Dartmouth & Cornell

ryanxing
Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:37:18 +0000

I agree that Dartmouth is more selective than Cornell. For a CA resident, however, the selectivity of these schools is less obvious. As I have stated, 20% of those who are attending Dartmouth starting this fall come from the West, while Cornell only 11% from the West (geographical diversity is something Cornell apparently strongly considers). If it weren’t for this fact Cornell would be my choice for ED without a doubt.

I really hope the difference resulted from a fewer number of applicants from CA that applied to Cornell, but this isn’t likely the case.