Dartmouth College (2022-2023)

[tidal dirge]

Yes, man is a '23

studying similar field that i wanna go into

math (stats) x global studies(humanities)

[edgy violet]

The QSS major or some other marriage of those two fields?

[tidal dirge]

not sure but i heard normal dartmouth alumni interviews are already over like a week ago and no one i know got a senior interview 🤔

we cope

https://tenor.com/view/copium-meme-pepe-frog-gif-26117735

[wide herald]

woahh

[wide herald]

wait huh

i got an alumni

and we havent met yet

lol

[tidal dirge]

other people in my school got interviews like mid january

lmao

anyhow need to ace this one

[tidal dirge]

like they contact u by early feb at the lastest

[wide herald]

ohhh ok

[edgy violet]

yeah, they do some last minute or even after the deadline, but hte bulk of them are done by now

[wide herald]

kk

[tidal dirge]

🙏

Dartmouth is so pretty 🫣

[spare bane]

Yes

But Rice is hott

Cus Texas

[tidal dirge]

🥵

[spare bane]

Yes

That

[tidal dirge]

😋 🌶️ 🤤

[spare bane]

Lol

[tidal dirge]

no lol, my friend got a senior (70 yrs old) alumni interview him and I got a guy who's a current senior at Dartmouth 🗿

[bitter totem]

ohhhh

[tidal dirge]

Their DED deadline is like feb 5th to send interviews? very sus

[valid parcel]

I got an old guy too lol

[tidal dirge]

🗿

[broken jewel]

got like a 40 year old

best interview ever

[maiden breach]

Yayyy!

[broken jewel]

I have been thinking abt that interview over and over

it was great 🤌🤌🤌

man gave that crazy advice

[maiden breach]

like???

now u need to drop all the crazy advice 👀

[broken jewel]

hmm

basically he says u need to look out for yourself

as the only Indonesian student there he felt so isolated

and he didn't feel like the smartest there so he went into his own hole

[maiden breach]

oof

[broken jewel]

and how he regrets that

he said that Dartmouth has worked on the socieeconomic stuff but yes there is still racism and it is predominantly white

[maiden breach]

yes that is true

[broken jewel]

and basically he said u just need to find ur people

dartmouth were still some of his best years

and basically he summed it up that college is the place u need to branch out

there's sm more he said that I'll probably remember later but yeah

awesome dude

[broken jewel]

repeatedly emphasized that with examples and all

[maiden breach]

yeah that's good advice

it sounds like he was super honest and u guys had a great conversation

ty for sharing

[broken jewel]

he was my goat 🙏🙏🙏🙏

how was ur interview?

[maiden breach]

mine was great haha

I think I got a '19, pretty recent grad

we bonded over our love of memoirs and gave each other book recommendations 😂

and there was an absolutely crazy coincidence

Basically like her sister works at my school

and in junior year I started a composting project at my school and designed a bunch of posters

I emailed it to my interviewer who showed them to her sister

and her sister was like she sees it all the time 😂

[broken jewel]

dude same with me I told how I couldn't be assed with the lord of the rings and he said naaah fax the first 100 pages are doodoo and he said you need a start with the hobbit

then I gassed up Harry Potter so much and he was like yeah always a classic

I even told him about my monopoly gambling ring

he was impressed

[maiden breach]

lmao 😂

[broken jewel]

nah that's really cool I guess he actually liked your stuff and all

probably contributed to ur dub

I hope that's me soon 🙏🙏🙏

[maiden breach]

yeah I felt like that was a big reason why I got in, although I'm pretty sure usually u don't need rely on such a coincidence like that to get in

[maiden breach]

yeah, good luck!!!

[broken jewel]

true

[maiden breach]

I hope your good interview will contribute to your admissions as well

[broken jewel]

hope so

I think my Dartmouth essays were some of my best aswell

now we wait

[maiden breach]

yep, you already put your best foot forward now just let the chips fall where they may :)))

[untold briar]

my dartmouth interviewer graduated 2020 so we hit it off pretty well

[maiden breach]

Wow...class of 2020...respect

[untold briar]

yeah he used 'dude' with me
he was the most chill interviewer i had

[maiden breach]

Nice nice

[spare bane]

How long does peer rec have to be

[broken jewel]

its a little late

[tidal dirge]

Too late bro

But around a page mine was

[broken jewel]

same

[grave knot]

mine was 800-900 words (kinda long ik, but he;s my best friend and boy it was adorable)
the one i wrote was 500 words

[bitter totem]

mine wasn’t v long

just a couple paras

but the person who wrote it was v important in my app

[unborn wedge]

now i feel like my interview did not go as well as i though it did

[maiden breach]

No no don't worry

I bet if u felt like it went well it went well

Don't compare yourself to others

[unborn wedge]

lolll im just kidding

[proven schooner]

mfw i haven't been offered an interview to begin with

[maiden breach]

Especially since I got super lucky and i doubt mine was the standard experience

[maiden breach]

Ok lol

[unborn wedge]

standard people dont get into ivies

[maiden breach]

From what I heard Dartmouth's pretty good about understanding that there isn't enough alumni in certain areas to offer everyone an interview

[proven schooner]

i haven't had any interviews

none

crickets

deafening silence

[maiden breach]

Oh...

[proven schooner]

hahahahahhHAHAHHAHA

anyway

[maiden breach]

Oop

[proven schooner]

the pain is unbearable sometimes

[maiden breach]

I'm sorry to hear :((

[mighty mauve]

Same lol😭

[zinc summit]

INTERVIEW HOLY SHIT

AAAAAAAAAAA

WHAT DO I DO

[lyric galleon]

Accept@it!!!!

