<p>I know Dartmouth considers each applicant holistically, but do you think the PE is weighed the same as your GPA, Test Scores, E.C.s, Essays, Teacher Recs?</p>
<p>I was talking to a fellow 13 the other day who said he didn’t even submit one… so I would say no. lol</p>
<p>I would venture to guess that they wouldn’t ask for it if they weren’t interested in it.</p>
<p>Since there are many candidates who are qualified in terms of stats and many of them are rejected, anything that helps create an individual impression has to be a plus. If the peer eval sparks something in those who read it, it could obviously help.</p>
<p>I think it’s just another way of adding personality to an application. From what I’ve been able to find out, the peer evaluation is judged based on what your friend says rather than how he/she says it. The idea is for Dartmouth to get an idea of your personality from the eyes of a peer.</p>
<p>Like everyone else is saying, it can’t hurt. Do it.</p>
<p>I don’t think the content is all that important, it’s just to see whether or not you can clear the hurdle of demonstrating you have enough power of personality to cajole or coerce at least one contemporary to spend 10 minutes writing something positive about you.</p>
<p>I didn’t send one in and then I got a likely letter. I actually thought the likely letter was going to be a letter terminating my application because I didn’t turn in the PE. It was funny. =)</p>
<p>Eh, but I would say turn it in. lol.</p>