<p>My first question is that, on our personal essay, if we have about 600 words instead of 500 (I’m doing the paper app btw), would they care too much if it’s a really good essay?</p>
<p>Also, tell me how my chances are for RD to Dartmouth </p>
<p>ACT: 32 Composite (E: 33, M: 36, R: 27, S: 30, E: 12)</p>
<p>GPA: 4.4 weighted, competitive private school (5 APs senior year)
No rank but top 5%
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Indian (as in Asian)</p>
<p>Location: South Carolina</p>
<p>Leadership:</p>
<p>Invited to the 2006 National Student Leadership Conference (11)
Math Team President (12)
Young Democrats Chairman (12)
Intramural Quiz Bowl Captain (12)</p>
<p>Organizations, Awards, Honors:
National Honor Society (11,12)
South Carolina All State Math Team (11)
South Carolina ARML (American Regional Mathematics League) A Team, competed at Penn State University (11)
Helped organize and part of South Carolina Princeton Math Contest Team, competing on December 16, 2006 at Princeton University (12)
National Team Winner of AHSIMC (American High School Internet Math Contest) (12)
South Carolina Governor’s School of Science and Math SPRI (Summer Program Research Intern) program scholars (11)
Intramural Quiz Bowl (10, 11, 12)
Science Club (12)
Math Team (10,11,12)
Young Democrats (10,11,12)
MCAFE (Multi Cultural Awareness for Everyone) (11, 12)
Model UN (12)</p>
<p>Athletics:
Junior Varsity Boys Tennis (9,10)
Coldstream Tennis Club (10)</p>
<p>Other ECs
SCJAS (South Carolina Junior Academy of Science) Science Contest (11)
Created an internet math contest (the MIMC) (over 100 participants) (11)
South Carolina Art Contests (9,10,11)</p>
<p>Current Activities-
USAMTS (USA Math Talent Search)
Presenting SPRI research (Effects of Diet and Exercise on Colorectal Cancer) at SCJAS on April, 2007
Intel Science Talent Search
Registered for EMT (Emergency Medical Training) for classes in 2007</p>
<p>Community Service:
Volunteered at Palmetto Richland Hospital over summer (10)
Volunteered at Bryan Psychiatric Hospital over summer (9,10)
Volunteering at the South Carolina Heart Center
Volunteering at nursing home</p>
<p>I have about 500 hours of volunteering at these places</p>
<p>Also, I will be sending in my research paper abstract as well as a portfolio with my artwork. The only thing I’m really scared about is that I have not visited Dartmouth (since I’m like a thousand miles away), but I’m not sure how much Dartmouth likes demonstrative interest.</p>