[zinc summit]

ye ofc

but how do i prep

[maiden breach]

This is a bunch of questions I compiled:

Most of my notes are writing down her answers to my questions and not what she asked me, so I might miss a couple of questions. This is what I can remember (paraphrasing):
• Describe your school: what’s the general vibe like? How many people in your senior class? What’s the curriculum like?
• What classes are you taking this year?
• What’s your favorite class?
• What are some extracurriculars that you do?
Then she asked specific questions about them, like I established a composting program at our school and she asked me how I did that
I talked about rowing and she asked what’s the most challenging part of being a coxswain
• What do you do in your free time/to relax?
• Why Dartmouth?
• The interview was approx. 1 hour, her asking me questions were like 30 minutes, and I had a list of 10 questions that I asked her the rest of the time
Question my college counselor said to prepare for: how do you plan to use the D-Plan?

Dartmouth interview questions/prep I found on the internet:
Dartmouth interview: https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/dartmouth-alumni-interview-tips/2107782/3
• Tell me about yourself ( then asked questions about the things I talked about )

• Why Dartmouth
• Your favorite book and why
• What inspired me to pick my major / Why I want to go into that field
• Favorite movie
• Favorite classes / what’s my school like
• What would you do if you had 24 hours to do anything you wanted?
• Questions about my resume
• I’m an international student, so they asked me questions about the lifestyle/ culture here
• Questions I had for them
  https://www.getyourselfintocollege.com/2017/08/dartmouth-alumni-interviews/
  https://empowerly.com/blog/prepare-for-your-alumni-interview

List of questions to ask your interviewer for reference:

• How was your first year trip?
• Dartmouth has a lot of outdoor activities throughout the year, but I didn’t hear about a lot of activities in winter other than skiing. What can you do outdoors in winter?
• Is there anything you don't like? If you had to say, what would you change about this college?
• If you’re admitted, what is the timeline like? When do you take placement tests/sign up for classes/fill housing survey/move in?
• How does first year course selections work?
o Do you meet with your advisor?
o How much freedom do you have?
o How easy/hard is it to enroll in a class you want to take?
• Most interesting class you’ve ever taken?
• Dartmouth prides its close-knit community. Can you describe a concrete examples of Dartmouth’s community?
• Describe Greek Life at Dartmouth: are frats/sororities like?
o Does participating in a sorority take up so much time that you won’t be able to do something else?
• I’m really interested in social change. How active are Dartmouth students in bringing issues about campus to administration, and how do they respond?
• What does an average day/week for a student look like?
• What do you do during 6 weeks between fall & winter quarter(winterim)?
• How many hours of sleep do students get on average?
• What was the biggest difficulty in transitioning to college?

[maiden breach]

But basically just know how to answer basic questions about yourself, your academic experience & extracurriculars (review ur app if it helps), why dartmouth, prep a few question for the interviewer, and relax and have a good conversation

[zinc summit]

THANK YOU !!

[tidal dirge]

What is unique to Dartmouth 🗿🤔

[broken jewel]

tree

[edgy violet]

D plan, combo of lac and r1 university

Me as an alum

[maiden breach]

Biggreen as alumn is the most important part

He is our savior

[keen dawn]

Hi

[maiden breach]

Hello

[proven schooner]

Hello

[keen dawn]

Did you get in?

[proven schooner]

maybe

[keen dawn]

Uh

Did you submit peer recommendation?>

[proven schooner]

yep

[keen dawn]

cool.

when will the release the decision.

[proven schooner]

end of march

30th?

or perhaps the 31st

im not really sure

[grave knot]

31 march 7 pm est

[severe matrix]

its the 30th

not 31st

[maiden breach]

it's the 30th 7:00 PM

[grave knot]

oops, sorry for that, it was 31st for me and i mixed up IST date with EST time

[zinc summit]

my interviewer ghosted me 💀

its been 48 hrs

[wide herald]

it’s ok it’s been 2 weeks for me

[edgy violet]

tbf its been the weekend of a holiay weekend

[grave knot]

it alright you guys

i never got an interview

[charred dew]

there was an error with my teacher recs and one got in like a week ago also my second peer rec isnt showing up

bro should i even email them about the peer rec at this point

[zinc summit]

true true i can wait a bit

[maiden breach]

u don't need a second peer rec

the portal only has space for 1 peer rec, therefore only 1 shows up even if the 2nd 1 got through

same with additional teacher recs, after you submit your first 2 teacher recs & counselor recs, an extra teacher recommendation won't show up because they didn't put a space on the portal for it to show up

[edgy violet]

yeah second peer rec isn't a thing

[mighty mauve]

I didn't submit a peer rec my friends don't speak english and they literally don't even know what a recommendation is😭😭😭

Is it gonna hurt my chances?

[wide herald]

just write your own

[maiden breach]

maybe if you email them and explain?

