My chances at Dartmouth

PaladinDave
Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:52:36 +0000

I think your chances are about as good as mine. I’m an admitted international student, and my SATs and GPA are similar to yours. However, for my ECs, I had a much greater range of activities - I was reasonably strong in karate, cross-country running, piano and volunteering, and I still had stuff to pack on top of that. I got in, so I think you’re chances are okay, but far from certain.

My friend had similar SATs and GPA. His ECs were more oustanding than mine. Yet he was rejected and I was accepted - probably because he needed more aid than me. My parents could afford a little more than half the total costs of a Dartmouth education; his couldn’t afford a third.