Dartmouth & Cornell

ryanxing
Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:27:09 +0000

So the chances are similar? But I’m still puzzled at Cornell’s dramatically low acceptance rate of Western residents, compared to other Ivies.

Unless this this geographical factor does in fact severely reduce my chances, I will apply to Cornell ED. Its programs really represent what I want.

Sucks that anything that seems too good always has a small hole in it.

@YeloPen: Berkeley was originally my top choice. I didn’t even care about Ivies back then, but after researching and thinking for a while, Cornell does in fact match what I want to in college, which is why I decided that I will apply Early Decision. Think of this from a logical point of view: If applying ED, even if it’s to my top choice, won’t increase my chances for admission, why would I bind myself when there’s still the regular decision option? What made Dartmouth came to mind is the fact that it is ranked 1st in undergraduate teaching (and it has the majors I’m interested in), which made me question if Cornell is really the school that will provide me with the best opportunities.

But I admit I know little about Dartmouth. Could you explain the difference between it and Cornell?