I'm sure your situation isn't unique and they'll be understanding if they know

but don't let them assume it's bc u don't care or missed it or something

[mighty mauve]

Yes they know the situation in my country and there aren't many undergrad applicants from here so I doubt there are other applicants who did submit a peer rec

[maiden breach]

I see, so you're probably fine

But I would email them just in case

[mighty mauve]

Alright thanks

[charred dew]

i know i just had two friends who know me in different ways so i wanted to have both those highlighted

thx for clearing up the portal thing tho 🙏🙏

[maiden breach]

np :))

[lusty apex]

Mine was exactly these same questions
I thought it weird for my interviewer to show curiosity about my high school life. I didn't outrightly have a "tell me abt yourself question "

[edgy violet]

why would it be weird? That's kinda the point of college applications

[lusty apex]

It felt as though they were cross checking things I already stated in my apps× ecs

Like asking 'what's the name of your high school'?... Lmao

[edgy violet]

they have no idea about anything in your app

[stable pier]

did yall get a request to submit grades

i got one in like early feb

from an ao

to my counselor

[wide herald]

Yes

[stable pier]

okok

so its like normal right

an email from ao

[wide herald]

that was a generic email

[stable pier]

mine was directly to my counselor tho

and used my name and stuff

is that nrmal?

[edgy violet]

yes, you don't submit your own grades

[stable pier]

yeah but it was odd

cause no other college does that

and it was like generic

cause i doubt my counselor gets 50+ emails like that

for each student

[bitter totem]

lol I got that too

it’s automated

don’t read too much into it

[maiden breach]

Oh yeah I was surprised by that 1 too 😂 though a non dartmouth interviewer asked me that question

[lusty apex]

Lmao. Just lol

[edgy violet]

??

@lusty apex Are you saying that you think your interviewer knows lots about your app?

[tidal dirge]

The 3D magazine is great to read for Dartmouth interview 😳

[grave knot]

yeah that works,
for instance I was worried that my school's policy of keeping counselor recs below 150 words would kill my chances, juts emailed all my schools about it and almost every school replied with something positive, some even attached that email straight to my file!

[valid parcel]

should I call them about an error I made on my app? I emailed a while ago and didn’t get anything back

i mixed up an essay☹️🔫

[zinc summit]

pro tip: don't use chatgpt to write emails.

Monday, Feb 21st, between 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM (PST)
Tuesday, Feb 22nd, between 5:30 PM and 8:00 PM (PST)
Wednesday, Feb 23rd, between 1:30 PM and 5:00 PM (PST)

monday was the 20th, not the 21st 💀

this is fine 😄

everything's fine 😄

[maiden breach]

lol

[maiden breach]

uhh maybe?

I know someone at my school who accidentally submitted 10 hrs for all his activities bc he calculated it separately and forgot to update it before submitting

He called the admissions office and provided them with the correct information, and he still got in (& it was an Ivy + school)

although he did call the day after submitting

but better late than never ig

[tidal dirge]

Interview with senior went well 😌👌 almost an hour

man said i had one of the most compelling profiles and did much more research into dartmouth than most of the people he interviewed so far

Two full days of research helped, thanks guys 🙏

[wide herald]

congrats!!

[tidal dirge]

Thanks ☺️

Without u guys help i wouldn’t be so prepared 🗿

[wide herald]

time to…. email my guy back eventually

💀

my chances at dartmouth widdle away

i think it’s too late to say “im not sure if you’ve seen my emails” 🥲

[valid parcel]

it was a mistake i didn't notice until now because i swore i checked over everything

i swear it's commonapp's fault

like i deadass think it sent in an earlier save state of my app

[tidal dirge]

still no response?

[wide herald]

he responded over text.. like a week ago

and i responded then he told me to email him

which

hasn’t responded to

so another email? idk

i feel like dartmouth is gonna see this report and reject me

if i even have the interview

[stable pier]

y’all got a likely from dartmouth??

what’s a senior interview??

[tidal dirge]

idk lol, im confused myself

but i just did an interview with a current dartmouth senior who is also double majoring

👀

[wide herald]

Mor aren’t you absolutely cracked anyways

double majoring?

[tidal dirge]

Yeah

[wide herald]

I said i wanted to double in astro and gov

[tidal dirge]

Not rlly 😅

[tidal dirge]

that sounds cool

[wide herald]

ur bio literally says USAMO 2x

💀

“not really”

[tidal dirge]

peer pressured 💀

[wide herald]

uh huh

[tidal dirge]

idk internationals like me from canada

much harder 💀

[wide herald]

dude ur doing usamo from canada

😭

[tidal dirge]

lol glad that they allowed

canadians to sit usamo

[wide herald]

that’s crazy

[tidal dirge]

^

i was pleasantly surprised

[wide herald]

yk what’s crazier

[tidal dirge]

👀

[wide herald]

northwestern and I’s intimate relationship

they are fr kissing me on the lips rn

[tidal dirge]

LOL

[wide herald]

i’ve done every form of DI for RD

registered for interview

[tidal dirge]

😗

[wide herald]

did info session

emailed them prior

asking questions

😎 they gave me a fee waiver

[tidal dirge]

commitment ✨

[wide herald]

they fr want to admit me

[edgy violet]

pretend they don't exist

[maiden breach]

oh

that sucks

[maiden breach]

wow

how dare u cheat on dartmouth

(jk :p)

[wide herald]

i can have many loves

[maiden breach]

but in the dartmouth thread

[modest crystal]

i didn't get a dartmouth interview :((

like idk if i should worry or not i mean there's alum im sure in my area too bc im from san francisco

[wide herald]

think you’re good

[edgy violet]

don't sweat it

big cities can be tough since they are SO many applicants generally

[hot crag]

Tbh I’m worried too Bc I didn’t get an interview and my friend did tho

[tidal dirge]

Availability?

