<p>Looking at the forum, a lot of people have said applying to Dartmouth ED is not a benefit in terms of admissions. I was wondering if this is true, or does dartmouth just defer a ton of people and not admit many ED?</p>
<p>actually, reality is pretty much the opposite. Statistically, ED is a much better option, but there's the setback that you have to commit yourself to the school, so you might not get as good a FinAid package as you would want.</p>
<p>Taken from USNews:</p>
<p>Early Decision acceptance rate--30%
Non-early acceptance rate-------14%
Difference in acceptance rate----16%</p>
<p>As Kowloon said, statistically ED is the better option. Although recruited athletes and a more self-selecting early applicant pool might influence these numbers, that's still a major difference. Personally, I'm not taking any chances--applying early decision.</p>
<p>Before you apply ED, I would recommend figuring out how much your EFC be. Dartmouth uses their own calculator and the one from FAFSA and they take the higher of the two. (Cost</a> Calculator) </p>
<p>This is the website to figure out about how much your EFC will be.
FAFSA4caster</a> - U.S. Department of Education</p>
<p>If financial aid is an issue, don't apply ED. Do regular to a bunch of comparable schools and there's a good chance Dartmouth will match the aid offered.</p>
<p>My family would never qualify for aid even at the most generous of colleges because combined my parent's income is in excess of $350k per year. Since Dartmouth is definitely my first choice I think I will apply ED...hopefully there is some benefit to it, because I'll be giving up the ED boost at the Ivy League school my father attended - which isn't a school I'm that interested in though.</p>
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<p>I don't think you require any more reasons.</p>
<p>I know, it's just that my dad is kind of always reminding me that I'm giving up such a great "ED boost" at his Ivy school even though it's Dartmouth's opposite really, and the opposite of all the schools I've liked (small LACs and a few "larger" schools like Dartmouth, Princeton, and William and Mary). He wanted me to provide him with a concrete reason other than "Dartmouth's my first choice and I don't like your alma mater"...so i thought i could prove ED has a benefit.</p>
<p>I'm in the same boat as you pink. My dad went to Cornell, and I plan on applying to Dartmouth ED for the same reasons you are. My dad is a bit reluctant to allow me to apply ED Dart because he thinks I'm giving up the legacy advantage. I heard Dart gives no preferential treatment for ED kids. Fact or fiction?</p>
<p>Lately, it has been hard to tell. If you ask an admissions person this, they will respond with the same answer like they've answered it a thousand times. Applying ED does not give you a better chance at getting in. Only do so if it's your number once choice, and if you were to get into every school you applied to, you would still choose Dartmouth. Basically, I think the acceptance rates are inflated because of the 'almost assured' recruited athletes, skewing the acceptance rate average. Even for non-athletes, the students who apply tend to self-select and most likely be wealthier (wealthier students are on average more qualified/ have higher stats). So, all I can definitively say is that applying ED wont decrease your chances. I think that if you are definitely on the edge, applying ED would give you a tip. Also, based off of purely anecdotal data, from my High school in the past four years, our ED acceptance rate to Dartmouth and RD acceptance rate were exactly the same. Make of this what you will.</p>
<p>This year Dartmouth was 28% ED, 11.8% RD (overall 13.2%). This is a substantial difference regardless of what the official policy is.</p>
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I know, it's just that my dad is kind of always reminding me that I'm giving up such a great "ED boost" at his Ivy school even though it's Dartmouth's opposite really
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<p>Its you who is going to college and not your dad. :)</p>