<p>Which has a higher acceptance rate? i heard ED penn does, although it matters if you apply to wharton or not.</p>
<p>yes penn does. i'm stuck in the same situation btw. can't choose between the 2...</p>
<p>This is interesting since the schools are quite different in my opinion. Both are world class everything with respect to academics, but Dartmouth College is rural & similiar to a top LAC whereas Penn is urban & preprofessional for the most part. Dartmouth is similiar to Williams College, while Penn is an urban version of suburban Northwestern or rural Cornell.</p>
<p>does anyone have any insight as to which is 'slightly' easier to get into ED? i heard that penn fills their incoming freshmen class with more than half of ED admits while dart only goes ~1/3....and penn clearly says that EDing gives the student a much better chance of gettin in while darty...not so much</p>
<p>yes anyone else? actually it doesnt matter anyways. i already sent my stuff to dartmouth</p>
<p>u already sent the stuff??? WOW that's...fast.</p>
<p>anyway, dart is MUUUCHO smaller than penn. is that a disadvantage for ED kids even more? i love both schools so..</p>
<p>yeah i already gave my forms to my counselor and told him i was going to do ED to dartmouth and told all my teachers the same thing. i still havent done the essay and common app information though but i am pretty much stuck with dartmouth for ed.</p>
<p>oh okay i thought u meant u finished all the apps and essays, etc. i got a little freaked out haha</p>
<p>My reading of the numbers over a period of years is that there is an ED boost at Penn that doesn't exist at Dartmouth. If the rate at Dartmouth seems higher than regular admissions, it is because of athletes and legacies.<br>
My own bias is that four years at Dartmouth are far better than four years at Penn. But if it doesn't matter to you, ED at Penn gives you a boost that it doesn't at Dartmouth.
I heard an admissions officer comment to an applicant at Dartmouth that Dartmouth practices "yield blind" admissions. I've seen nothing that contradicts that.</p>
<p>hey danas could you explain to me what yield blind admissions is?</p>
<p>Over a period of years, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia and Penn have accepted close to 50% of the class early. Not so the other Ivy schools.
Of course, Harvard and Princeton have gotten out of the early admissions game altogether in the last year or two. The reason for many schools to have a high early admissions rate has been (I think including Princeton, I'm not sure of Harvard) to lower the overall admissions rate.
In the case of Dartmouth, as long as I have been following this stuff, the school has been fourth among the Ivies in SAT scores, etc,. without necessarily being fourth in admissions rate.
I think the general attitude of the admissions office at Dartmouth is to enroll the strongest class possible (given the necessary legacy and URM needs). IMO the student body has trailed only HYP in strength among the Ivies.
That said, of course any of the eight, and plenty of others as well, provide opportunities for a stellar education.</p>
<p>"student body has trailed only HYP in strength among the Ivies"</p>
<p>u mean in terms of stats, higher than all other ivies except HYP?</p>
<p>btw, what's yield blind admissions?</p>
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I think that "yield blind" means when a college admits a students, they don't consider whether you'll attend or not. In other words, they don't reject qualified students because the students may choose to go to another school. Schools considering whether a student would attend in the admisson process practice "yield management".</p>
<p>Going back to the original topic, I think both Dartmouth and Penn are great schools. One is small and the other is big. One is rural and the other is urban. I'd also agree with danas' assessement of the schools.</p>
<p>oh okay. so that has nothin to do w/ED</p>
<p>goin back to what danas said, ED/EAing harvard, princeton, Columbia, and penn would be more advantageous cuz they evidently accept more ED kids to lower the overall admissions?</p>
<p>It has to do with ED because when you are accepted ED, you are required to attend. Therefore colleges that admit a significant portion of their class ED increase their yield. Yes, this means that you get more of a boost at Penn ED.</p>
<p>Apply to Dartmouth lol. Totally biased but the best college experience, fantastic study abroad, community, strong alumni loyalty, etc wins in my book. </p>
<p>In all seriousness both are incredibly selective schools. Its too hard to predict at the Dartmouth. Columbia, Penn, Brown, Amherst, Williams level. You just never know.</p>
<p>lol i wish there could be 2 ED's allowed. then i wouldn't have to scratch my hair out tryin to decide on the two. </p>
<p>honestly, i feel like dart would be a better fit for me...it's just i like penn also. and i want the 'bet' on the one that i have the best chance in. it SEEMS like penn's easier.
for dart...i'm not an athlete, don't have crazy stats, don't have legacies/hooks...and i'm ASIAN. lol. the kid at my school who's EDing dart might have a better shot b/c he's in the top 5, athlete...</p>
<p>idk anymore and i have till tuesday to decide</p>