But interview reports hard deadline is today the 22nd

I don’t think they will assign more interviews, maybe senior interviews idk

[hot crag]

Ahh okay rip but thank u

[edgy violet]

there are always some that trickle in

but again, it is totally up to availablility

[zinc summit]

is there a list of 'why dartmouth'

• teaching quality
• combinatino of lac/r1 university
• d plan
  etc...

i have my interview in 30 min 💀

[edgy violet]

bruh

that's a you list

[wide herald]

at this point do i just email admissions

still no interview, just wishy washy lack of communication from interviewer

has been 2 weeks

he’s had 3 emails and a text message

[edgy violet]

mmm you could try

what is the issue in finding a time/

[wide herald]

i may just try to text him again. he said he might have autodeleted my replies

[zinc summit]

BRO MY INTERNET CUT OUT LITERALLY 2 MINUTES INTO THE INTERVIEW

THIS SUCKS

interview started 3:31
internet cuts out in 3:36

[edgy violet]

send a note explaining and try to get it working?

[zinc summit]

why

[edgy violet]

you're messaging us

[zinc summit]

no i used my phone and its chill

the interview ended

tbh i dont think i made a good impression 💀

[edgy violet]

it was 5 min...

[zinc summit]

no no

like

[wide herald]

i think ur good unless it was legitimately 5 min

[zinc summit]

i downloaded zoom on my phone

[edgy violet]

ah ok

[zinc summit]

and rejoined the meeting on phone

so its all chill

but like i think i was too stressed

[tidal dirge]

Gl bro

[maiden breach]

**Why Dartmouth **

Rural, small college town, smallest Ivy
o Hanover, New Hampshire, boarders Vermont
o 2 hrs from Boston, 4 hrs from NYC
o Small class size
o Art Museums
o Hitchcock Hospital
Nature
o Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC)
o First Year Trips
o Appalachian trail
o Land grant
o Organic farm
o Ski mountain
o Walkable/bikeable campus
o Literally any activity that takes place in nature you can imagine
Liberal arts College & Research 1 uni
o Keeps title of “Dartmouth College”, not University, because there are practically no graduate students (except for medicine, engineering, business)
 No competition with grad students for research opportunities & working with professors
o 99% Classes taught by prof
o Distribution requirements
o Take prof to lunch

[maiden breach]

it exceeded the new line limit apparently so here's part 2

Very flexible
o Liberal arts
o D-Plan
 Sophomore summer
 Internships
o Double majoring, 2 minors, modified majors
Financial aid
o Meet full demonstrated need
o Need blind admissions
Lots of ppl study abroad
o financial aid carry over when going abroad
**Language drill
Community
** o Tight knit
o Greek life
o House system
o Living learning communities
o Best alumni network
 As exemplified by Biggreen10
o No freshmen/sophomore…etc, but use year (we are 27’)
**Native Americans
Traditions
** o Homecoming fire
o Winter carnival
o Green key
Food (tbh not a ton of options)
o Foco
o 1st year unlimited swipes

[zinc summit]

BRUH I wish I saw this before my interview

[maiden breach]

sorry...qwq also apologies if I pinged u a lot bc my messages keep exceeding server limits

[zinc summit]

all g

[maiden breach]

Disclaimer! I wouldn’t say this is a “pros” list, it's more like a “personality” list, since many of these can be seen as negatives by someone who isn’t a good fit. Like if you hate nature then it's a con for you, which is why you should research the pros & cons of each item. Therefore, you should view this more as a starting point for research and decide for yourself whether if it's a "pro" or not. The true “Why Dartmouth” list is a you list after you research. Also, I might have missed some stuff & most of these come from what Dartmouth Admissions put out, who may downplay the cons

[fast scroll]

omg this is a lot

[tidal dirge]

lol i basically mentioned all in one form or another

not fud 🗿

[wide herald]

deadline for reports passed

.____.

[edgy violet]

they always take them late

[wide herald]

that’s fantastic. my interviewer just got back to me with a date and time

3 emails, 2 text messages, and 2 weeks later

im really grateful

[lyric galleon]

Lol!

Congrats though

[hardy atlas]

i just now got a dartmouth interview

does anyone know what this could mean

[edgy violet]

nothing

[maiden breach]

Time to prep lol

[stable pier]

auto admit or reject

they didn’t need an interview to make their decision

[edgy violet]

They try to offer to everyone

but there aren't enough volunteers, especially post-COVID to keep up

[trail nymph]

does dartmouth send out promotional emails?

[zinc summit]

Hey

I got an alumni interview

[edgy violet]

nice

[maiden breach]

They do occasionally, but they don't spam you like some other schools do

You can sign up for their email list on their website

[trail nymph]

oh okayy

[snow rover]

Are Dartmouth interviews selective?

[spare bane]

Yes same question

Everyone says it’s not

But now for instance, very few people from my country got it

Does it mean that they had some preference ?

Or just blindly selected?

But if blindly selected it doesn’t make any sense

Like why would they

????¿¿¿¿

[proven schooner]

check your DM bestie i want to see the email in question

[serene palm]

Sure!

[proven schooner]

tysm

[edgy violet]

No it isn't

I used to assign them, it was 100% based on availability

the people assigning have no information about you other than: name, school, email, phone, stated academic interest

maaybe I had home address too

but I don't think so

[zinc summit]

I don't want to do it

Is it necessary?

