Official 2005 - 2011 Decision Thread

seke67 · May 10, 2009, 11:18am

Not sure where to put this…but, how many SAT II’s does Dartmouth require?

EmekChris · May 10, 2009, 1:57pm

I got in from the waitlist.

pagsmDartmouth · May 25, 2009, 11:03pm

All you need is two.

RorySC · December 8, 2009, 11:36pm

**Decision: Deferred **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 2300 (800 Verbal, 800 Writing, 700 Math)
[] SAT IIs: 770 Math 2, 720 English Lit
[] GPA: 4.05 Weighted-I guess that was the missing piece
[] Rank: school doesn’t rank
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: I think very good. Writing is my strong suit–my personal statement was about taking up dance again after a 4 year hiatus, and the difficulties/growth that came with that. Creative/sometimes humorous I’ve been told?
[] Teacher Recs: I haven’t read them, but I guess my counselor said they were “glowing”?
[] Counselor Rec: I think good.
[] Hook (if any): Developed my own research project as part of a clinical study of psychopathic teens at USC; my results will be published in a research paper in the spring. My mentor, USC Professor, wrote me a great rec.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian/Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Intended Major: Psychology or English
[] major strength/weakness: Strengths: writing, research project, very good 1.5 hour long interview Weaknesses: GPA killed me
[/ul]Other Factors: National Merit Semifinalist
Although part of me knew this was the most likely outcome, I’m still heartbroken :(. I know things happen for a reason, but it does feel pretty bad right now. This is difficult for me because I’ve worked incredibly hard but my grades (no C’s, but a lot of B’s and one B-) don’t reflect that because of some pretty harsh personal problems that I couldn’t explain or write about. I can’t help feeling sad, but for everyone who was accepted: you’ve done great and I wish you only the best.

polisharpist · December 9, 2009, 12:25am

Hey all you dartmouth-ers!
I myself did not apply but my best friend did and she was ACCEPTED. (she doesn’t have a CC account ).
She is ranked 1 out of 800 and has a weighted GPA of above 4.2 ( I think ) our school is highly competitive and many go to top schools. . Her recommendations were excellent ( all the teachers love her ) essays were good. She is the southwest district governer of key club and has done a lot of community service and good ec’s . Not a legacy. White female .

Congratulations to all of you who were accepted
From a university of Chicago ea applicant!

Revenge1231 · December 9, 2009, 7:48am

I still can’t really believe it. Wow. It’s just amazing. Congrats to everyone else who got in. To the people who got deferred just remember that you still have a chance and now you can open up your opportunities to other schools. And to those people who got rejected all I can say is to not feel bad because honestly it’s hard to judge people. I really really really didn’t think I was going to get in with my stats and somehow through my essay and recs and everything else I swayed them so just try and portray yourself in the truest light and everyone will want you.

**Decision: ACCEPTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] ACT:28
[] SAT IIs: Both 580
[] GPA:3.6
[] Rank: School doesn’t rank until end of year
[] Other stats: Um SAT was just bad
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Essays: I wrote about knitting and how through it I changed during high school
[] Teacher Recs: Very good. Both teachers have taught me and seen me outside of school (I go to boarding school)
[] Counselor Rec: Amazing. She loves me and after she wrote it she said to me “I did so good on your rec.” hah
[] Hook (if any): I knit?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: From New Jersey but go to school in Connecticut
[] School Type: College preparatory boarding school
[] Ethnicity: African-American
[] Gender: Male
[] Intended Major: Biology
[li] major strength/weakness: Weakness: GPA, SATIIs Strengths: A lot of ECs and an interesting essay[/li][/ul]Other Factors: My application was a very good representation of me and my third rec was written by a Dartmouth alum.

playerplayer · December 9, 2009, 10:35pm

no acceptance for me

chagalbychagal · December 22, 2009, 1:58pm

I got in

SAT: 1840
SAT II: 600 Math, 540 Literature
3.1 GPA
took AP English Language
this year taking AP English Lit
Extracurricular: Photographer for my school newspaper

I LOVE DARTMOUTH AND I WAS REALLY SURPRISED TO GET IN

See you guys next year!

altruition · January 7, 2010, 6:01pm

chagalbychagal: lolwut? You must have had some excruciating circumstance to have gotten in with such low scores…or you’re an extreme legacy or your parents are rich. What was your hook?

thefrenchman · January 7, 2010, 7:33pm

don’t feed the ■■■■■

elizinms · February 20, 2010, 1:42pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT: did not submit
*ACT: 35 with 10 in writing

SAT IIs: 750 Math 2, 800 English Lit, 760 US History
GPA: 4.231–don’t know if that’s weighted or not
Rank: 1 of 300 students
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Essays: They were pretty good. I had an extra one in the “additional info” section.

