<p>does anyone know howm many people will be on the wait list for this year and how many people will be taken off the wait list. also, are those taken off usually special circumstances like URMs or athletes? thanks</p>
<p>In general the waitlist is said to be used to 'plug holes' in the incoming class. So if Dartmouth needs more kids from the Northwest, or more musicians, then those are the types of students that will be admitted. A lot depends on who matriculated and who didn't. This year in The Dartmouth article about admissions stats, they said the percentage of students of color is slightly down, so if they do go the waitlist, I could see them going after a few URMs to try to bump up the percent back to what it was last year.</p>