[edgy violet]

not doing it is a bad look

just do it

or like don't if you don't care about Dartmouth

[late thicket]

Bro, if you get an interview and decline, it's demonstrated disinterest

Definitely accept it cuz it's difficult to bomb the interview

[maiden night]

yeah my interviewer had my home address

[edgy violet]

I don't think that is true

I just went and checked my last few assignments and it didn't have home address

I may have had it when I Was the person assigning, which has another interface

[maiden night]

my interviewer was like "you live pretty close to me" after I asked some questions

I forgot what I asked though

[edgy violet]

could have just inferred based on other info

either way, it is pretty limited and assignments are not based on content of the apps

[maiden night]

yeah thats fs our interests/majors didnt align that much

[zinc summit]

I do care, but interviewer will get bored

[zinc summit]

[zinc summit]

Is not like it’s hidden anyways

[edgy violet]

i doubt that

these are people who go out of their way to volunteer to talk to teens

[zinc summit]

I don’t have anything important to talk about

[zinc summit]

Still, am not sure if I should accept

[maiden breach]

Basically just talk about ur app

About your classes, extracurriculars, hobbies, etc

What you're interested in, why you applied

Like if u know all that basic stuff you should be fine

[maiden breach]

Dartmouth does track demonstrated interest and accepting an interview is an easy way to show u care enough to do an interview

[maiden breach]

U don't need to have anything earthshatering just the basic stuff will do

[zinc summit]

Oh, that’s easy then

[zinc summit]

Finally someone who I can complain about the bad education system 😈

[zinc summit]

Wdym

[edgy violet]

They'll also be asking you questions

[zinc summit]

Well then, I guess I will accept then

[edgy violet]

You don't just elocute for 45min

[zinc summit]

[edgy violet]

Actually they don't track demonstrated interest

[wide herald]

^ mine didn’t

he’s from upstate i’m from lower

[wide herald]

i would

just do 15 min of research

on what dartmouth has

then belabor ur app

[edgy violet]

and again, they'll be asking questions and leading a lot of the convo

[wide herald]

yup then you ask them questions

[zinc summit]

Well then, I guess I should accept

[wide herald]

from my experience you only have to talk about yourself for 15-20 minutes

and it’s all guided

the rest of the time you just ask questions

[zinc summit]

Hmm, what should I ask? 🧐

[edgy violet]

there is no right answer

something you want to know

[maiden breach]

They said they consider demonstrated interest in the common data set

[edgy violet]

their website says they don't

[maiden breach]

Just like your application

[maiden breach]

@zinc summit this is what I posted before on what to ask ur interviewer & questions they asked me

[maiden breach]

Why is it different?

[edgy violet]

dunno

[wide herald]

probably ED lol

[maiden breach]

Lol true

[zinc summit]

Ah then, no issue

[zinc summit]

Tysm

[wide herald]

I can’t gauge how my interview went 😭

He sounded really uninterested and I think that might be because I’m not a minority but i hope not because i really enjoyed speaking with him

his focus the entire time in his responses was on minorities and he was really nonchalant when I told him about other stuff :(

I think it did go well though

[grave knot]

wait how long was it

[wide herald]

40 min

[grave knot]

thats decent, ig the minority thing wouldnt matter much in the report anyways

[wide herald]

nah he had a time limit of 40 minutes

he had the free version lol

we used the full 40

also he said i took more math than he took in college, and he could clearly see i was interested in astrophysics, he said that me developing (my startup idea for research in college that i kinda rambled on the topic of) was really remarkable for a high schooler

and he hit me with a sarcastic statement about my ecs 😩

[edgy violet]

what'd he say?

[wide herald]

he said “what else do you do outside of school other than saving the planet and saving the educational system?”

i know it was harmless and meant to kinda compliment my achievement

but are interviewers allowed to ask what your parents do for a living?

i got asked about my family and then “what jobs my parents work” and at the end, asked what other schools i applied to

[edgy violet]

sure they can ask

i normally wouldn't since it does matter

[wide herald]

ah okay

yeah he wrote a bunch of notes down for it though

that’s why i was nervous

i talked abt my cultural heritage and what my sister is interested in, but it felt like i was kinda being probed

[edgy violet]

i mean you are supposed to be a little probed 🙂

[wide herald]

yup i totally agree with that

i think it was beneficial because he basically asked about every single component of all of my major ecs

then i mentioned a lot of current things i was working on, it was just overall an interesting interview

normally when i interview it’s like “tell me about yourself? ok cool! why school?” and that’s it

[lyric galleon]

my interview was def similar to urs

at some point she would say some sarcastic stuff or swear but i think it was just to keep the mood light

[haughty perch]

fwiw a duke ed admit ik had an extremely uncomfortable interview but ended up getting in

the interviewer later told him that he was the first interviewee that he ever rated a 5

[wide herald]

wow

[edgy violet]

the two I've given the top rating to have both not gotten in 😦

[tidal dirge]

lol?

Detriot vibez?

[lyric galleon]

bruh i hv no clue lol

[uneven salmon]

really? for my school they assigned dartmouth interviewer based on interests

everyone got people that had similar interests

[maiden night]

yes

my guy was a religious studies major

[wide herald]

it wasn’t the same here

mine was a doctor, im doing astro

[maiden night]

and im doing engineering

but his kids did engineering so that might be why

also very few people got interviews

[wide herald]

yup same

the only people who got interviews are my friend who got in ed, and then me

and it was the same interviewer

i think we only have one in the state atp

[edgy violet]

with availability that isn't always possible. Plus different people assign interviews in different areas, and some may not prioritize that as much

[uneven salmon]

i see

[spare bane]

My interviewer did minor in astronomy and my major is physics

[valid parcel]

mine does med, specifically immunology, and my major is psych

[tidal dirge]

I plan to double major and my senior interviewer double majored

[spare bane]

My interviewer was cute ngl

Just like I am

[slow sparrow]

everyone out here simping for their interviewers

the class of 2027 is down baddd

[vivid mountain]

i followed my duke interviewer on instagram he was so hot 😭

[tidal dirge]

