Got it, thank you!
Indeed. https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply/class-profile-testing:
ACT
- Mean: 33
- Mid 50% range: 32-35
If you are looking for a Big Name High reach, go with Yale - their environmental program is far better than Harvard’s
However, Middlebury has a better environmental sciences programs, as does Colby and Amherst.
@mainebbg I would replace Williams and Pomona on your list with Colby and Middlebury.
You may also want to look at SUNY ESF and UVM as safeties (though UNH is already a safety). Look at U Washington as well.
Cut some of your reaches, that is really too many for you to be able to graft great applications.
You have both large research universities and small liberal arts colleges. These are very different places, with very different education policies and philosophies. for example, U Mich has 15x as many undergraduates as does Amherst 30,000 versus 2,000), as well as another 16,000 graduate students. There are advantages and disadvantages to both these types of places, but they are not really the best type of places to the same type of people.
Which would you rather attend?
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If you’re trying to say the OP has #s for Dartmouth - the answer is yes.
And nearly half their class comes in ED - so that’s another bonus.
But regardless of the #s, they only accepted 6.2%. ED will most likely help - but then how much would it help if the overall rate is 6.2%.
While the OP can qualify for any school on their list, it doesn’t mean it will happen - these schools are routinely turning down lots of terrific students. So what will the OP offer that allows them to turn the corner?
I didn’t see a response - perhaps I missed it - but the agricultural start up, depending on the impact, could be a difference maker.
Best of luck to the OP.
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Let’s start with the safe schools -
Colorado College
UC Boulder
UNH
You likely get admitted to-
Northeastern
BU
It could go either way at-
Tufts
Pomona
All the rest are reaches.
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Why no ED2 choices? You’ve got a good balance between ED1, EA and RD. There are some really good options in the ED2 round. Which might help in case you get rejected/deferred from Dartmouth during ED1.
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Note that Colorado College recently posted an EA acceptance rate of 18.6%: Class Profile - Colorado College.
Pomona has been more selective in recent years than some of the schools you have classified as reaches.
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There aren’t any EDII schools that I absolutely love to be honest, but I have thought about it
Pomona is a high reach for female ORM.
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ED2 is the “wait-and-see” ED for a reason. Let it happen among your current schools based upon early results.
if it were only that simple. NH is a minority
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@mainebbg , Congratulations on being such a competitive student with excellent stats, and at a HS that sends 8% to ivies!
To give you the best chancing, please answer these Qs:
-What do you mean by “relatively rigorous”? Think of the APs your school offers: have you taken the hardest ones? Do you think you are in the top 10% of rigor based on course selection compared to peers?
-Which APs have scores and what were the classes?
-What is your rank? Even if your school does not rank, what is the estimated rank? Top 10%? Top few? Top 25%? Your GC will know if you don’t, and the rough breakdown of GPA is typically provided on the profile, so colleges will be able to estimate.
Thanks! I think I have taken the most APs while still adhering to school schedule restrictions, so I would say that I am definitely in the top 10% of rigor compared to others. 5 in Calc AB, 4 in Bio Macro Euro and APUSH. We don’t rank but probably top 25%; our school only does unweighted so I think a lot of people are ranked higher due to less rigorous classes.
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Great! I think you have a better than average chance for Dartmouth ED, maybe 25-35%–they accepted 21%ED last year. It could be a much higher chance if your essays/etc are excellent.
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I really like the suggestion of Hamilton, especially if spending a semester studying public policy in Washington, D.C. might be of interest to you.
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You have a good chance at Dartmouth and you have EDed there, so if you get in later this month that is great.
As you hear back from colleges dig in on where the best fit will be for you. It is not just about status and acceptance rates. Look at programs and opportunities that interest you. UNH was a school that started as a safety for my daughter and where she ended up over T20 and T50 schools based on the access to programs and research.
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Thanks! Those links are very insightful, thank you so much!
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I’ll start adding UNH as a college to recommend for outdoorsy kids, especially those interested in oceanography.
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Did you get in to Dartmouth??
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