<p>20 people outta the 400 applications they got. 5% chance of getting in. It's a crapshoot. Time to go become a Dartmouth girl and go buy some Lacoste.</p>
<p>Duke's bein gay for all admitances this fall....my friend from seattle, star quarterback on his football team, mad ECs, 4.4 GPA, 1580s on his SATs (which he brought up to a 1600 in december) got rejected by duke</p>
<p>Sigh. Yeah i dunno what it is. I give up on this whole college thing. This blows.</p>
<p>where did you get this info?</p>
<p>I just called the transfer administrator.</p>
<p>well actually, what I mean is that they have 20 spaces. I don't think they are just admitting 20 people.</p>
<p>i think they might have overadmitted last year</p>
<p>that happened with UVa last year...more ppl accepted their admission than they thought....funny thing...it happened again this year and they had their highest acceptance ever</p>
<p>I really shouldn't be complaining...dartmouth is a lovely school...sigh.</p>
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<p>Please refrain from using "gay" pejoratively.</p>
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<p>I love these stories. Somehow they are intended to demonstrate the "harshness" or "arbitrariness" of the admissions criteria, however, it just demonstrates that there are yet other factors involved in the process and that there is no calculus for success. Yes, doing your best will increase your chances, but this focus on GPA, SAT, and ECs seems to make people feel as if competitive colleges are obligated to admit them.</p>
<p>please enlighten us on factor other than GPA, SAT, and ECs.</p>
<p>also i don't buy stories like "my friend this and that"</p>
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<p>What you ask is legitimate; however, spontaneously, I think of recommendations, essays, answers to questions on the application, and interview. Also, the amount of variation in ECs is enormous, so there is no formula for success in that regard either. Typically, the safest bet is community service, but I cannot be sure.</p>
<p>Edit: Also, the mood of the admissions officer. I love that one. How random one's life is, as a human toys with his sheets of paper. Perhaps she got in a fight with her husband the previous night, and would like to take her anger out on the rest of masculinity... these random factors play a huge role in any decision; they work against the best applicants and, at times, work for the worst.</p>
<p>hope your admissions officer has long, unbelievable sex with his or her spouse...mistress, on the side boyfriend etc... the night before he/she reviews your app.</p>
<p>so out of ya'll, who actually applied?</p>
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<p>I do hope that was not a derisive comment at my expense.</p>
<p>You do know what a strawman is, right?</p>
<p>I applied and will definitely enroll if admitted.</p>
<p>take it easy nspeds--not everything is an offense against your gayness</p>
<p>Hey, divagirl1130, I'm assuming that you've been admitted to Dartmouth. could you post your stats, please? Are you a sophomore or a junior transfer? were you high school stats nice?</p>
<p>don't answer that. i just figured out that you're trying to transfer FROM Dartmouth.</p>
<p>yeah. I don't know how I got in here. But sure,</p>
<p>SATs: 720 math 740 verbal
ECs: I did everything. Believe me. Presented Artwork at conferences, piano, drama, fashion columns, national honor whatever everything. EVERYTHING
Honors: Clemson National Scholar finalist, SCJAS 4th place for thesis (state wide), National Bio Olympiad Finalist...more etc..voted best dressed...(random)
GPA: 4.59 weighted
College: 3.6 (A- here) We're on quarter schedule
Hook: Skipped two grades, published research when I was 15 in American Heart Ass. Journal of Medicine, first author</p>
<p>I'm tweeking about about Duke!</p>