<p>Although Dartmouth is one of the Ivies, why isn't it as renowned as harvard, Princeton, or Yale? It's as selective, is it not?</p>
<p>Depends how you measure selectiveness. If you measure it in terms of admission rate, then Dartmouth admits about 20%, whereas HYP admits about 10%. Correct me if I'm wrong.</p>
<p>I was rejected at HYP and accepted at D. I certainly think HYP is more selective.</p>
<p>I believe the overall admit rate was close to 15% this year at Dartmouth (12% RD). And, yes, HYP are a little more selective, but there are also people each year who turn down HYP for Dartmouth. When it comes down to schools of that caliber, it really just depends on the environment you want. Of course, there are also lots of people who make their decision based on prestige, but that is widely viewed as a pretty stupid move.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is as in the selectivity range of Columbia, Brown, Duke, Penn, and it is more selective than Cornell, Northwestern, chicago.</p>
<p>I may be wrong, but I think that Dartmouth is "less renowned" than HYP because it has a smaller graduate program and places a greater emphasis on its undergraduates.</p>
<p>"I may be wrong, but I think that Dartmouth is "less renowned" than HYP because it has a smaller graduate program and places a greater emphasis on its undergraduates."</p>
<p>hate to butt in here, but i think this statement is arguable with regard to P, which like dartmouth has relatively few grad students and no law school, but unlike dartmouth has no bus or med school. i agree with saila, however, on all points.</p>
<p>f.scottie, good catch :). I guess I was thinking more along the lines of dartmouth vs. a larger grad focus like harvard or columbia.</p>
<p>According to one of a my friends, Dartmouth is "that country club up north," vs. the "hallowed halls" of his school. I think he's biased, though.</p>