My interviewer is kinda hot ngl

https://tenor.com/view/moai-gif-26331000

[raven wave]

has anyone here gotten a likely

[edgy violet]

Pretend they don't exist

[grave knot]

dartmouth doesnt exist

[raven wave]

i want to throw up I'm so nervous for ivy day - i did the indigenous fly in and everything I hope they want me

[edgy violet]

Normally getting asked to do the flyins are a great sign

[raven wave]

i don't wanna get my hopes up cause I did it cause ppl be throwing numbers around like 90% of participants get in or smth

[severe matrix]

could dartmouth give interviews in march

even though the deadline has passed

and if so what would that mean

[tidal dirge]

If you get a senior late it’s probably decent news

There are probably also just interviewers who forgot

🗿

[edgy violet]

Techically yes, I did a few last year after the deadline, but it isn't super common

[wide herald]

do you think decisions have already been made pretty much?

will having an interview reported after the deadline really do anything

[edgy violet]

No they haven't been made

they are probably being made

but a lot of the reps I have emailed are still reading

so they are just shifting to committee nowish

[zinc summit]

my interviewer never replied back 😭

[edgy violet]

After your interview?

[zinc summit]

my email confirmation

[simple temple]

scariest school IMO cuz istg my school got black listed

[naive bane]

I sent an update. Would they consider it?

[west nimbus]

(gonna post this in all ivy chats)
we’re in the home stretch people! i know it’s easy to be nervous but even if we don’t get the results we want it’ll all work out in the end. i promise ❤️

[raven wave]

AHHHH

I CANTTTT

[simple temple]

supposedly they like like add it to your app

[naive bane]

What

[simple temple]

idk i emailed them a while ago

and then i got a response saying that the email system is managed by current students, not AO's and that the students will go ahead and put a note in the app

[trail nymph]

the application management system - is that the applicant portal?

[simple temple]

yea

but thats for like submitting other transcripts or big essays

(i think)

[trail nymph]

okayyy

[untold briar]

Omg
Going into March already
Time FLEW

[modest crystal]

Lmaoo y’all simp for your interviewers?

Couldn’t be me my interviewers are alums from the 1960s ☠️

[tame echo]

hello, fancy seeing you here

[tame echo]

right?? my mit interviewer was kinda 😳

[zinc summit]

So my interviewer never replied

Guess it Dartmouth isn't for me

😞

[proven schooner]

did you call the admissions office?

[zinc summit]

I'll have to ig

Fako is a Fake 😔

[proven schooner]

yeah you should call them

before your interviewer says that you never responded

[zinc summit]

I'll call them later today

[haughty perch]

they'll probably just say it won't count against you and interviews are optional anyways. still do though

[edgy violet]

Could also just email

[haughty perch]

this is what penn's admissions dept told me in a similar situation.

[zinc summit]

Or simply ignore the situation

[zinc summit]

Oh that means I can say no to the interview

☺️

[wide herald]

No lol, not having one doesn’t impact you. Declining one shows demonstrated disinterest

[zinc summit]

college is so complicated, and yet haven't been accepted

[trail nymph]

yeahhhh

[tame echo]

I'll get started on the logo this Thursday or Friday I promise

[trail nymph]

no problem!

[broken jewel]

I have the feeling Dartmouth will bless me

nobody applies from Indonesia

inshallah I clutch up

[raven wave]

I have lost hope I just got rejected from Hispanic Scholar Fund Scholars program there’s no way im getting into Dartmouth

[maiden breach]

Oof I'm so sorry to hear that

[maiden breach]

But please don't lose hope...a scholarship isn't a college and they look at different things...plus u didn't fly in the scholars program but u flew in to Dartmouth. This process is really random, so don't lose hope and don't bank on things either

[edgy violet]

Flyin is a big deal

[keen dawn]

hey guys darmouth is just showing my CSS profile in the Financial aid checklist section

Is it same for everyone?

[grave knot]

yep

[keen dawn]

thanks

[empty obsidian]

https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2022/12/class-2027-begins-take-shape I'm sure this has already been posted, but this was a neat thing to see

[simple temple]

does dartmouth always have a fly in program

just wondering

[edgy violet]

two I think? One general and one for indigenous

[simple temple]

ahh i never knew

prolly woulda helped for ed 😭

[edgy violet]

would you have qualified?

[simple temple]

idk

i haven’t even looked into the program yet 💀

how hard would it be to transfer into junior or snr year tho into dartmouhh th

just by %s bc some articles say 10% others say .5% so idk

[edgy violet]

very low. One year I was working at Dartmoutht they took 4 transfers

and it would be impossible to transdfer in senior year

and the general fly in is basically just for FGLI students and students of color

[simple temple]

oh

that’s cool

[raven wave]

i did the indigenous one it was amaziing

[maiden breach]

that's great!

is dartmouth your top choice? (u don't have to answer if u don't want to)

[raven wave]

It is super close yeah

Between that and amherst

[maiden breach]

nice those are similar schools

[cedar fern]

guys I sent an update to dartmouth on like feb 22 and never received an acknowledgment response should I be worried 💀

[edgy violet]

they are a little busy

[cedar fern]

oh okay thank you!!

that’s speed right there 💀

bc the first time I sent them an update they did reply so 😭

[edgy violet]

when was that?

