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<p>Newby & Stan,</p>

<p>You gotta calm down (I know it is easier said than done) and let the process play it self out. Stan, you are from NY, which probably has the largest amount of applicants and in the end gets the largest amount of acceptances (with the majority of those coming from NYC high schools). As it has been said before the letters go out in waves, and even then you are at the mercy of the U.S. postal service. In the end you will end up where you need to be.</p>

<p>The majority of admitted students will not get likelyl letters, so even on the off chance that you do not get one, ou can still be accepted. This was exactly the case of one of my daughter's friends (also African American): Applied ED, got deferred, not likely, but an admission an she is also now a happy 08.</p>

<p>Think about it, most of the people on these boards have the same limited frame of reference that the 2 of you have. So to keep worry about whether or not you likely letter will come is going to make you crazy (and you certainly don't need that).</p>

<p>Remember, that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Sometimes we language things in to being, so throw out the trash thinking and beleive that in the end you will end up where you need to be (Dartmouth or any other place), and once this this "march madness" is over, you are going to be happy with the choice.</p>

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<p>Last year in the section "Eye on Apply" on princeton review there was an african american girl who recieved a likely letter with a 1300 and she also was from new york.</p>

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<p>while stats are important Dartmouth probably has one of the most wholistic admissions processes that is truly built on building a community. Your chances are as good as anyone else's from the plain and simple fact that you applied (had you not applied you would have had a 100% chance of not being admitted).</p>

<p>Each year the school has a mission on what they want in this year's class. Last year's mission is not going to me this year's mission. Also, while the school wants and embraces diversity, more african americans have applied this year than last year, (African american applications are up 10% this year) some may have greater or lesser stats than yours. Remember also that you will be judged in context of the opportunities made available to you. </p>

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