Teacher Recs: I know they both probably said I was the best or among the top few they had ever taught and both have been teaching for almost 20 years.
Counselor Rec: very generic…basically rehashed my resume
Hook (if any): from Mississippi…? I guess that’s a plus at a place as far north as Dartmouth.
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: MS

School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Prefer not to respond
Gender: Female
Intended Major: Undecided
major strength/weakness: Strengths: grades, class rank, act Weaknesses: didn’t send in my SAT…
</code></pre>

Other Factors: National Merit Finalist, Student Body President, Lead in school play, Won many state-wide singing competitions.

Nitro_Hawk · April 1, 2010, 10:15pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 - C:720 - M:800 - W - 720 (took 3x)
[] ACT: 33 (E:34 - M:36 - R:28 - S:25)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II - 770 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/421
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 2/3/3/3/4/5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): X
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hard
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): meh
[] Job/Work Experience: good
[] Volunteer/Community service: meh
[] Summer Activities: good
[] Essays: Thought it was pretty awsome/origional
[] Teacher Recommendation: meh
[] Counselor Rec: meh
[] Additional Rec: Research Professor
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): ID
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Geographic Location?[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: lol not much
[li] Weaknesses: meh applicant, no tangible strengths[/li][/ul]

yodastreet · April 1, 2010, 10:44pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2400

ACT: 34
SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 US History, 640 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/254
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calc AB, 5 USH, 4 Physics B, 4 English Lang
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, Chem (regular), Office User Specialist, etc. Most rigorous at school
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/Honor, NMSF. Nothing really
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Reviver/President of French Club, Student Council Rep, PR Officer for FCCLA, Knowledge Bowl (team had better finish than almost any other year ever, but didn’t qualify for state ), math tutoring, NHS

Job/Work Experience: None, other than helping my dad with furniture delivery and things (not paid).
Volunteer/Community service: Family-themed event nights at local elementary school, a couple annual mock car crashes, sporadic translation services for Korean residents
Summer Activities: Nothing college-oriented, ha.
Essays: Common App was excellent and I was very proud of it. Supplement was pretty good as well.
Teacher Recommendation: Read one of the two. All kind of good stuff, but a little generic.
Counselor Rec: Glowing, from what I hear.
Peer Rec: Personal and glowing. Love my friend for it.
Interview: Didn’t get one.
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): WA, but…

Country (if international applicant): …considered international from South Korea (non-citizen).
School Type: Medium-sized public, not all that great
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Qualify for full aid.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen college, QuestBridge finalist (=low-income)
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: Numbers (except Physics score), pretty well-rounded, interesting essay.

Weaknesses: Not exceptionally exceptional, international from Korea (asked for full aid as well, though Dartmouth doesn’t look at that so…)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores and essay probably got me to waitlist status.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected HYP, Penn, Columbia, Williams, and UChicago; waitlisted Dartmouth and Carleton; accepted UWashington and UPortland (safeties).
</code></pre>

General Comments: Congrats to all accepted students, I’m sure you were all truly deserving of it! I’ll be accepting a spot on the waitlist, but not placing too much hopes on it.

ggarcia2014 · April 1, 2010, 10:53pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 = 690 M, 740 CR, 700 W, 10E
[] ACT: 31C = 30 E, 31 M, 31 S, 32 R, 9E
[] SAT II: 790 US Hist, 800 Spanish, 670 Math 2, 630 English Lit (oops)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.5 Weighted (I calculated a 3.78 UW)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/79
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP US Hist, AP Spanish Lang 4 AP English Lang, World Hist, Euro Hist
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs + Yearbook + Independent Research (class)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction (various UIL, debate, latin, school awrds)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Baseball, Speech and Debate (Secretary), Spanish National Honor Society, National Honor Society, Principal and Superintendents Committee, Model UN, Latin Club, UIL Academics
[] Job/Work Experience: Assistant/Photographer to Wedding Photographer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Elem. Tutoring, HS fish camp, UIL judging
[] Summer Activities: above + UH Engineering camp (MESET), Changing the Face of Math and Science (Rice profs camp, did it twice), Yearbook Camp
[] Essays: Mediocre
[] Teacher Recommendation: Ok
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: Good
[] Interview: NA (Saw email but forgot to schedule)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Deferred SCEA?: NA
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended major?: Undeclared
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Top 100 Public, Small
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic: Mexican
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Approx 75k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Likely Letter made it pretty obvious
[] Weaknesses: Everything
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Idk
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: University of Houston, Texas A&M, University of Texas @ Austin, Rice, Pomona, Amherst, Boston College, Tufts, Georgetown, Dartmouth
Rejected: Yale
[/ul]General Comments: Currently deciding between Georgetown SFS, Dartmouth, and Amherst. We’ll all end up at the correct school be it Dartmouth or not.

