Additional Information in the Dartmouth Application Portal?

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Hi everyone,

So I’m just wondering what the section on the application portal for “sending additional materials” pertains to. I just received a couple awards (first place ribbons in two events and third place overall in my division) in a academic-related competition (Academic Decathlon if any of you are familiar with that) and was wondering if it would be appropriate to send them in and notify Dartmouth that I received these awards following my application submission. Dartmouth says on their website not to submit copies of any certificates or awards from throughout high school so should I not submit them? It is an accomplishment but would it make them look badly on my application if I were to upload a document containing them? Should I just not do anything? What should I do?

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Assuming that the awards are worth adding to your application folder, I would email the regional admissions officer assigned to your area - they will be the first ones to read yor application. Let them know that you just won these awards and were hoping to include them in your file. I would also ask them if they need verification to confirm that you actually won. They’ve started reading applications, so I would do it sooner rather than later.

Just be considerate and remember that they are in the midst of reading hundreds of applications. Make sure you include everything they will need to identify you - Common App ID, full name, address, high school, etc. And don’t keep on emailing if they don’t respond right away. They are human.

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@Shrmpngrtz Thank you!