Dartmouth & Cornell

crazybandit
Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:54:27 +0000

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.

That is precisely the case. A big part of Cornell’s student body comes from New York (about 30%); a very small part of Dartmouth’s student body comes from New Hampshire (about 2%). Dartmouth’s out-of-state pool is, in proportion to each school’s respective student population, significantly larger. There’s no point in doing any math now; the difference is negligible. At the end of the day you should just apply to the one you like the most. If it all merely lies in the one that is easier to get into, go for Cornell.