Applications for Class of 2011 rise by 2 percent

Colleges & Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>Applications for admission to the Class of 2011 increased by approximately two percent over last year, marking the fourth consecutive year Dartmouth has seen an upward trend and the first time the majority of applicants are women.</p>

<p>"Compared to four years ago, applications are up by 21 percent," Dean of Admissions Karl Furstenberg said of the 14,159 total applicants this year. "In general, it seems like a pretty good year for admissions."</p>

<p>Female applications comprise 50.4 percent of this year's applicant pool with a total of 7,131 applicants. Applications from women have increased by 31 percent over the past four years.</p>

<p>We were watching these numbers closely because of all that happened during the fall on campus. There was concern in the student community about what prospective students were going to think," Furstenberg said.</p>

<p>Admissions saw a slight increase in the number of black applicants and slight decreases in Asian, Latino and Native American applicants.</p>

<p>Another notable change in this year's applicant profile is a substantial jump in international applications, up 10 percent from last year to 2,088 applicants. International applications have risen steadily by a total of 30 percent over the last four years. </p>

<p>Academic credentials of applicants to the Class of 2011 remain similar to last year's with applicants scoring a mean of 681 on the SAT verbal, 699 on the SAT math and 681 on the SAT writing.</p>

<p>According to Furstenberg, the admissions office plans to admit about 2,100 students to the Class of 2011, including the 382 students already admitted to the College through the early decision program. Admissions also expects this year's yield rate to remain comparable to that of recent years at about 50 percent.</p>

<p>Once decisions have been mailed, the College plans to reach out to admitted students through programs such as "Dimensions," which invites admitted students to campus in the spring. Furstenberg believes that visiting Dartmouth is often a key component in students' decisions to matriculate once they have been accepted.</p>

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<p>awesome, looks nice :)</p>

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<p>2060 avg. SAT makes me feel good about my application. At the least it cancels out my being a white male -_-</p>

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<p>Idk why you're complaining, mostly everyone there is white either way.</p>

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<p>As they are at every top 25 school except UCB and UCLA...</p>

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<p>oh yes, I know. Absolutely nothing agaisnt Dartmouth...it's just that it slightly irritates me when people say being white is detrimental to their app. Mostly everyone at "every top 25 school" is. So why complain?</p>

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<p>I'm not saying its (my whiteness) a detriment, but it's not very interesting. I have a Sudanese friend who started school in the UAE. That's interesting.</p>

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<p>Is being Asian or white worse for admission at Dartmouth? :p</p>

<p>So this means that all of our applications have already been looked over? I only got my SAT scores in last week from the January test though, and I only had my interview last Saturday.</p>

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<p>i wonder how many of those 2100 students are accepted via likely letters?</p>

<p>just curious because i got a letter, and i want to know if it's really good (like high chances of getting into other places) or pretty common</p>

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<p>"Is being Asian or white worse for admission at Dartmouth?"</p>

<p>Anyone else feel there are some serious problems underlying this statement?</p>

<p>If you are a strong applicant, regardless of race, you'll get in. The myth that minorities have an easier time is completely false--if anything, students are compared against students who are similar to them (geographically, racially, etc.) I hate this idea that being white/asian is a liability... I look around Dartmouth and see that, regardless of race, there is a broad spectrum of ability.</p>

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<p>For the likely letters, I heard that the D sends out about 500 of them in total. ^_^ by the way, to the incoming '11s from a current '10, GO BIG GREEN!!!</p>