<p>how many "regular" aka "unhooked" people does Dartmouth usually take ED. Meaning how many people get in besides the URM, Legacy, Recruited Athletes.</p>
<p>(CLASS of 2009 DATA)</p>
<p>Legacies accounted for 16.1 percent of the early admits -- the highest in at least four years. Recruited athletes accounted for 31 percent of the early admits, an increase compared to previous years.</p>
<p>so basically, the non hooked admit rate is last year for ed was 17.77% compared to the rd admit rate of 16.8%. 210 kids ed last year were unhooked. (data from <a href="http://ivysuccess.com/dartmouth_2009.html)%5B/url%5D">http://ivysuccess.com/dartmouth_2009.html)</a>. </p>
<p>I really need to find something to occupy my time until thursday.</p>
<p>I can't wait until Thurs. My interview is on Tuesday, and I'm so excited....but nervous too. Does anyone think that having an interview so close (to letters going out) is a good sign, or a bad one?</p>
<p>i think it's a sign that the interviews aren't that important. what do the rest of you think?</p>
<p>Yeah -- there's no way your interview will count unless you're deferred (but having it this late doesn't mean you are -- I'm pretty sure they're independent).</p>
<p>your interviewer missed the boat most likely...when my s(08) had his late the alumni apologized that he didnt see the notation of which kids were ed and which rd..of course the ed should have been called first..or it could have been they did not have a person in your area til last minute..
but of course be polite cause itll will mean nothing for ed but maybe looked at if your deferred... we were told the interview is the last thing looked at by the admission officers and would be helpful only if there was a dead heat for the the very last spot..</p>
<p>wow im actually really happy to hear that ed statistic because it makes me regret not applying ed a little less. i feel for the rest of you though, seriously</p>
<p>Actually, David218, you're mistaken. 17.7% is almost double 10%, which is the acceptance rate for "non-hooked" regular applicants.</p>
<p>"Dartmouth posted a 12% acceptance rate for regular decision," according to <a href="http://www.aisforadmission.com%5B/url%5D">www.aisforadmission.com</a>. Assuming-- conservatively-- that the acceptance rate goes down only two percent from that for "unhooked applicants," applying ED does help your chances.</p>
<p>Because you don't know how the process is going to play out, take the interview anyway (you have nothing to lose unless you find out that you have been straight out rejected). </p>
<p>If you are admitted, you get a little more insight to life at Dartmouth. If you get deferred, and turn it down:</p>
<p>Students who decline an interview are admitted at about the same rate as those who receive the lowest evaluation score (0/not recommended)</p>
<p>here's where I got my data. <a href="http://ivysuccess.com/dartmouth_2009.html%5B/url%5D">http://ivysuccess.com/dartmouth_2009.html</a> sorry, stupid end parenthesis. Dartmouth accepted 33.6% of ed applicants last year. I think my math was right... so it would be 17.7% unhooked ed applicants compared to 12% reg decision applicants. I'd say that 5% is a good reason to apply ed.</p>
<p>"Students of color represent 16.9 percent of early acceptances and international students represent 5 percent. Legacies accounted for 16.1 percent of the early admits -- the highest in at least four years. Recruited athletes accounted for 31 percent of the early admits, an increase compared to previous years." - ivysuccess</p>
<p>enzo i think your math may be wrong cuz 31% (athletes)+ 16.1%(legacies) + 16.9% (URM) which leaves 36% of acceptances to be unhooked people, or 144 people. is my math right?? i'm a bad math person, but i think its right.</p>
<p>it's probably more than 144 people because there's definitely overlap between the legacy/URM's and the recruited athletes</p>
<p>oh good point</p>