<p>The adcoms at Williams, Amherst and Dartmouth are very congnizant of the fact that they have an overlap of admitted students because there are a lot of similiarities between the 3 schools. It is not unusual for a student to apply to any one of the 3 and having to choose between any 2 or all 3. My D was one of those cases, as last year she was accepted to all 3. As a parent I would have supported whatever decision she made because I knew she woudl get a stellar education. In the end she chose Dartmouth. </p>
<p>I know that Jblackboy was also accepted to Amherst & Dartmouth and a few others in the class of 09 were accepted to all 3 schools.. In the end, some will chose Dartmouth, others Williams or Amherst . The decision is going to really come down to fit, and what the student feels is best for them. </p>
<p>From Ephblog </p>
<p><a href="http://www.ephblog.com/archives/000747.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.ephblog.com/archives/000747.html</a></p>
<p>*The Record's overview of admissions decisions for the class of 2008 is somewhat relevant to our recent discussion of tips. The article claims that "Each year 66 athletes receive tips, increasing their chances for admission. " Actually, the number of tips varies from year to year. I'd wager that Morty Schapiro was involved in the decision to reduce the number from the 70 odd that were tipped just a few years ago. Of course, "increasing" should be read as "virtually guaranteeing." I presume that former editor Mike Needham '04 would have caught that error.</p>
<p>Even more interesting, though, was this quote from Director of Admissions Dick Nesbitt '74:</p>
<p>The biggest overlap of admitted students is with Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Amherst and Dartmouth the usual suspects, he said. Going head-to-head with places like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, if we get 15 percent of those kids, we are actually doing pretty well. Whereas with Dartmouth and Amherst, we are doing well if we split students 50-50. *</p>