<p>My app is solid, besides my subject tests (740 Math 1, 630 Lit, 550 US History). Are sub tests so important that I shouldn't bother applying? Also, my cousin was a running back at Dartmouth in like late 90's, does that count for anything? </p>
<p>I mean he ran for 200 yards against Cornell...</p>
<p>A cousin might be a little too tenuous, though if he writes to the admissions office I’m sure they’ll consider it. If you can up one of those subjects a little, you may have a shot. I think Dartmouth only considers two of your subject tests.</p>
<p>Officially, legacies don’t receive any sort of application bump. Unofficially, It’s more like a tie-breaker between two applicants equal in everything else.</p>
<p>Also, everyone rushes for 200 yards against Cornell.</p>
<p>Tank is incorrect. Legacies have a clear bump and are accepted at twice the rate of other applicants. A cousin, however, won’t help.</p>
<p>If you have the rank and high SATIs, just bring up the II’s and apply.</p>
<p>For those curious, here is the article:
[TheDartmouth.com</a> | College is twice as likely to admit legacy applicants](<a href=“http://thedartmouth.com/2008/04/17/news/admissions/]TheDartmouth.com”>http://thedartmouth.com/2008/04/17/news/admissions/)</p>
<p>The argument could be made that policy states one thing and practice another, but to look at it another way, 70% of legacies don’t get accepted, so I still stand by my statement that it’s much closer to a tiebreaker than a head start in the race. Of course, if you’re a legacy who got in, you’re more likely to agree with me than a non-legacy who got rejected.</p>
<p>So yeah, you’re better off being smart and well-rounded than being the son or daughter of an alum.</p>