jolinemom

thx spunaugle, any one else??

danas

I think re: transfers, there should be a narrative as to why Dartmouth can fulfill needs that the current school can't. This is usually academic, though not always.
Examples may be a junior college or lower tier college student who is clearly capable of Ivy League work; a student who needs a major not possible at the current school, or who seeks a relationship with a particular professor or professors; a student at a single sex college who feels it is important to learn in a two sex world. I'm sure there are more narratives than these that are compelling.
But on the numbers, the transfer admissions rate is lower than the regular admissions rate.

crimsonmist

Hey im from india and applied to Dartmouth college ED for fall 2010.
i graduated from high school in June last year and my stats are as follows:

Took A level Bio, math, chem and physics for 11th and 12th and am an A student in all my classes.
got the school scholarship in my 12th year.
was class valedictorian (rank 1)
National topper in A level physics
SAT 1 score: 2330 (760 reading, 770 math, 800 writing)
SAT2 : 2400 (physics, chemistry, math level 2)
studied English for 4 years, french for 3.

Extra curriculars:
1. over hundred hours comm service at school teaching underpriviledged children.
2.over 200 hours in the past year volunteering at an NGO school teaching underpriviledged kids.
3.Was founder and President of School science and math club.
4.did a whole bunch of intramural sports at school, captained class cricket team, was a founder of school cricket team.
5.have been doing research at an institute for a while in the past year.
6.taught A level physics at my school for 2 months.
7. play guitar and bongo drums.

essay is excellent, and so are the teacher evaluations.
you think ive got a chance?

crimsonmist

chance me please?

jolinemom

Thanks Danas,

I think my son feels thats Dartmouth is a better fit for him. He is at an excellent School , a little Ivy and his grades are strong, but this little Ivy is very liberal, more urban, and although he is getting an excellent education, but does not feel that the school is the "right fit". from a personal perspective. He is a guaranteed transfer for Cornell for his sophmore year, but he believes that Dartmouth is for him. The people, the professors, the academics, the rural location. We'll see what he decides to do!

crimsonmist

no opinions anyone?

Consolation

Crimsonmist, you obviously have excellent credentials. I have no idea what they look for in candidates from India, so I can't comment. I guess one question for you would be why D and not MIT or Cal Tech?

crimsonmist

well is there anything wrong with the physics at dartmouth? well i will apply to them RD, but im especially interested in dartmouth because of the D plan calender and also the great campus.. you think i will get into caltech? i hear they like super fancy types

Consolation

I don't know what you mean by "super fancy types."

I didn't mean to suggest that there was something wrong with Dartmouth, just that your academic interests seemed to be wholly concentrated in science and math. Combined with top stats, that makes a wholly technically-oriented school seem like a natural destination.

crimsonmist

by super fancy types i mean guys with better stats than mine. im applying to those too, but as i said, i like dartmouth.

sybbie719

Since the ED deadline has passed, it is a moot point.

If you have tossed your application in, you will find out soon enough if you are an admit, deny or wait.

If you are applying RD, the pool is bigger and no one can still say with any certainly whether or not you are a shoo-in. All you can do is toss in your application and let the process play it self out.

chelseaboys

hey guys I am an international student from the UK and would describe myself as liberal in the UK, and I guess being liberal in the UK would equate to being super liberal in the US. I was just wondering how big an issue politics is (do people just debate it and get on with their lives/or do people make friends because of it)

Secondly I was wondering what the international feel at Dartmouth is like, do most students integrate pretty easy. I wouldnt want to do international orientation or be in an international dorm or anything ike that

johnleemk

I don't think you'll be that much more liberal than liberals on a college campus. Politics is not a big issue at Dartmouth; most people are apathetic about it. You can find discussion groups which talk about political issues very easily, though -- the Rockefeller Center has quite a few.

There are no international-only dorms, and I think they've been trying to integrate international orientation more into regular orientation. The East Wheelock cluster is almost de facto international housing, though, and though parts of McCullock are a sort of "international house" meant for Americans and internationals to mix and talk about global issues, it's really de facto an international dorm.

Steering clear of international-only segregation is easy -- don't do international orientation, and don't stay in an international-dominated dorm. That's very easy to do, since nobody'll force you to do any of those things.

masonfactor

But if you want to get politically involved, join College Democrats! Next year we are gonna be busy with 2010 elections and would love your help.

Only problem with the discussion groups is finding a good topic. We tend to be socially liberal so things you think would be good discussion topics (i.e. gay marriage, legalizing drugs) are a lot more boring than you would think while a convo about a cross (on government land) in a random desert get heated.

chelseaboys

I would definitely join the college democrats, theres only the small matter of getting into Dartmouth to deal with first.

So what do guys usually talk about in meetings etc.