A Letter from Sr. Assistant Director of Admissions

Colleges and Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>i applied to dartmouth RD and sent a letter of recommendation from my research mentor who graduated from dartmouth 30 years ago.
since he was the one who got me interested in dartmouth, i thought it would be a good idea to included a letter from him.</p>

<p>well--
he just got a "thank you"ish letter from the senior assistant director of admissions (personally signed) that says "your experience and understanding of dartmouth, ocmbined with your personal knowledge of ______, will be helpful as we make the difficult decisions that shape the class of 2010.... we do appreciate the time and thought that went into your letter."</p>

<p>i guess dartmouth thoroughly reads every letter from every applicant.</p>

<p>so,
less than two months!
let's hope and wish! :)</p>

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<p>Sounds to me like you're in :)</p>

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<p>dinosaurrawr - you are so lucky !</p>

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<p>correcting my own mistake:</p>

<p>...included a letter from him --> include</p>

<p>i dont proofread my post? lol,</p>

<p>i dont know.
it was ambiguous?
but my mentor was excited as a happy granny.</p>

<p>has anyone else received this letter?</p>

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<p>well, i don't think that many students get letters of recommendation from research mentors who graduated from dartmouth 30 years ago. :)</p>

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<p>i dont know.. it sounds so formal;
it sounds like as if it is sent to every recommender who graduated from darty.</p>

<p>haha i dont know.
im gonna forget about it.</p>

<p>april, come early!</p>

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<p>50 days and counting...</p>

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<p>wow thats it?
50 more sleepless nights?</p>

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<p>I think these are often sent to alumni who write recommendations, regardless of whether the student will be accepted. Alumni letters don't mean as much as you may think; I had 4 alumni letters (for different colleges) and only got into 1 of the 4 (Northwestern). Even at the colleges where I was rejected (except for Harvard), the alumni received personal letters or e-mails thanking them for their efforts. </p>

<p>I wouldn't get your hopes up because of this, but hopefully it will work out for you.</p>

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<p>yeahh i wasn't that excited until i saw my mentor getting all excited.
i was just surprised that dartmouth actually read my letter..?
cuz pomona hasn't sent a thank-you letter.
maybe dartmouth really needs some interviewers.</p>

<p>y i p p y !
50 more days?</p>

<p>wow four letters. amazing.</p>

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<p>The letter must also mean that Dartmouth loves its alumni! You may be right on the interviewer thing because I live in Los Angeles where you'd think there would be tons of alumni, but i didn't get an interview until a week before ED decisions came out. Also, it's a coincidence that you mention working with a Dartmouth researcher because I just met one in my lab a couple of weeks ago.</p>