<p>I don't want to waste my time going through the process when the chances of getting in are slim, if none.</p>
<p>Look at it this way…</p>
<p>If you do not apply you are 100% certain of not being admitted.</p>
<p>If you toss your application in, at least your chances have gone up from zero.</p>
<p>will the number of freshman applications affect transfer applicants’ chances? does dartmouth not “assign” a specific number of slots for transfer applicants per year?</p>
<p>It is not the number of freshman applications affecting a chance at a transfer, it is the satisfaction of the current freshmen that will affect whether or not they admit transfers. </p>
<p>Since the class was over enrolled, even if some students leave if there are still 1075 students (the original # number of students they would like to have in each class) there will probably be no transfer students accepted.</p>
<p>it’s not so much the number of applicants, but the yield of each school. so if 2000 kids are given admission and the school has a yield of 80% (which is REALLY REALLY high) then yea they won’t have many spots open for transfer. approximately the same number of kids will get admission each year (~2000) unless the school expands, but the chances that the 2000 will accept the offer are higher because the college will want the kids that are going to accept, so they’ll try to figure out which ones will accept.</p>
<p>not exactly…</p>
<p>lets look at numbers…</p>
<p>there are 1119 students in the current freshman class. </p>
<p>If 39 students leave (which will bring this number down to 1080) Dartmouth will probably not take in any transfers because Dartmouth has already met their yeild.</p>
<p>If more than 39 students leave (keep in mind, they have a very high retention rate) then they will probably accept transfer students.</p>
<p>As far as accepting freshmen, Maria Lakiris has already gone on record stating that she will be accepting less freshmen this year.</p>
<p>sybbie719: thanks for the clarification 
but if I am applying as a junior (class of 2010 - current sophomores), would that still apply to me?</p>
<p>bump…</p>