<p>I've got accepted to UChicago. I don't know if I should also apply to Dartmouth. Personally I like both schools. But b/c I don't want to apply for ED so I choose to apply for EA. What is your reasons of choosing Dartmouth over UChicago or vice versa?</p>
<p>(What is my chance for Dartmouth?)
Stats:
* SAT Verbal: 760
* SAT Math: 800
* SAT Writing: 760
* SAT Total: 2320
* SAT II: Lit 800, Math II 740, JP 800, Chem 710, Phy 760, French 800, Spanish 800
* ACT: 34
* AP/IB taken/scores: Cal-BC 5, Phy 5, Chem 5, JP 5, US Hist 5, Macroecon 5, Stat 5, French 5, World History 5, Spanish 5
* GPA weighted: 4.75
* GPA unweighted: 4.00
* Rank or % estimate: ~Top 2%</p>
<p>Subjective:
* Essays: Great
* Teacher Recs: Good
* Counselor Rec: My counselor loves me!
* Hook (if any): Born in UK, grew up in Japan, moved to the US, speak fluent English, Spanish, French and Japanese</p>
<p>Location/Person:
* State or Country: PA
* School Type: Medium Public
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Male
* Legacy Yes/No: No
* Recruited Yes/No: No
* Important ECs: Internship in a company in Japan for over the past 4 years, ASB President, Red Cross President, Captain of Cross Country, Basketball and Track, Eagle Scout, >300 hours community services.</p>
<p>Well, apply to Dartmouth. Personally, I would say that Chicago is the better school academically (if only slightly), but Dartmouth is also a great school. You’d probably find comparable departments at both schools almost across the board, and it may be wise to make a pick based on financial aid and social fit rather than academic strength, since the schools are so comparable based on the latter criterion.</p>
<p>I think you have to start comparing things other than academics when comparing the two schools. Dartmouth’s environment is COMPLETELY different that UChicago, that goes for physical environment and social environment</p>
<p>Dartmouth is generally seen as more prestigious for whatever reason, although Chicago is stronger based purely on academics (in many more ways than just econ…). Both are awesome, but I can’t see the same person wanting to attend both schools because of how different they are.</p>
<p>My final choice actually came down between Dartmouth and Chicago. I’d say apply to Dartmouth, and then if you get in, visit both (stay overnight if you can). They have a very different feels, and personally I loved chicago on paper but got there and didn’t liked it, and I was unsure about Dartmouth on paper, visited, and didn’t want to leave. I’d say you have a great shot for Dartmouth; I mean, yes, its very competitive and there are more kids who apply that “deserve” to get in than they can take, but you’d certainly be as competitive as anyone. Personally, I liked Dartmouth because everyone is really smart, so no ones cares how impressive or smart you are…people are passionate about what they study and there is a lot of collaboration and interaction, but in a lower pressure environment. Any pressure people feel, its the pressure students put on themselves to do well. And its obviously just the best school in the country, so I mean, come on.</p>
<p>Agree with Arzachel, (#6). Dartmouth is more prestigious and the kids there are happier. Dartmouth was rated number one by U.S. News & World Reports for undergraduate education.</p>
<p>I’d say your chances at D are excellent, and yo have a very solid shot at any Ivy or equivalent.</p>
<p>My kid’s two final choices were the U of C and D. Although pretty much everyone thought he was better suited to the U of C intellectually, he chose D based on attending the accepted students’ events at both schools. He found the people at the U of C socially awkward and cold, and couldn’t wait to get away from them. (I know people there who are the very opposite of that, but unfortunately that’s the type of person he came in contact with there.) One can always go to the U of C for grad school, which is really its strength.</p>