<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I’m wondering if anyone here knows much about Dartmouth’s admissions to its PhD program (Thayer school, engineering). I applied around Jan 1, and I’m curious how good a sign the following development is:</p>
<p>Recently they emailed me asking if I’d like out come out to Hanover to visit the school, and they offered up-front to pay for everything – plane tickets, hotel, local transportation, etc. I know that it’s not uncommon for engineering departments all over the country to lay down four or five hundred dollars for a visit like this – for PhD applicants they’ve already accepted. The thing is, to my knowledge they’ve not made any decision on me yet.</p>
<p>So how should I take this? How unusual is it for any school, or Dartmouth in particular, to bring out a guy at their own expense <em>before</em> letting him in? All I can figure is that either ivy league schools have way more money than they know what to do with, or they’re just short of certain that they want me there.</p>
<p>Danke!</p>