Anyone get a likely letter from Dartmouth?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>^ It’s hard to tell. I heard from a person that works for the local Harvard admissions group that there can be variations in what a university looks for from year to year. In Harvard’s case, that year, they accepted a relatively higher number of math and science people. That could be part of the reason why the admissions process is such a cr@p shoot. It can work in the opposite way as well. In an effort to “build” a well rounded student body, they might accept and/or send likely letters to students that they feel will fill in a specific gap. The latter I actually read in Dartmouth’s site, so at least for Dartmouth that seems to be the case. I’m no authority in high school admissions, in the least, but those have been my experiences. Take them for what they’re worth. Also, I’ll post my stats for those that are interested:</p>

<p>SAT: 2250 (M 650, CR 800, W 800)
GPA: 4.19 weighted, no idea unweighted
AP’s: French (4), Spanish Language, US History, Psychology, Human Geography all 5’s. This year I’m taking Spanish Lit, English Lit, Calc AB and European History.
Awards: National Hispanic Scholar, National Merit Finalist, Presidential Scholar candidate, some school awards (Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, Human Geo, etc.)
Extra Curricular Activities: Community Service Club (Pres last two years, VP the year before), Model UN (since 8th), work for United Way, Film Club (VP last year)…those are the ones I am the most dedicated to and put down in my Common App, along with some summer programs (CTY, Oxford Tradition) and a trip with a school group to the Galapagos
Hooks: Female Hispanic, though my family income is rather high </p>

<p>Considering the people that have been rejected/wait listed in the past, I’m honestly surprised that I received a Likely Letter. I would like to congratulate everybody else that has and all those that are admitted come late March. Those that are not accepted, please keep in mind that the number of qualified applicants exceeds the spots available more and more every year. It has gotten to a point where adcoms would might as well flip a coin for a good chunk of the applicants (and this I’ve heard from very reliable sources). Wherever you end up, if you make the most of your college experience you’ll be guaranteed a successful future.</p>

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<p>Got an Early Write today :)</p>

<p>SAT: 1930 M:680 CR:610 W:640…I didn’t realize how important the SAT was in admissions til the summer before senior year so I couldn’t really study LOL. Glad it didn’t bite me in the butt!</p>

<p>Other Stats:
4.65 unweighted
1/200 rank
great essays and leadership and extracurriculars and reccs</p>

<p>I didn’t expect an early write from an IVY at all! But this goes to show that SAT scores really aren’t everything in admissions!
Good luck to everyone!</p>

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<p>dartmouth just looooooooves valedictorians. i guess thats just a huge thing for them</p>

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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>So happy for everyone who’s gotten a likely letter to Dartmouth! I will post my stats here.</p>

<p>Just wondering-Why did we get the letters so late? Also, does a likely from Dartmouth signify good prospects for the other ivies, e.g. HYPPC?</p>

<p>Indian American from CA
2380 SATs; 780, 800, 750 SAT 2s.
-National Awards for classical oriental vocal performing
-Charity in India that I run (raised 2,500 dollars through my vocal performances)
-debate best delegate awards in state competitions (e.g. RUMUN, Duke, Princeton MC, etc).
-Rank-Salutatorian (2)</p>

<p>Once again, congrats and hoping to meet some of you in the fall!</p>

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<p>@powerfuldog- apparently likelies are sent out in waves from anywhere between the beginning of feb to mid-march.</p>

<p>Well, what would I really know, didn’t get one :P</p>

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<p>@sompornburin I am an International student living in California and I got one, so there’s hope dude!! </p>

<p>@powerfuldog: I think it’s safe to say that getting a likely letter from an Ivy means you’re a legit candidate for all schools. Of course different schools look for different things and you’ll obviously have solid shots at schools like Brown, Columbia, Cornell, and Penn. And decent chances at Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. My school’s Val and Sal from 2009 got likelies from Dartmouth. Val got into Harvard, Yale, Brown, Amherst, and Williams… But he was denied at Princeton, Columbia, and Stanford. Sal got into Brown, Stanford, MIT, and Caltech… But got denied at Harvard, Yale, Wlliams, and Cornell.</p>

<p>2010 Val got likelies from Cornell and Brown (if I remember correctly)… He also got into Columbia, Princeton, and Middlebury. He was denied at Harvard, Yale, and Dartmouth. </p>

<p>2011 Sal got likelies from Brown and Dartmouth… She ended getting into Pomona, Penn, and Williams too. Waitlisted at Stanford and she got denied at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. </p>

<p>(We have a tutoring program at my school where all the top juniors and seniors help out the top frosh and sophomore kids, so I stayed in touch with these individuals and asked for their stats haha) </p>

<p>I’m Val this year and I also got likelies from Penn (video thing actually) and Cornell. I was already deferred at Stanford REA though. Quite frankly, this is all anecdotal stufffff, but I think all are relatively legit examples of what could happen. </p>

<p>@Funkmaster: You’re a boss man. Thanks for your service; although I am not American, I do live here haha.</p>

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<p>Got a letter about a month ago (sorry, just joined here) saying that “there is no question…you will be offered admission to the college.” Not sure if that counts as a ‘likely letter’ but whatever, it’s from Dartmouth and I’m extremely happy.</p>

<p>From MD; attend public school; legacy status. Stats for those interested:</p>

<p>SAT 2330 (790M, 780V, 760W, 9 on essay; single sitting); SAT II 800 World History, 790 Physics
Class Rank: Top decile (that’s all my school reports)
GPA: ~3.8 unweighted, ~4.6 weighted (off the top of my head)
AP’s: 4 on US Gov/Pol (due to accidentally writing an essay in pencil :/), 5s on Calculus AB, World+Euro History, Macro/Microeconomics, English Language</p>

<p>Currently enrolled in: (all AP’s): Comparative Government, Physics C, English Literature, Spanish Language, Statistics, Chemistry. Also plan to take the Calculus BC exam this year. (So much for senior-year slacking)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (On Common App): Piano student for 11 years, Academic Team (have been on TV several times this year), Leader of the Europa Barbarorum: Novus Ordo Mundi project (basically a game mod; I put a ton of time into this and wrote my essay about it), volunteer historian for Europa Barbarorum II (the original had over 100,000 downloads)</p>

<p>Plans: Want to study history, physics, and economics
Other Schools: Rejected REA from Yale, Waitlisted at UChicago, accepted at UNC and UCLA; 9 more schools to hear from.</p>

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<p>Dartmouth legacy - does the admissions office contact the alum parent through the admissions process of their child?</p>