<p>Just today, after having finished dinner my dad called me over to the phone with someone calling for me "from Dartmouth." It turns out my interviewer was calling to encourage me to take a spot on the waitlist. She said she thought it was likely, from what she heard, that they would be taking some people from the waitlist, but was very ambiguous about all of it... I tried to get her to tell me whether it was from the admissions office or from where that she had heard these things, but while she didn't avoid the question, she kept kind of repeating in similar ways what she had previously said, never being quite clear.</p>
<p>Now, I don't know if this is unusual at Dartmouth or not, but I didn't receive a call like this from Wash U. or Columbia (saying that if I really want to attend I should make sure to take a place on the waitlist, or a call of <em>any</em> sort for that matter) and I'm wondering if this means anything. Could my interviewer just have really liked me, and thus could she have been simply encouraging me to do my best to get into Dartmouth? It <em>was</em> one of my best interviews, I thought, so... well... I really have no idea.</p>
<p>Wondering if you people can help me figure out what's going on, if anything. Thanks in advance, and apologies for the rambling nature of my post :D</p>
<p>Yeah, they have no idea what the yield is. She most likely really likes you and wants you to go. Good thing is a person like this can push for you...</p>
<p>If you look at some of the threads as far as where people have been accepted, you will see that there is a lot of overlap into where people have been accepted. The reality is that some will not come to Dartmouth because of the free rides they got somewhere else.There willbe those that never really considered Dartmouth as a viable option and are shock by the acceptance and most likely will not come because they find it, too rural, too cold, etc. Others will pass it up for one of the other Ivies. There will be some people coming from the waitlist. Take the interview. If Dartmouth is your overwhelming first choice, thet them know through your interview, your GC, contact the school and let them know.</p>
<p>Here are quotes from an article in The Dartmouth on Friday - it might give you a sense of perspective about the waitlist:</p>
<p>"The stronger pool of applicants caused some problems for the admissions office, however. Dartmouth's jump in applications made anticipating the number of accepted students who will choose to attend the College difficult for the admissions office. </p>
<p>"As your pool gets bigger, stronger and more diverse, your yield tends to go down a bit because these are students who have more options," Furstenberg said..........</p>
<p>About 1200 students will be put on the wait list, and Furstenberg expects around 600 will choose to remain on it. These applications are not ranked in any way, and should spots open up in the Class of 2009, the applications of these students will be reviewed all over again, along with any additional material the students have submitted. </p>
<p>Being placed on the wait list is a compliment, Furstenberg said, not a way to deceive students about their chances of attending Dartmouth.
"We reject almost ten thousand people," Furstenberg said, emphasizing the pride that those applicants should feel for having been chosen out of such a competitive pool."</p>
<p>Here is the whole article: <a href="http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2005040101010%5B/url%5D">http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2005040101010</a></p>
<p>Yeah, take advantage of her support and bolster your app so that you can get in this summer.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice, all. i feel a lot less confused, and thus quite a bit more relaxed now. i guess i'm getting to work, then. :)</p>