<p>Dear cc users,</p>
<p>could you help me deciding where to apply as ED applicant-Amherst or Dartmouth?</p>
<p>Dartmouth has dozen number of international students then Amherst.So,does it mean that it will be "easier" to be admitted at Dartmouth then at Amherst?</p>
<p>No. Both schools will be very difficult to get into either way as an international. Any change in “difficulty,” if any, will be slight.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I understand it very clearly, but i wanted to know where is easIER? (and not easy)</p>
<p>I appreciate people’s opinion about it :)</p>
<p>Statistically inconsequential. Therefore you should make your decision based on other issues (perhaps cost)</p>
<p>why? Though platitudinous both meet full financial aid and both are need-blind…</p>
<p>lol I’d just look at which school produces the most successful alumni.</p>
<p>They’re both pretty great.</p>
<p>Philovitist</p>
<p>lol)))))</p>
<p>What do you think,where is most lucrative to attend?
Amherst has 20 % ED admission rate(excluding athletes),while Dartmouth has roughly same ED admission rate(excluding athletes)…
But since Dartmouth has dozen number of international students i dont know what to do. :)</p>
<p>Why don’t you return to this in April of 2013 when you have acceptance letters from both in hand? You’re making some pretty big assumptions here about your admissions success to two extremely selective colleges with very low international acceptance rates.</p>
<p>I am very uncertain that either of these two extremely selective colleges accepts me.So i post here to increase chances.
I dont think my question is mindless 
Do you think so?</p>
<p>T26D4, how could you get acceptance letters from both colleges by applying ED?</p>
<p>kristiuana, your question is not mindless; it’s just that it’s unlikely that you’ll get into either one and even more unlikely that you’ll get into one if you apply to both since you can’t apply ED to two schools.</p>
<p>That’s it! This has gone on for far too long. Clearly the answer is google.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/dartmouth-college/43056-dartmouth-vs-amherst.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/dartmouth-college/43056-dartmouth-vs-amherst.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/amherst-college/307005-amherst-vs-dartmouth.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/amherst-college/307005-amherst-vs-dartmouth.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/amherst-college/23953-amherst-vs-dartmouth.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/amherst-college/23953-amherst-vs-dartmouth.html</a></p>
<p>Many before you have faced this amazingly common dilemma. If we ignore what makes yours different (we are ignoring what makes yours different), these threads will be helpful.</p>
<p>Thanks all :)</p>
<p>P.S of course i searched a lot, but couldn’t find an extricate answer.That’s why i posted here ;)</p>
<p>I don’t understand why you’re saying to the OP that both are unlikely to accept him and things like these when you don’t even know his stats etc. Of course, Dartmouth and Amherst are two of the toughest schools to get in, we know that, but if he wants to try ED in one of these, why not? A lot of people do ED in their dream school, both internationals and Americans, so I think OP’s intention is a great idea.</p>
<p>Anyway I suggest you ED in the school you really really like best. I know it’s kind of a meh advice, but it’s the single thing you should look at at the moment. In fact, if you apply and luckily get in then you have to attend there, so being sure of that school sounds like the most important thing to consider since both schools are amazing in each aspect. Find out where your intended major is “better taught” and look at the community that you would like to join, even the place can determine your choice at this point. If you don’t get in or you’re deferred you can always apply to the other RD then. Otherwise, if you can’t really help deciding now, then I suggest you to apply RD to both.
Personally, I suggest you Dartmouth, but it’s just my opinion. I’m an international student too and I’ll apply RD at Dartmouth :)</p>
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<p>Have you seen what the International admit rates are to both Dartmouth and</p>
<p>Of course I’ve seen it! What I’m saying is this: if the OP really wants to go to Dartmouth or to Amherst and it is his dream, I think it would be ridiculous that he didn’t even try because of the admissions rate. Anyone know how hard is to get into Ivies or Stanford or MIT, but qualified candidates should at least try in my opinion. I’m sure that he can find any other great college, and maybe not an Ivy League or super-elite one, but I don’t see why he can’t at least try there if he wants so, that’s it. If he is rejected ED he can apply to other reaches and some safeties and be okay anyway.</p>
<p>apply to the school that you believe best fits your personality, academic goals, and social life.</p>
<p>Guys,are not you tired of this PLATITUDINOUS sentence?!!</p>
<p>Sorry,for being harsh!</p>
<p>I think you really need to limit your English usage to words you understand. Lucrative? Are you asking which school will give you more FA, or which school will help you secure a high-paying job? Platitudinous? Extricate?</p>
<p>Lucrative- efficient (in context)
Platitudinous- Banal,trite,hackneyed. lol</p>
<p>I mean lucrative in context of admission chances. :)</p>
<p>If that was a “platitudinous” sentence, I seriously don’t understand what on earth you want from this thread since people have been saying to you either that it’s not easy to get into both and that you need to find out which one fits you the most. </p>
<p>If you want chances we need to know your stats, otherwise we can only say to you that is HARD to get into Dartmouth and Amherst, and harder for international students since they are two of the few that offer need-blind admissions. That’s it.
I can’t understand if you want to go there for prestige or what. You know what is your major, you know what kind of community you’d like to join, you know which kind of town you want to live in, you know which job you want to have, you know your grades and scores. That said, you need to make some researches and find out THESE THINGS in order to decide where to apply ED 'cause, I’m saying this twice, if you’re in, you can’t go anywhere else. </p>
<p>If you want a simple chart:
Dartmouth: applicants admitted 12%
Amherst: 13%</p>
<p>No big differences between the two, so…</p>