*********official dartmouth 2013 rd decisions thread*********

Tungsten33
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:58:25 +0000

Decision: Accepted!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2070- 640CR, 800M, 630W (I hope they didn’t look at this one)
[] ACT:32 (34 E, 35M, 31S, 29 R) & (31E, 36M, 31 S, 28 R)
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 760 Math I, 670 on Chem and US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/560
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on US History, Gov, Calc AB, 4 on World
[] Senior Year Course Load: all AP’s and Band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Finalist in essay contest, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):marching band, wind ensemble, jazz ens, environmental club, biology club, tri-M, NHS, Quiz Bowl
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service:NHS, red cross work, library volunteer
[] Summer Activities:Advanced summer program at Northwestern, band camps, gigs
[] Essays: I though my essay was fun and unique. I wrote about how a bowl of chili is my perfect descriptor!
[] Teacher Recommendation: one great, one good
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see it
[] Additional Rec: I send in a music rec with my CD supplement, idk how much that helped
[] Interview: I was offered one, but i didn’t respond
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: didn’t put down
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, maybe CD supplement
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays
[] Weaknesses: test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably for my unique essay. My personality must of shone through,
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at Uchicago, notre dame, BC, UIUC, waitlisted at Duke
[/ul]General Comments: I have no idea where to go now! UChicago or Dartmouth??? and should i stay on the duke waitlist??