<p>I read from the Princeton Review that liberal arts colleges put more emphasis on qulitative values of the applicants, like essays and recs, than quantative ones-test scores and grades.</p>
<p>Is that true? Then, would you consider Dartmouth a liberal arts college in this context?</p>
<p>omg i sure hope so...but i kinda doubt it. dartmouth's gonna want it all</p>
<p>They tend to like people who know how to spell.</p>
<p>That's all fine and dandy, but they don't even have a supplemental essay...</p>
<p>I mostly agree with you, though.</p>
<p>BalletGirl: Lol, I agree 100%!</p>
<p>Ive heard that Dartmouth gives a lot of weight to testing.... sorry all.</p>
<p>^that's what i heard too...kinda. idk from where tho...
sadly, that means i have no chance whatsoever.</p>
<p>^</p>
<p>not just Dartmouth... I think all the Ivies give a lot of weight on test scores...</p>
<p>well, a lot of seniors with 2250+ SAT scores were rejected ED while a number of students were accepted with scores under 2000. Of course they matter...but im about 99% sure that Dartmouth doesnt give them as much weight as everyone here is implying...</p>
<p>^</p>
<p>true... But I bet those people under 2000 are international/athlete....</p>
<p>Here is a quote from a former adcom. She explains that the 40% of the class that has hooks, many of which come in during the ED round, have lower scores, and the 60% that are unhooked have to make up for it:</p>
<p>Michele Hernandez, nationally known private college admissions consultant located in Vermont. Author of the book A is Admissions: The Insider's Guide to Getting into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges and former admissions officer at Dartmouth College</p>
<p>“40 percent of every Ivy League school is filled up with special cases: athletes, minorities, low-income, legacies or development cases. They’re tagged, and schools lower the admissions standards a lot for those kids. So you got to know how to use those tags to your advantage. If you’re a legacy and you apply early to the school, you’ve got a 50 percent better chance of getting in.</p>
<p>Then have a look at Brown's SAT/ACT breakdown, Dartmouth's is very similar:</p>
<p>Brown</a> Admission: Facts & Figures</p>
<p>This should answer a lot of questions.</p>
<p>i need to get into college.</p>
<p>Wait, low income is a hook? PRAISE BE. =P</p>
<p>Would that it were so, squaregirl. Only if you are a 1st generation URM, preferably from a remote location. :D Adcoms apparently like a good sob story. If you are unfortunate enough to have college-educated parents who for some reason that doesn't translate into a killer essay have little money, it definitely is not a hook.</p>
<p>^</p>
<p>I heard sob stories are less effective these days</p>
<p>I figured it was too good to be true, lolz. ;)</p>
<p>GPAs can only tell adcoms soo much! For example, a 4.00 at one school may be easier to obtain than one elsewhere.. SO academically speaking to truly see the "brilliant minds." They look at SAT scores. I mean it is a standardized test that has existed almost 80 years.</p>
<p>Also in Hernandez's book, it mentions that many adcommittee members still are under the impression that SAT scores equate with intelligence... Which just isnt true.</p>
<p>But still it is a way for colleges to gauge academically gifted individuals.</p>