<p>I'm not as disappointed as I was afraid I was going to be, but still, ugh. Anyway, what percentage of deferrals end up getting accepted anyway? What can I do to improve my chances besides improving my grades? Can I resubmit an essay? I literally did mine at the last minute and it was so bad that I was sure I would be outright rejected when I sent it in. Also, do they accept jan sat?</p>
<p>Kierke,
I am sorry about the deferral.</p>
<p>Keep your head up. One of my daughter's good friends was deferred ED got accepted RD, and is a happy 08.</p>
<p>If you hava any additional information to give to the admissions committee, send it Updated SAT scores, awards, Mid year grades, even a new essay if it will help them to gain more insight into you. Keep plugging away letting them know that Dartmouth is still your first choice.</p>
<p>Yeah, show them its still a priority. Step it up in anyway you can and talk to them, keep showing your interest.</p>
<p>Kierke,</p>
<p>I just remembered that you were the one who also got the interview 9 days from now. take the interview, ask interesting questions make sure they know that you are really interested in Dartmouth.</p>
<p>alll the best</p>
<p>Any one know %s on average of deffered being admitted??</p>
<p>hey, i wrote an essay as one of my optional essays...its much more fun, and its less serious than my common app essay...the common app essay shows the type of person i am and how ive grown yada yada...anyway, this one uses an anecdote from high school and talks about my character as a friend...would this help my chances...im RD, and i sent my app in already, but i was just wondering...oh keirke, i emailed the admissions office, and they said they did accept january sat's...</p>
<p>I feel your pain, kierke... I was deferred as well. The weirdest thing is that I knew it was going to happen. It's family history for the path to be forever murky. Personally, I'm going to rewrite my essay, and get a higher act score. I'm also going to apply to Yale, Stanford, UCal at Berkley, Waterloo, Guelph, SFU, McGill, and Queen's. I'm confident that my act score was the reason I wasn't admitted (no sat), so I'll get a higher score, then hopefully run around the fire for a second year in a row.</p>
<p>Where else are you applying? What are you going to do?</p>
<p>Oh boy, I just had a look at my school's stats from last year for Dartmouth ED: 5 accepted, 7 deferred, 3 rejected. Then RD round, 22 accepted, 9 waitlisted, 50 rejected. And nobody that got deferred ended up getting admitted. Not one, nada, zip, zero. Every single deferree got rejected come April x_x</p>
<p>wow...how big is your class again?...oh, and hypoxia, what was your ACT again?</p>
<p>holy s***. Almost 90 people applied to Dartmouth from your school? That's insane. Truly, it boggles my mind.</p>
<p>yea it is...only one other person besides myself is applying (unfortunately, she knows people on the admissions board, and her dad went to dartmouth med school) *80 ppl in my class btw</p>