<p>I'm really glad to hear Dartmouth went needblind for internationals, and its one of the few precious universities that took that step...just curious what dartmouth is like for international students. Your general impression. And if you have any stats for international admission rate, that would be great. I'm a sort of a history/philosophy person (dont throw up on me)...does Dartmouth provide strong liberal arts programs? or is it more science-research college? give me your ideas. thanks</p>
<p>Dartmouth is basically an LAC with some grad schools tacked on. Sociallly, I'm not sure internationals fit in well here - most would probably not be huge fans of the frat scene, but I don't think the problem is any more significant than it would be elsewhere.</p>
<p>I don't think there's a great deal to say about international students here. We're under 10% of the overall undergraduate student body, and there aren't any particularly significant issues that stand out. You should be aware that we're not a very internationally-oriented school - if you attend you will be a foreign student in an American college.</p>
<p>Keep in mind you may see more internationals in the future now that Dartmouth has gone need blind.</p>
<p>My son is an Asian Canadian of Class 2010 at Dartmouth. He is extremely happy there. Many of his friends are Americans of all races and many are internationals. He is a science boy, so I would leave the comments about non-science studies for other CCers.</p>
<p>wait, so dartmouth is needblind for internationals this year, or starting next year?</p>
<p>This year.</p>
<p>does the need-blind policy cover international transfers as well?</p>
<p>bump.......</p>
<p>i called up and the admissions officer didn't know, and when i talked to the financial aid officer, she was pretty vague about it... but she said that the policy covers all international students, so i'm assuming that international transfer students are assessed on a need-blind way as well.</p>
<p>aye thanks all for your input</p>