Is this an aberration? What can I do?

sporkey37
Tue, 14 Dec 2010 03:40:31 +0000

As an Asian Dartmouth '13, I think you need to send something to Dartmouth that shows 1) you care and that 2) you stand out from everybody else. Stats matter enough at Dartmouth, but beyond 2200, 3.8 and all that, they look for the unique and special person. To them, the distinction between a 2400 and a 2200 is negligible, but the difference between a 4 year varsity swimmer and a 4 year varsity swimmer who was also a lifeguard and had a really funny story about the time he thought he saw a shark and evacuated the whole beach…you get what I’m saying?

The admissions office is small and pretty tight-knit. Don’t worry about sending in another letter/essay.