Dartmouth 2023 Applicants Discussion

Do you know why mine says 03/28? Does any one else’s give that date?

@PurpleDragonn did you apply regular decision?

Nope; ED @potentialdropout

@PurpleDragonn Did you accidentally indicate regular decision for Dartmouth on your CSS Profile or submit it after the deadline? That could be the reason why it’s 03/28 instead of 12/12.

Mine says 12/12 as well, so I think that’s probably the early decision date they’re aiming for. They wouldn’t send out award letters before decisions come out.

@Meiyonnaise It’s very possible ED wasn’t indicated on the CSS; my mom handled all the financial aid stuff. How big of a problem is this?

Do they ask admission round before adding a school to the CSS?

@PurpleDragonn Yes, they do ask what admission round you’re applying for whenever you add a school to the CSS. I’m not entirely familiar with how it works (my parents filled out my financial aid forms too haha) but my best suggestion would be to call the Dartmouth financial aid office as soon as you can and tell them your situation. I’m guessing that you might receive your award letter at a later date than the rest of us, but I don’t think it will affect your financial aid eligibility in any way.

Ooh, I also have 12/12. The date makes sense with the whole Wednesday/Thursday release date idea… So maybe!

If you go to this site:https://financialaid.dartmouth.edu/facts-advice/faqs, under “Early Decision and Financial Aid”, it says " A tentative financial aid award will accompany your acceptance letter in mid-December. A finalized award will become available after April 1." Therefore it sounds like acceptances go out 12/12 too?This is great to know, we did not apply for aid so thank you everyone for the update! And @PurpleDragonn, yes, I would call the financial aid office- could be an error on their part too as most people have not submitted RD apps yet. Given that the admissions is specifically need-blind, it should not impact your acceptance decision or your aid package.

If you have an award date displayed in your CSS profile for Dartmouth, might it indicate an acceptance, or is this listed for everyone whether or not they will receive financial information based on their acceptance?

We got the 12/12 date when DS applied in October for CSS. I put it on my calendar way back when. it means nothing, I am certain, except that you submitted the CSS. Forget the tea leaves, Fam, just wait till the decisions come out. Good luck.

@Shocker7 Yes, sorry, 4pm EST

Saw that. Strange.

@hapisjoy Hi! Nice to know you’re applying from Ghana. I’m a Ghanaian applicant too. ?

Anyone else like… losing their mind more and more as the decision date gets closer?

@rickhardon0610 That’s great :). Hope we both get in.

@screamingkettle very much so. I have the 12/12 date on CSS as well, hopefully we find out then.

@rickhardon0610 Did you by any chance get an interview?

My CSS also says 12/12. Is this what we are inferring to be the decision date?

@Shocker7 Yeah