[cedar fern]

very early feb

1st or 2nd

I got an automatic reply first

and then acknowledgement

but this time not even automatic reply 💀

[edgy violet]

yeah i dunno, i'm not sure how much a second update this time of year helps

[cedar fern]

yeah ik its kinda late but i got this research assistant position i’ve always wanted so I sent it anyways

well its whatever atp lol

[broken jewel]

can I update them about grades

like I improved in some classes

or not worth bothering them

[maiden breach]

Probably

Worst comes to worse they don't respond or don't read it

I don't see a downside so why not

[broken jewel]

id already updated before with other things

and i mentioned some grade improvments

but i have 2 classes i just did super well on (went from A to A*)

so i can rlly just send an update abt them?

hope they dont get pissed

[maiden breach]

ahh ok

I'm not sure if they care about A to A+

yeah idk u did update before & already mentioned grade improvements, so I guess your fine

[broken jewel]

chilling thn

[slim slate]

Has any intls submitted tax returns and parent’s employer statements for Dartmouth?

[keen dawn]

they don't ask those untill you are selected IG

[slim slate]

Oh got it. Thanks.

[zinc summit]

How are you updating them though, via email?

[broken jewel]

thru portal

[dapper drift]

i didnt get interview from Dartmouth, ik that they interview candidates they love. Now i am worried

[dapper drift]

they havent even asked for that

[dapper drift]

i updated them around 14 feb and mailed them. they acknowledged it and even saw whats in pdf as they asked about a specific question regarding it. does this mean that they have reviewed my application?

[edgy violet]

It's based on availability

[edgy violet]

They have 100% read your application. It's march

[raven wave]

im freaking out bro the thought of that is crazy, so nervous for ivy day

[dapper drift]

do you think i can still get an interview?

[edgy violet]

Doubt it at this point

[dapper drift]

do students who dont get interviews get into Dartmouth?

[edgy violet]

Sure

[zinc summit]

[proven schooner]

[raven wave]

does anyone who hasn't visited want pics of campus? I have lots of pretty ones

[proven schooner]

sure!

let's fall in love w something i can't attain 💪

[wide herald]

yes!!

[proven schooner]

big green slay 🫶

[edgy violet]

good pics

where is that hazy sunny one?

[raven wave]

I think it's right behind the native american house

[zinc summit]

how safe it has to be for not getting robbed at night

[edgy violet]

impossibly safe

Random violent crime in hanover is basically unheard of, maybe a handful in the last 3 decades

[raven wave]

Yeah the only thing I would note is I did get catcalled a bunch - and as far as safety being a woman I felt less safe than I did at Amherst

My friend and I got harassed by some frat guys when we were walking back from boba

[elder barn]

that sucks, I'm sorry that happened

[zinc summit]

imagine

[edgy violet]

Imagine what?

I've lived in Hanover for 7 years...

[zinc summit]

I think he means ‘imagine life like that’

[edgy violet]

oh, that makes more sense

[zinc summit]

exactly

I want to live there 😞

i agree

gets tiring hearing people nearby you getting shot on the news 😅

[naive bane]

Has anyone received the financial aid mail for rd yet?

[spare bane]

From college board or Dartmouth?

[naive bane]

Darty

[spare bane]

Isn’t it supposed to come from college board

I received one like “one of your college is requesting this this document”

I signed in to IDOC

and saw like some colleges requesting etc

[naive bane]

No I mean a mail

[raven wave]

Y’all this is so random but the food at Dartmouth goes so hard- best food I’ve ever had from a college

[maiden breach]

That's great to hear cause foco is like the only dining hall lol

[spare bane]

I’ll eat Dartmouth itself

[haughty perch]

😋

[proven schooner]

please not this again

[slow sparrow]

@mighty aurora time to mute?

[spare bane]

Dartmouth Loml

Fuck Vanderbilt

Dartmouth my soulmate

[spare bane]

Guys guys guys

Hello

This withdraw link suddenly appeared on portal

Does this mean that Dartmouth is expecting I got ED2 acceptance

Since my profile was slay?

And they think that I got somewhere in ED probably

???

Pls tell

[wide herald]

what

[maiden breach]

I don't think it means anything? The withdraw link was always on the ED1 portal

[spare bane]

NOOOOOOOO

[edgy violet]

?

[spare bane]

¿

[tame echo]

What???

[spare bane]

D💚A💚R💚T💚M💚O💚U💚T💚H

[zenith hinge]

are you good

[bitter totem]

The delusions and psychosis of being a senior during March

[maiden breach]

You'll be fine, don't read too much into it

[cedar fern]

heyy is there anyone here submitting isfaa instead of css and doesn’t have FA documents in their portal?

[grave knot]

afaik no one has docs in the portal yet

[cedar fern]

all there are for me is isfaa checked and isfaa documents checked

ohh OK thanks!

[burnt lake]

Wdym by isfaa documents checked?

[cedar fern]

mb its isfaa materials

check mark next to them

[burnt lake]

Ohh okay

[spare bane]

Good night Dartmouth

I’ll always love you

[dapper drift]

Has Dartmouth sent likely letters?

or Fin-aid mail yet?

[edgy violet]

Pretend likely letters don't exist

[mighty mauve]

International students who sent the ISFAA to Dartmouth, does your checklist show the CSS profile as awaiting?

[raw glacier]

Waived

[mighty mauve]

Mine isn't waived but my financial aid materials are received. Should I contact them?

[dapper drift]

can i send LOCI now?

[edgy violet]

ehhhhh

i mean

i guess so

but like...

you waited 3 months

[zinc summit]

^^^^^

like you seem more disingenuous by doing that

[edgy violet]

Like if you were really intereted and it remained your top choice, odds are you would have done this ASAP

or at least in Jan

now it starts to feel like you didn't get in other places and are scrambling

[dapper drift]

i sent one but made a mistake in it, what can i do?

