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<p>Either sybbie is really really impatient or has no ability to do math. she started a new thread 3.5 hours ahead of time! Too cute. It'd be nice though if it could stay "clean" until actual decisions are delivered.</p>
<p>as a Dartmouth grad, whose son will also find out today about his ED status, and as someone who worked at Harvard for a number of years, I hope you can keep all this in perspective no matter what the decision is. Because of the phenomenal number of applicants applying with very strong qualifications, beyond a certain point, it becomes more of a lottery than a rejection or acceptance of you personally. The myriad number of factors that are involved, including what was the mix of students accepted the past 3 years influences decisions made this round. This is to say, if you applied next year with the exact same qualifications etc. the decision might be entirely different. Anyone with any contact with Admissions Officers at the Ivy schools knows this is the case for the majority of strong applicants, which is where a majority of the kids fall. So please please be gentle with yourselves if you are not accepted, and don't be too arrogant if you are admitted. For quite some time, admission to Ivy League schools has become a nearly chance like process for the well qualified. If you don't get in, apply everywhere you might have any interest in. A friend of mine's son was rejected by Dartmouth ED and in fact was accepted by both Princeton and Yale in the regular process. My roomate from college's son was rejected by Tufts but got in to Dartmouth. For me, this whole process will be painful all around as my son looked at another school after applying to Dartmouth ED and I have come to believe he may in fact be happier there, even if he gets in later today. A word to the wise to all you parents who only realize after the fact that your unspoken wishes are still communicated to your children.
So to all of you, I say Good Luck and remember that luck IS involved. Whichever way it goes, one door closes but another door opens....Dartmouth of course is a great school but it is NOT the only great school.</p>
<p>thank you bristolstomp, i'll definitely keep this in mind and keep it in perspective.</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred </p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT/ACT:2200 comp- 700 CR, 720 W, 780 M
* SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 770 USH
* GPA (w/uw): 4.08 out of 4.33 unweighted
* Rank/Percentile (# out of #) or %: 2/300
* Total AP's/IB's taken (score): USH and stats taken- both 5s. Four more APs now.
* Course load:most rigorous
* Other stats:
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: ok
* Teacher Recs: ok
* Counselor Rec: good
* Interview:good
* Major EC's:Math League President, Varsity Tennis, MUN, NHS, Scholar's Bowl, Student Council
* Work experience: pharmacy tech
* Hook (if any):nope-white, non-legacy, non-recruited athlete
* Notable weaknesses (if any):stopped taking a foreign language after 10th grade, don't play an instrument
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<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Vermont
* School Type: Decent public
* Ethnicity:Anglo-Saxon
* Gender:Male
* Income Bracket:Middle class
* Financial aid?:yup
* Intended Major:some sort of pre-med thing
* Other schools in mind:Midd, Cornell, Notre Dame, Colgate, Hamilton, Washington & Lee, Bowdoin, JHU
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