@babyeagle18 Yikes that’s long, but given that this is a college application you’ll get some more leeway. Even if you’ve done a lot, no one is going to enjoy reading a three-pager. In the future, limit your resume to one-page and include only the most important activities that you’ve been involved with. E.g., http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/uploads/admitted/2013_2014TuckResumeGuide.pdf
@18YearsASlav You’re fine as long as it’s post-marked before the deadline.
@babyeagle18 I applied to Dartmouth 2 years ago with a 5 page resume and was accepted. My resume was also redundant with common app stuff. So don’t worry!
Has anyone been contacted for an interview yet? Or had their interview yet? Mines on January 10th through Skype.
@JJJ1999 I haven’t been contacted yet by Dartmouth nor by Princeton, but I expect to soon.
@jjj1999 when did you submit your application?
I submitted my application Dec 27th. Received an email about an interview last week. Scheduled for next week.
^ Interview season already?
What am i supposed to do if one of my letters of recommendation (peer) wasnt turned in by the time i had to submit my application? If she uploads it to the common app, will it be attached to my profile? or does she need to upload/send it somewhere else?
Submitted my application late November but have not been contacted for an interview yet. Should I assume there are no interviewing alumni in my area? I live in an urban area…
I’m an alum and I haven’t received my interview assignments yet. Relax. There’s plenty of time.
@TTdd16 Ok, thank you for the reassurance. 
I submitted my application December 30th. Does anyone have any tips for interviewing for Dartmouth? The emails says it’s meant to be an informational meeting.
So does anyone know how interviews are arranged with alumni? Are the alumni given a choice and they randomly select which ones to reach out to? And if so, how do they decide which ones? Are they given information about the applicant to see which ones are most promising or something?
There are volunteer regional admission coordinators (all alums) who assign applicants by location and by the number of students we’ve said we’re able to interview. No, there is absolutely no sorting of applicants, and we have no information about you other than your name and school you attend. If you’re not offered an interview, it means nothing except that there weren’t enough volunteers to help out. I know they try to do Skype interviews too, but those are also done by volunteer alums, so it depends how many people are available to do them.
In terms of tips, just relax, ask any questions you might have, and enjoy hearing more about your interviewer’s experience at Dartmouth. We volunteer because it helps us stay connected as alumni and we want to give back to a college we love. It’s the least important part of the application process, with next to no bearing on whether you’ll be admitted or not. We do write a report based on the interview, but again, I don’t believe it has any real weight. I’m glad the email calls it an informational meeting, because that truly what it is. Good luck!
Have any of you who applied on the 1st received an email for an interview? I’m still waiting on mine.
My friend and I both applied in November, and he just had his interview today, for anybody wondering! None for me lol.
My S applied RD back in October. Interview scheduled for next week.
I just got an interview request. I hate my life because I serarchd up my alumni interviewer and saw that he works at the same place as my dad so I told my dad guess what he does? Goes and adds him on LinkedIn, even though I was begging him not to. Ugh, parents 8-| .
an alumni interviewer just contacted me! any tips for dart interview?
First and foremost, make sure you plan for the obvious questions (why us, why your field of study, etc). I used to go into my interviews thinking that I would be able to just do it all on my feet and it only ever turned out mediocre.
Secondly, I would recommend reserving one question. Before I leave, I always ask my interviewer if I can contact them if i think of any questions later on. If they say “yes,” which is like 100% of the time, than shoot them and email a day or two after the interview. The reason I do this is because it allows me to thank them again for taking the time without having to send them a separate email (which I think is a bit over-board).
Finally, I know my interviewer asked me to think of some stories, so if yours did too then definitely do that.
Best of luck.