46pm

Decision: ACCEPTED!

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 800 CR, 760 M, 710 W
[] SAT IIs: 800 French, 750 Literature, 710 Chemistry, 710 Biology-M, 700 Math II, 700 Spanish
[] GPA: 6.3/7.0
[] Rank: n/a
[] Other stats: Bilingual IB Diploma candidate (English and French)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Growing up as a foreign service brat (posted [here](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=291193"]here[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=291193)</a>)
[] Teacher Recs: Presumably excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Should’ve been good; don’t know for sure
[] Activities: School newspaper (section editor and photography editor), black and white photography, Amnesty International, volunteering at a hospital, equestrian, chemistry tutor, Spanish independent study
[] Hook (if any): Fluent in three languages and self-studying a fourth; submitted a [url="<a href="http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/cameliasinensis"]photography">http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/cameliasinensis"]photography</a> portfolio<a href=“slides%20forwarded%20to%20art%20department”>/url</a>; international background; very good essay
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Washington, DC, but had to apply as an “international” student due to Swedish citizenship
[] School Type: Private international
[] Ethnicity: White (Scandinavian)
[] Gender: Female
[] Intended Major: Social sciences… geography, maybe?
[] major strength/weakness: “International” (the ultimate anti-hook), but passionate, involved, and a good writer; I think my art supplement helped as well
[/ul]Other Thoughts: In retrospect, I’m almost glad Princeton rejected me. I’d idealized it as my “dream school”, but in many ways I actually think Dartmouth is a better fit for me. I can’t wait to meet all of you in person! :)

johnleemk · April 9, 2007, 7:28pm

Decision: ACCEPTED

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 2340 (CR: 800; M: 760; W: 780)
[] SAT IIs: Math II: 800; World Hist: 780; Lit: 740
[] GPA: No idea because I’ve been to very different school systems; I do know that I was a terrible (as in Cs and Ds for some subjects) student two years ago, and I’ve had a huge upward trend (straight As, topped my class last semester, though currently my school doesn’t rank)
[] Rank: -
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Wrote mainly about why I hated my “education” in Malaysia an why I prefer the liberal arts-style education; don’t know how good this was.
[] Teacher Recs: Thought they were great, but in hindsight they could’ve been much better. One rec I was banking on ticked the best boxes, but comprised only two sentences: “In my 30 years of teaching, I have not met many brilliant students; John is one of them. If you require further information, please contact me.”
[] Counselor Rec: Ok I guess.
[] Hook (if any): Very unorthodox education; I’ve been to five different schools in my whole life, and I self-studied to take a special exam just to get out of my old high school (basically graduate early so I could take advanced courses at my new school). No idea how effective this was, since HYP, Swarthmore, Grinnell and Macalester rejected me, while Williams waitlisted me.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Malaysia
[] School Type: Pre-university Department of a private college (attended public schools for six years previously)
[] Ethnicity: Mainly Chinese, with about 30% Filipino mixed in
[] Gender: M
[] Intended Major: Economics, though I have an interest in political science and public policy, so this could change
[li] major strength/weakness: I was sort of banking on my heavy involvement in activities such as debate (I got into the semi-finals of the debating competition at my school, which is pretty big when you consider I’m actually in a college and was competing against degree students) and politics (I wrote several major articles on Malaysian politics on Wikipedia, and run a website that a number of Malaysian political functionaries monitor). I think most of my crucial activities were in the last few months, though; I only found out how influential my site is when I was introduced to one of those functionaries. I probably could have gotten a rec from one of them, but oh well. No point second guessing. Dartmouth, here I come! :D[/li][/ul]

student06905 · April 12, 2007, 10:38pm

I wasn’t gonna do this… but after reading a “chances” thread posted by an anxiety-ridden parent, I thought I should offer up my full stats to show that Ivies care about more than test scores, and CC 2400 kids probably aren’t representative of the entire Dartmouth class. :)

Decision: Accepted!

