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<p>Does anybody know anything about the admissions statistics… Such as how many accepted/deferred/rejected?</p>

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<p>Yale has them up for their’s, but I can’t find Dartmouth’s anywhere.</p>

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<p>sneamia,</p>

<p>What are Yale’s stats?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>I believe it was 882 accepted, 3000+ deferred, ~790 rejected.</p>

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<p>A little over 1 in 6; it will be ridiculous for RD, like 1 in 12. </p>

<p>I am actually surprised with H and P dropping E altogether that Yale’s EA applicant numbers weren’t higher. It’s totally non-binding. </p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Shack,</p>

<p>On behalf of the Dartmouth ED Brigade, especially those of us who will be with you next year at D and fear you’ll be the same jerk in real life as you are on-line, we offer you this. Accept it, please, in the spirit in which it is given. </p>

<p>I know many others join me in this sentiment.</p>

<p>[YouTube</a> - Ultimate ***** Slap](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2SPVc1x-oE]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2SPVc1x-oE)</p>

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<p>Um, you don’t have to be a jerk to find the constant metaphor a bit over the top. (If I wanted to be a real spoilsport, I would further point out that it’s a bit insulting to compare 2300 combined SAT score kids applying early decision to college with a few hundred men who made one of the most gallant charges in military history.)</p>

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<p>You are absolutely right johnleemk, one isn’t a jerk for not liking it. </p>

<p>But one can also be a jerk and also not like it. Right? </p>

<p>If Shack’s only indiscretion was pushing back on me for my excessiveness that would be one thing. But he’s been a constant pain in everybody’s backside and, by his admission, has chosen to act this way under the cowardly anonymity of this forum. </p>

<p>“My personality on this website is completely different than my real personality.”</p>

<p>Sneamia posted this in reponse:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.penny-arcade.com/docs/internetdickwad.jpg[/url]”>http://www.penny-arcade.com/docs/internetdickwad.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Cool beans, huh?</p>

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<p>Dartmouth’s stats:
1429 applied early (up 9%) from last year
28% (400) accepted including 65 legacies
37% deferred
35% rejected
This is the most competitive year ever for ED at Dartmouth. Congrats to all who got in and good luck to everyone who got deferred!</p>

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<p>Thanks princeofhearth! </p>

<p>40% of the entering class of 2012 chosen in ED.</p>

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<p>A summary of the data, in case anyone is interested. This is everyone who posted his/her stats. It goes SAT I/ACT, SATIIs, Race.</p>

<p>Accepted
2290, 780/800/800, Asian
2390, 780/770, White
2290, 800/760/730, White
2290, 760/780, White
1930, 600/660, Black
32, 770/720/700, Asian/White
2300, White
2230, 770/750/740, White
2370, 780/790/800, White
2280, 800/780/780, White
2310, 800/770, White (recruited)
2310, 800/770, White</p>

<p>Deferred
2270, 760/730, White
2250, 750/740/730, White
1940, Black
2230, 790/780/680, White
2340, 770/790, White
2240, 730/780, White
2250, 800/770, White
33, 790/740, White
2120, 760/760/730, Asian/Nepal
2210/34, 780/770, White
1970, 680/670, Native American/mixed</p>

<p>Rejected
2240, 700/740, White
2350, 800/760/700 (low GPA)
1960, valedict, Asian</p>

<p>Conclusion
So it looks like it’s super hard to get in unless you’re in the hiiigh 2200s. But even if you are, you don’t have a semi-sure shot unless you’re above 2350.</p>

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<p>Kristina,</p>

<p>I’d be weary of drawing too many conclusions from the data. It’s a pretty small sample size and you focus only on one variable. It is also based on self-reported data.</p>

<p>I am a bit of an outlier in your argument and I got in:</p>

<p>2190 - 710/740/740 White</p>

<p>Perhaps 2350+ does trump everything.</p>

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<p>i seriously doubt that Dartmouth only looks at SAT scores</p>

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<p>Mine is only 2150 but got in</p>

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<p>You’re definitely the exception (at least among the CC population).</p>

<p>Actually, never mind, there were very few sub 2200s on any of the lists.</p>

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<p>I got in with 2110 and a 3.4 GPA. White Male Mass, no legacy</p>

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<p>damnnnnnnnn you musta written some killer essays or something</p>

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<p>All about the athletics</p>

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<p>What sport?</p>

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<p>i got in with 2000 sats and a repeated sophmore year at boarding school… you can’t base everything on scores</p>