<p>It's fair to emphasize some of the stronger aspects of yale, but I don't think it's fair to try to sell it as located in a vibrant college town. The city has drastically improved over the past 10 years, but it's hardly the ideal "college town" for a student to study in. I've been to Yale and the New Haven area several times - the area around the immediate campus might generally be nice, but you're still living in New Haven - it's a damper compared to NY or Boston. </p>
<p>And I'm sure that Yale students constantly socialize with the 50,000 other students from albertus magnus college, southern CT state U, and the University of New Haven...</p>
<p>oh god here's my SAT score (1st time)
CR/Math/WR: 720/750/710 (essay 11)</p>
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<p>do you guys think this score is gonna hurt my chance? i mean normally i get 790~800 for Math but i dont know what happened -__- must be some careless mistakes...</p>
<p>Naah, it's good. And please, please take anything that posterX says with a whole shaker of salt - he's infamous on these boards for his overly-biased (and sometimes factually incorrect) partisanship for Yale.</p>
<p>It doesn't matter WHAT college is easy to get into. What matters where YOU want to go. And if you are just applying to Dartmouth because it is easy to get into - DON'T. Sometimes people who really want to attend Dartmouth are left out.</p>
<p>Nope i'm definitely NOT applying to Dartmouth JUST BECAUSE it's easy to get in. Because it's not.
I'm choosing between Dartmouth and Yale for ED/EA and one thing about D is tt it's easiER to get in :)</p>
<p>@Professor101: Yeah maybe i'll retake in Oct. I took about 10 practice tests and scores consistently range frm 2270-2330 ?</p>
<p>But thing is i'm not sure if i take again i'll get that kind of score for essay ! lol i'm the kind of person who can ONLY WRITE FOR CERTAIN TOPICS. this time round at least it was "Do events in the past continue to influence the present" --> at least can still come up with some crap about the Vietnam War and stuff. If next time unlucky n landed some weird question tt i'm unfamiliar with --> i'll just be stunned and DIE</p>
<p>Anyway 11 was surprising. I thought the essay wasn't really good (i didn't do any practice essay either), and it was really short. barely reached the mid-page second page, and i only gave like two points which hardly connect.. </p>
<p>There's another thing, CARELESS MISTAKES for Math. I finished so darn early? Like i used only half the time allocated YET still made 3 mistakes (3 or 4 mistakes should account for the 50 marks lost). I even checked my answers (that doesnt happen a lot) so i'm worried if i take again I'll make careless mistakes again -__-</p>
<p>Urgh in another dilemma. Retake or not. -<strong>- I think i will. this score is def. not satisfactory. (my heart kinda sank when i saw the 750 for math, i couldnt see the rest of the scores for a while -</strong>-)</p>
<p>But then its gonna be darn rushed. And i will HAVE to make sure its good (PRESSURE). October for SAT I and November for the remaining SAT IIs. And there's GCE A Levels. Terrible year-end ahead GOSH</p>
<p>Yeah. Pre-College application season tends to suck.</p>
<p>I second the 2300+ suggestion. Dartmouth seems to be one of those schools who cares significantly about the SAT. I mean, if you have a really strong application (lots of leadership and something quirky and interesting), I doubt a 22something would really detract from your chances. However, if you're like me, with a good resume, but nothing too special -- a high SAT really helps.</p>
<p>I think I still have everything up on Stats.</p>