<p>It looks as if it is going to be a really competitive ED round.</p>
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The number of early decision applications to Dartmouth rose by 12.5 percent this year, an “all-time high,” according to Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Maria Laskaris ‘84. The 1,571 students who applied early decision for the class of 2013 is the largest number of early decision applicants on record, Laskaris said.</p>
<p>Early decision applicants will likely constitute less than 10 percent of the total applicant pool once regular decision applications are received on Jan. 1, Laskaris said.</p>
<p>Last year, 1,397 people submitted early decision applications, a 8.7 percent increase from 2006, according to Laskaris.</p>
<p>The Office of Undergraduate Admissions aims to admit between 390 and 400 students from the early decision applicant pool this year, Laskaris said, which would result in a 24.8-25.5 percent early acceptance rate. Early decision applicants will be notified of their admissions status in early December.</p>
<p>"There has been an increase in female applicants, international applicants, in first-generation college students, an increase in students of color that are applying and an increase in geographical diversity among applicants,” she said. “I think that Dartmouth’s affordability and accessibility is really resonating with students and families.”</p>
<p>TheDartmouth.com</a> | College sees record number of E.D. apps</p>
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