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<p>It's within range, but people keep shooting people down that have an ACT score of 30-32.</p>
<p>It depends what else is on your application. It’s mediocre for the pool.</p>
<p>Agreed with consolation. The score doesn’t disqualify you by any means, but it also doesn’t really help you.</p>
<p>The range includes the 40% plus of the class that are recruited athletes, minorities, legacies, staff kids and development candidates.</p>
<p>Naviance data for DD’s prep school shows Dartmouth admission all over the place, with no correlation to GPA or Standard tests. Total scatter shot. Most accepted students are recruited athletes. </p>
<p>Warning: for every 5 acceptances they send out 10 waitlist spots, none of which is ever accepted.</p>
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Naviance data for DD’s prep school shows Dartmouth admission all over the place, with no correlation to GPA or Standard tests. Total scatter shot. Most accepted students are recruited athletes.
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<p>That probably just means that you’re suffering from a restricted range. With that said, it probably does confirm the common wisdom in this thread that a 31 ACT will make his application neither sink nor swim. </p>
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The range includes the 40% plus of the class that are recruited athletes, minorities, legacies, staff kids and development candidates.
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<p>What’s a development candidate?</p>
<p>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$= development candidate</p>
<p>As emily explained, a development candidate is someone who has somekind of connection that could lead to the creation of let’s say… a new science laboratory for chem majors. Development cases are also called VIPs.</p>
<p>much better articulation. :-)</p>
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As emily explained, a development candidate is someone who has somekind of connection that could lead to the creation of let’s say… a new science laboratory for chem majors. Development cases are also called VIPs.
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<p>Ah, I see. Is this usually an explicit agreement or just a general preference for the children of wealthy potential donors? </p>
<p>When I first read development candidate I assumed that it was talking about a student with a lot of intellectual talent but very few real world accomplishments, who might be expected to “develop” their abilities while at school.</p>
<p>It’s both, depending on the situation.</p>
<p>Development candidates essentially are parents with cash to throw.</p>
<p>They get favored in admissions and preferable treatment in other areas (discipline most notably)</p>
<p>Of course this is the same at any private school</p>