<p>i applied to UCLA, what about the school inspired you to want to leave?</p>
<p>No offense, but from my painful experience, I must say that Ucla sucks. Of course, I totally understand that a LOT of people love this school. And in fact, most people around me enjoy this school, which makes me feel very lonely.
There are many reason why I decide to transfer (btw I am a first year), I am not going to describe in details. But one main reason is that I had very bad roomates this year, drug, alcohol, sex, etc… They represent the typical “immature arseholes” that populate this campus. Aside from that, I just don’t enjoy the academic or social life here. It will take pages for me to summarize my painful life here, but in short I just want to switch to an environment that is academically focused and relatively conservative in terms of “wildness.” East Coast Ivy League are the perfecy choices for me, but I recognize that my stats are not that outstanding, so I probably don’t have hope for Dartmouth.
In conclusion, I must get out of this school by next school year. I am really determined. I don’t know what I would do if all the schools I applied rejected me. Probably drop school?</p>
<p>oooh… i’m 32 and have been told that dartmouth is a bit of a party school. not sure if that matters to you. </p>
<p>where else did you apply? and don’t drop school… again, i’m 32 and can say that having a degree at 22 would have been preferred.</p>
<p>I also applied to Cornell, Brown, Penn and Chicago. I don’t expect to get in Dartmouth due to its competition; I will be happy to go to Cornell if they take me.
I visited Cornell and Brown during Spring Break, and no matter how many parties they have, Ivy League schools are just not as “wild” as my current school.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is expecting a higher freshmen yield, not so good for transfers:</p>
<p>[TheDartmouth.com</a> | Fin. aid may play a larger role in student decisions](<a href=“http://thedartmouth.com/2009/04/16/news/finaid/]TheDartmouth.com”>http://thedartmouth.com/2009/04/16/news/finaid/)</p>
<p>not good for transfers at all. thanks for the link.</p>
<p>::sigh:: I’ll be getting the Johnnie Walker Black ready for a depressing May.</p>
<p>Stewart if I may ask what is provoking you to transfer out of Tulane? I plan on attending in the Fall and I was curious.</p>
<p>Sure thing, Emory. Give me a PM with some questions, I’ll be glad to help you out if I can.</p>
<p>i must say, i think dartmouth’s practice of having a peer evaluation instead of some other essay is quite interesting. was just reflecting on all my apps and this popped into my head.</p>
<p>Totally agree with you, Ilivefree. Although it’s not required I think it certainly helps to submit it - and give them a different look at you. Such a great school. <3</p>
<p>totally. i think two of my friends submitted one. i asked them both and didn’t expect them to both be able to do it (figured one might flake; they’re both VERY busy). i wonder if they’ll just read the first one that arrived.</p>
<p>They consider all supplement materials - and I really do believe they read every piece of pertinent information that comes in there (I am extremely bias with Dartmouth - they can do no wrong). I called the other day and the woman (who knows me very well from last year’s waitlist fun 
lol) named off all of the documents in my folder - so they’re in there. Certainly another recommendation can’t hurt, Ilivefree.</p>
<p>yay! thanks mate!</p>
<p>Johnny Walker Black? From what DS tells me the drinks of choice at Dartmouth involve grain alcohol and Keystone!</p>
<p>LOL! Hmom, I’ll be sure to switch it up if I get accepted.</p>
<p>keystone sounds good… i like cheap beer.</p>
<p>if i may ask, why do you want out of tulane? only asking b/c im probably going there next yr</p>
<p>mm so far nothing… just cornell decisions out and possibly uchicago… boo hoo. waiting on dartmouth!</p>
<p>It’s probably going to be a while, right? Mid May is what I remember hearing.</p>