Anonymous93 · April 1, 2010, 10:55pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2390
ACT: 36
SAT II: 800MII, 800 Bio, 800 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): Five 5s
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 10 APS
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc): USAMO, USABO, NFL Nationals, Intel, Siemens, National Merit Semifinalist (at the time).
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate (President), NHS (President), Student Council (President), Class President, Tennis (Captain), Beta Chi Pi (President), Mu Alpha Theta (President), Key Club (President)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: A lot. Building homes in Louisiana, nursing home work, hospital work, teaching English, Big Brother/Big Sisters, Circle of Concern.
Summer Activities: Research, Girls State, math camps, FUN (??)
**Essays: **
Teacher Recommendation: Probably excellent. Actually, definitely excellent, seeing as how I got in.
Counselor Rec: Ditto.
Additional Rec: Research mentor.
Interview: Great
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MO
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Good public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None?
Reflection
Strengths: Major awards/stats
Weaknesses: Essays (didn’t spend as much time as I should have)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who really knows? Do what you love.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stanford (rejected), Duke (waitlisted), accepted to Dartmouth, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Brown, Cornell, Columbia, UPenn, Williams, Amherst, Oxford, Emory, Vanderbilt, UChicago, WashU, Northwestern, Georgetown, NYU, Carnegie Mellon, Cal Tech, MIT, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, Michigan, Oxford, Tufts, Boston University.
General Comments: Good Luck!! The moral of my story is to not apply to a lot of colleges because Stanford didn’t accept you in the EA round. Though apparently a lot of people did this. Also, don’t get down because you got rejected by Stanford and waitlisted by Duke. The Ivies might still like you!

chewycal · April 1, 2010, 11:15pm

anonymous93–you applied to 30 schools. this is really sick

Anonymous93 · April 1, 2010, 11:28pm

I know. It was a mistake. I swear it wasn’t because I just wanted to be accepted everywhere. I was planning on only applying to Stanford/Duke/Princeton, but then Stanford rejected me. So I thought I would broaden my base to include more of a variety. I just thought that I fit a certain “mold” that only certain types of schools would like, and I wasn’t sure which schools those would.

nathalia · April 1, 2010, 11:31pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 530CR 600M 560CR
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:530Bio 600M1 780Span
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):4.4
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English AP Calc AP Psych H French H Physics C Photograhy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I’m in 8-10 clubs, positions in 3
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: about 40 hours a year
[] Summer Activities: Tutor,
[] Essays: great
[] Teacher Recommendation: okay
[] Counselor Rec: okay
[] Additional Rec: My peer one was great
[] Interview: n/a
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 40k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, GPA
[] Weaknesses: everything else
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have absolutely no idea. I am probably last on the wait list but honestly I’m so thankful. Maybe because Dartmouth is so predominately white and they needed a hispanic in the wait list…
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: American U, Boston U, Roger Williams, Umass Amherst, UNH, Northeastern. Rejected: Brown (haha obviously)[/ul][/li]General Comments: I’m hoping out of some miracle i manage to be one of the about 40-50 that get out of the wait list.

sb1492 · April 1, 2010, 11:33pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 740CR, 750M, 710W
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: 740BiologyM, 700USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Psychology (5), USH (4), Human Geography (4), English Language (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP US Gov, AP Macroeconomics, AP Bio, AP Lit, Forensics, Internship
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Achievement Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): HOSA (president, treasurer), Mu Alpha Theta (Vice President), NHS, Research after school, Track
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service:20 hours a week tutoring at inner-city youth center since 9th grade (2000+ hours), Church nursery (only about 2 hours a week)
[] Summer Activities: Research at local university, NIH STEP-UP program (another research program)
[] Essays: One about my environment and how it shapes. Extra essay about my research program and the lessons it taught me
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent. Included detail information about the poverty of our school, lack of resources, and how I had to self-study for most AP exams even though I had a teacher
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Went well.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Inner-city public
[] Ethnicity: African-American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$50,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars (tutoring and research which I was heavily involved in)
[] Weaknesses: Not a lot of leadership skills
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I will not even attempt to figure that out
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: : Accepted at UF, UMiami, Williams (Tyng), Amherst (early write), Columbia (likely), Princeton, Yale, Harvard. Was not waitlisted or rejected.[/ul]

watch2sons · April 1, 2010, 11:37pm

Son accepted. However, he received an amazingly TERRIBLE Fin Aid offer – especially when compared to Duke (which was just ok), and WashU (which was competitive with his two state schools). We are only waiting on the Cornell Fin Aid offer. Then the family will have to have a few long talks. I really wish Dartmouth had demonstrated more interest – as the school really seemed to fit my son.

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