During that season, rising juniors have exclusive access to faculty and subject-area librarians. If your child is interested in Dartmouth, they can also look forward its outdoorsy, sporty culture about 25 percent of students are NCAA Division 1 athletes. In election years, Dartmouth hosts a major debate for presidential nominees thanks to its New Hampshire location, the first-in-the-nation primary state for national elections. Dartmouth attributes this tradition with inspiring many of its graduates to pursue careers in journalism and politics.
Notable Dartmouth alums have gone on to become U. Supreme Court justices, U. Thank you! Your guide is on its way. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the the college admissions code.
You can also learn more about our 1-on-1 college admissions support here. Hanover is a quintessential New England college town, dotted with cute restaurants and bakeries, and beautiful bookstores. Nestled between the White Mountains and the Green Mountains, Hanover is a perfect basecamp for skiing in the winter. In the summer, canoeing and kayaking are popular on the Connecticut River that runs just next to town.
The acre campus coalesces on the five-acre Dartmouth Green, surrounded by academic buildings in its signature Georgian colonial architecture. Proud of its deep connection with nature, Dartmouth has the oldest and largest collegiate outdoors club in the nation, aptly named The Outing Club. Students often spend their spare time hiking, camping, and skiing in the nearby mountains. The Appalachian Trail runs right through the middle of campus.
Suggested reading: Ivy League Acceptance Rates. Their admissions team reviews applications holistically, without a minimum GPA requirement, though they mention that a strong GPA is one indicator for success at Dartmouth. That said, if your child is planning to major in a STEM discipline, Dartmouth recommends that they complete the following coursework at minimum:.
English: 4 years with a preference for writing-intensive literature courses. Mathematics: 4 years, through calculus for students interested in engineering and the STEM disciplines. Science: 3 years of laboratory science with 4 years including physics for students considering engineering. Foreign language: 3 years of a single language ancient or modern with 4 preferred. They include:. Common App Essay. Optional: Supplemental materials like resumes, art portfolios, or newspaper articles about your child.
Regular decision applications are due January 3rd and applicants receive their results by late March or early April. Suggested reading: Early Action vs. Your child should remember what makes Dartmouth unique: The D-Plan, its signature flexible plan of study, its proud school traditions like the Winter Carnival and the Dartmouth Powwow, and its connection to the natural world.
Leena is interested in the intersection of art, technology, and culture. She set up a series of art installations around her hometown of Portland, Oregon last summer, and created a mirror image of these installations in Kerala, India, where her extended family lives.
Reza is a scientist and activist. He started volunteering with the Sunrise Movement last year in his city, Washington, D. Angela became interested in journalism after investigating the school system in her small town in rural Tennessee. For the exceptional work on her school newspaper, she received a scholarship to the School of the New York Times last summer.
Prompt 1: While arguing a Dartmouth-related case before the U. And yet, there are those who love it! This is a complicated run-up to a common question: Why Dartmouth? Is it a specific program of study? A corner of the campus they found particularly inviting during a campus visit?
To stand out, your child should always research the school and be as specific as possible. How the campus and the historic Appalachian Trail occupy the same physical space—the beauty of the trees so different than my homes in Portland and Kerala. She shows continuity and growth in a specific context.
All data is from for the class of unless otherwise noted. This change in policy has led to a surge in applications at many selective institutions , resulting in unprecedented application numbers and some of the lowest acceptance rates in U. This year, Columbia ranks as the most difficult school to get into with a 3. Columbia takes a holistic approach to its undergraduate admissions process, assessing each student's unique experiences and background, as well as their academic achievements.
To evaluate a student's academic record, the university looks at the rigor and variety of classes taken and the grades earned in those courses. Beyond academics, Columbia's admissions committee considers factors such as extracurricular activities and letters of recommendation. A student's level of involvement both inside and outside the classroom is a strong indicator of their ability to positively contribute to the school. With a 3. Stanford states that a student's academic record is the most important factor in determining admission, but it also looks at components beyond numerical data.
Through a holistic admissions process, the university gives weight to extracurricular activities and personal essays, both of which allow students to illustrate their individual backgrounds and experiences.
These components also give admissions officers a better sense of how a student might uniquely contribute to the school. With an admission rate of 4. This rate reflects admission into Harvard's undergraduate school, Harvard College. Some schools at Harvard are even more competitive, such as Harvard Medical School. During its undergraduate admissions process, Harvard aims to assess each student as a whole person , considering their personal character and their academic potential.
The school makes a concerted effort to give each application careful attention in order to fully understand a student's academic interests, personal background, and extracurricular talents. Since most students who apply to Harvard are highly qualified, admissions officers rely heavily on letters of recommendation, interviews , and extracurriculars to identify outstanding students. See what she had to say about her alma mater:. VT: Describe the campus setting and transportation options.
How urban or safe is the campus? Rebecca: Dartmouth is famously rural. In fact, students often leave their laptops completely unattended in the library while they go and get food or go to the gym. Also, because Dartmouth is so small, you can easily walk from your dorm to your classes. There is also a bus system that connects the school to the surrounding towns.
VT: How available are the professors, academic advisers, and teaching assistants? They are always willing to sit down with a student and discuss anything from a topic presented in class to their favorite place to eat in town. If you want to reach out and talk to any of these people, they would be more than happy to talk. VT: How would you describe the dorm life — rooms, dining options, location, socialization opportunities with other students?
Rebecca: Dartmouth, uniquely, has most of its students living on campus all four years. There is dorm housing for everyone, although there is the option to live off campus a little farther away. It has newly renovated many of its dorms, but there are a couple where you still get the old-school Ivy-League feel with brick walls, fireplaces unusable unfortunately , and dark wood panelling.
Dining options are spread around campus, with 3 main cafeterias, and 2 cafes in the library. One of the cafeterias is an impressive all-you-can-eat buffet. Another cafeteria caters towards vegetarians, providing vegan and vegetarian food in addition to non-vegetarian options.
What did you study and why? Did the university do a good job supporting your particular area of study? Rebecca: I think that every single program at Dartmouth is amazing. Every single one of the professors is not only dedicated to their work, but a giant in his or her field. No replies? Obvious difference is weather, with Dartmouth having colder and longer winters.
Both will have lots of students from all over the country, with a lot from the northeast and California. Probably about equal in academic prestige, though Dartmouth more impressive to those who value its Ivy League membership, and Duke more impressive to those who focus on big time sports. Obviously, people who are aware of academically elite colleges would know both and be impressed by both. One significant difference is that the business district of Hanover is right across the street from the campus, whereas the main Duke campus is nestled in a more isolated area, and businesses of any type are a short bus ride or a longish walk away.
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