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 770 V, 620 M, 720 W
[] SAT IIs: World- 660. U.S.- 770. Lit- 730
[] GPA: 3.9 Unweighted, 4.5 Weighted
[] Rank: 27/303
[] Other stats: APs: World- 4, US- 5, Eng Lang- 5, Enviro- 4
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Worked very hard on it, humorous and (hopefully) insightful
[] Teacher Recs: I sent in three (one supplementary from my debate teacher)… one was awesome, the other pretty good, the final one was eh.
[] Counselor Rec: Very good
[] Peer Rec: I thought I’d add this category just to note that I had one of the most amazing peer recommendations I bet Dartmouth has ever seen. I owe my friend eternal gratitude.
[] Hook (if any): None
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Fl
[] School Type: Public magnet school for the arts
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Intended Major: Dunno. Government, maybe?
[] major strength/weakness: Very good writer, very dedicated to extracurricular activities/leadership. Poor math SAT score, not the best rank
[/ul]Other Factors:
Extracurriculars were probably a big factor. I’m very involved in Amnesty international on multiple levels (school, local, national), I’ve won some national awards for forensics, and I’m assistant editor in chief of the school newsmagazine. Instead of just creating a “brag sheet,” I designed a resume in the form of a small picture book that I bound at kinko’s, with a picture for each activity on the left hand side and then bullet points on the right.

RollOver_Hanover · April 26, 2007, 4:43pm

Now that I’ve decided on Dartmouth, I feel that I ought to post my stats for the younglings who trashtalk Dartmouth.
Decision: Accepted!

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT: 770 V, 800 M, 700 W

SAT IIs: U.S.- 800. MII 800 Physics- 760
GPA: 3.94 Unweighted
Rank: 3/450
Other stats: APs: US- 5, Physics B 4
</code></pre>

[ b]Subjective:**

<pre><code>*ECs- Student Body President, Captain of best quizbowl team in the state, Co-captain of top math team in state, Acting, and Mock Trial
*Essays: Probably ideal for Dartmouth’s community centric values

Teacher Recs: ? Probably Great
Counselor Rec: ? Probably Great
Peer Rec: Fantastic
</code></pre>

[ b]Location/Person:**

<pre><code>* State or Country: NH!

School Type: Large Public (3 got into ivies this year)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Intended Major: Econ or Geography
</code></pre>

Other Factors:
I got a likely letter in February and was pretty sure I’d got into at least one of Harvard, Yale, or MIT. I got waitlisted at Harvard and rejected at Yale and MIT. I had difficult interviewers for Yale and MIT and Harvard took a lot of locals in the early round. I feel like I made the right decision in the end, but if I was playing to please the prestige whores I should’ve picked reached schools outside of southern New England!

tux08902 · May 6, 2007, 4:55pm

How does Dartmouth notify the EDs? Is it through an e-mail.

COlsen573 · May 14, 2007, 9:45pm

after reading this i feel like i have no chance.
3.4 uw…but with EXTREME extenuating circumstances. 
2330 SAT
Havent taken SAT II’s yet. (Math IIC, French, (Maybe bio or some other science))
Only taken AP Calc AB and havent received scores back yet…i go to a private school that doesnt have AP classes. i took calc on my own behalf…
Im white
Im poor
Im a first generation college student.
I have lots of non-special ec’s.
I’m ****ed…
Dartmouth is my dream school.

ajayc · May 14, 2007, 11:23pm

First Genenration? In man! :D

Ranks · May 14, 2007, 11:51pm

First generation doesnt guarentee you a spot, but your GPA could be offset by either your circumstanes or essays so keep your fingers crossed =]

ajayc · May 14, 2007, 11:53pm

Well yeah that is what I meant. I mean if he can mention about this school not offering APs and him taking calc on his own with that SAT score AND being First Generation helps ;)

COlsen573 · May 15, 2007, 11:58am

:D
So much hope now…
If i get rejected…Ill blame all you :D!!!

ajayc · May 15, 2007, 11:54pm

So your magic formula is

First Generation + Great SATs + Calc + US Citizen = IN ! :D

yanarchy · August 23, 2007, 4:47am

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 2379 (790/790/790 <=consistency ;D)
[] SAT IIs: Uh, bad…690/730/770
[] GPA: 3.8, hardest classes possible.
[] Rank: Top 10%?
[] Other stats: Took APs, did well on exams. Took a language fluency examination and score pretty high.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: It was genius. Really, it was.
[] Teacher Recs: Great.
[] Counselor Rec: Fantastic.
[] Hook (if any): I know two target languages, started a business (now with 200+ clients), lots of leadership positions.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: West Coast.
[] School Type: Sends some grads to top schools.
[] Ethnicity: Asian.
[] Intended Major: Economics, Arabic, Chinese
[] Major Strength/Weakness: Great ecs, sub-par SAT IIs
[/ul]

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