<p>I've heard b/c Dartmouth gets the least amount of international applications compared to other Ivies, they tend to judge internationals more easily. Does anyone know if this is true?</p>
<p>No it's not true
tons of international students I know doing ED this year got rejected</p>
<p>where did you get the info?</p>
<p>Thanks for the confirmation. I've heard just from rumors, you know. No one knows how the adcoms pick one applicant over another one, especially for the Ivy League.</p>
<p>I'm applying to Dartmouth, so I'm a bit nervous. That's all.</p>
<p>Oh well, are u a high school senior?</p>
<p>the international admission rate for dartmouth was 6.2% for the class of 2012-- so no, it's not exactly easy for internationals to get into dartmouth.</p>
<p>Thanks for the number serf. It's really interesting. By any chance, could anyone here give me a feel of diversity at Dartmouth?</p>
<p>I wouldn't say that the international students are "judged more easily." That just doesn't make sense considering that international students usually put in more effort to get in in the first place. </p>
<p>The diversity of Dartmouth is great, but I think it's really helped by the fact that there are students from around the world...and not just "diverse" based on race. In my freshman dorm, I had a quad with a Jewish kid from NY, a black guy from Minnesota, and another student from Afghanistan. Turned out to be an amazing group of guys, and I've also met a lot of other kids from around the world...last year in our hall we had a girl from Pakistan, girl from Israel, and my Afghani friend. There are plenty of asian internationals coming from Hong Kong and Shanghai. </p>
<p>There's definitely a very diverse community at Dartmouth.</p>
<p>I think Dartmouth, like most schools, is anxious to get international applicants from countries hard to get representation from. So if a student is from a small African nation or a village in the Andes, they might get a small break.</p>
<p>The other thing that I've noticed is that even among 'Whites', there is a lot of diversity. I'll try to research the numbers, but I bet we are one of the only Ivies to not have the largest representation of our students being from New England.</p>
<p>if you look at the numbers, the acceptance rate for internationals is much lower across the board then when compared to that of regular students<br>
speaking as an international, it kinda sucks :(</p>
<p>I am international too, so now I'm getting nervous about my chance for Dartmouth. Oh well, whatever comes will come.</p>
<p>erm don't thnk internationals get any break, unless you are tony blair's son or you've found a cure to cancer ><</p>
<p>Being an international from a very under-represented country helps A LOT. In order of increased helpfulness: If no one from your country is applying to the university at this particular year, if there is no one from your country on the campus, if there never was a representative from your country on the campus. :)</p>
<p>^That's almost certainly not true. I'm almost certain that Canadians and Koreans have an easier time coming from countries that emphasize preparation for the SAT somewhat (the latter group even has these weird academies designed solely for admission into top U.S. schools).</p>
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^That's almost certainly not true. I'm almost certain that Canadians and Koreans have an easier time coming from countries that emphasize preparation for the SAT somewhat (the latter group even has these weird academies designed solely for admission into top U.S. schools).
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<p>Trust me, I am not one of the CCers who talk without the info. I come from a country less than South Carolina. My friends became first reps of my country to get(apply?) into Duke and Princeton... The Duke kid had 1940 SAT, the Princeton girl had 2050. They expect you to do decent on math stuffs (700+) both SAT I and SAT II, but are lenient on CR (in most cases 600+ will do, for a 550+ one needs a hook, usually). The colleges valued the way the students used the opportunities they had, and obviously they know that if someone from super small country gets 600-650 on Bio, it means no special prep. At least that's how my friends took the tests, and got admitted. None of them had any hooks, really, besides coming from underrepresented country. They got into some other colleges (including Ivies, too) where my country was represented earlier. So SATs aren't everything at all, and geographical diversity plays big role. One could argue that their GPA pulled them... But our school system is not recognized worldwide, just 1-5 grading system, and no AP, IB, A level, etc. And they didn't even have perfect GPAs, healthy mix of 5s and 4s.</p>
<p>Yeah, being from an underrepresented country definitely helps I think, assuming all else is equal. Ideally you'll want your country to be underrepresented in applicants as well - it's one thing if your dream school gets 100 applicants from your country, and another thing if it only gets 5.</p>
<p>And totally another - you are the only applicant, and no one from your country ever attended the university :)</p>
<p>wow....wat an imagination!
we had a whole lets go to Dartmouth campaign in our school! and well...i like the competition!</p>