[edgy violet]

live with it

assuming you send it months ago

[dapper drift]

its just i worded a qualification to an exam incorrectly

i "qualified an exam" but i wrote "qualified for"

[edgy violet]

gonna have to live with it

though qualified an exam is weird phrasing too

[dapper drift]

i sent it 2 weeks ago

[dapper drift]

what could be right?

[edgy violet]

i don't even really know what you are trying to say

[dapper drift]

how could i phrase it if im trying to write an update email

[edgy violet]

i don't know what qualifying an exam means

so i can't help

that isn't a normal english phrase

[dapper drift]

qualified for 2nd stage of exam

olym

[edgy violet]

oh,, so qualified for makes sense

[dapper drift]

can i update them, it could really help me

[west nimbus]

if thats the only mistake in your loci it probably isnt worth it this late

[edgy violet]

if you have new info sure. I don't know that it will change anything

they've been in committee for weeks

[west nimbus]

you can update them yes but it likely wont changr anything. they’re in committee

yep

[dapper drift]

can you tell how could i phrase it?

[edgy violet]

wait, what is your new info?

you already told them about qualifying for the next round, right?

[dapper drift]

i made a mistake by phrasing the sentence as "i qualified for 1st stage" instead of "i qualified for 2nd stage"

[edgy violet]

so you have no update

[west nimbus]

it is 100% not worth it to send in a new update to fix one typo

especially this late

they’re in committee, im sorry ):

[dapper drift]

im thinking to just reply to same email as update: qualified for 2nd stage

or it will eat me alive

[edgy violet]

the good news is that this likely wouldn't have any impact on your decision

nobody went from reject to admit due to this kind of thing

[west nimbus]

^^

[spare bane]

Good night Dartmouth ❤️

[unborn wedge]

night night

[spare bane]

Good morning Dartmouth

[burnt lake]

Waiting for the day they'd wish us back

[spare bane]

@proven schooner ure also awake 💀

Decision anxiety got us all

[proven schooner]

bro i have to go and take my exam

so I obviously had to wake up

[maiden breach]

did u only get like 4 hrs of sleep

[spare bane]

Same

[spare bane]

I didn’t sleep

[proven schooner]

omg same

[maiden breach]

aw lol

I can barely function on 4 hrs 💀

[spare bane]

I’m preparing abhi

[proven schooner]

good luck bestie

[spare bane]

Very good qs

[spare bane]

Thnks you too

[maiden breach]

good luck!!

[proven schooner]

stop spamming the chat lmao

[spare bane]

Sorry

I forgor

I will rember now

[candid zinc]

poma asks: My Dartmouth application included a peer recommendation.

[tame echo]

good morning! i genuinely love your enthusiasm

[spare bane]

I hope Dartmouth loves it too

[craggy ember]

Trueee

[simple temple]

email them every single day

[zinc summit]

idk abt u but i couldnt sleep at night seeing awaiting beside a peer recommendation (optional)

[proven schooner]

more like peer recommendation (recommended)*

[spare bane]

I’m sad

Will Dartmouth accept me

🥹🥹🥹

[late thicket]

Hey sad

Dartmouth will most prolly accept you 💪🥰

[spare bane]

Thanks

🥰🥰🥰😍

[spare bane]

Good night Dartmouth 😘🌙

[spare bane]

😍😍😍

[dapper drift]

didnt you get into MIT?

[spare bane]

Mozambique Institute of Technology

[grave knot]

hello my #3

[spare bane]

I sent very smeksy rec

[wide herald]

my peer rec was so good

[edgy violet]

i mean, it is recommended, which basically means required

[spare bane]

Very emotional

And personal

And like

Historical

No but I know it was that

[wide herald]

my friend sent it to me to read after he submitted

[spare bane]

Bcs my friend very cute

[wide herald]

it was very wholesome

[grave knot]

well just asking, if i also wrote a peer rec for a really good friend of mine, would that writing style have any contribution to my app's review as well?

[wide herald]

no

[edgy violet]

my best friend who wrote mine wouldn't let me see it until i had a decision, so admit or deny ED or in april if I got deferred

[edgy violet]

definitely not

[wide herald]

i’m going to be bummed if i get outright rejected just for the sake of how good that rec was

i had a major awww moment after i saw it

[edgy violet]

yeah, same

she did such a good job and is an amazing writer

[grave knot]

i really liked my peer rec too (the one written for me), although he did manage to stretch it out to 700-800 words,

[edgy violet]

yikes that's a lot

[wide herald]

wow

[grave knot]

to be fair all of them were useful references idk

[spare bane]

Same

[wide herald]

mine wrote a full page but it wasn’t over

[spare bane]

Hah noob

Mine was 1000

[grave knot]

also, he kept randomly roasting me

[tame echo]

Same. My friend isn't necessarily the best writer (we both know that) but she literally pulled all the stops and I was like omg 😭😭

[wide herald]

yeah it was insane

i know he’s an excellent writer

but it was phenomenal

he referenced things we did together that i didn’t even remember

from months prior

[edgy violet]

yeah mine went back years

[grave knot]

my friend mentioned things from as long ago as 2017 ig,
the fact that he jotted all those memories down was really made me tear up

[wide herald]

at the time I had only known him a year and a half

[kind turret]

did y’all have a Dartmouth interview

[spare bane]

Damn

[spare bane]

I did

[wide herald]

but we got really close in that time period

[kind turret]

howd it go

[wide herald]

i did

it was great

[spare bane]

L

[wide herald]

well it wasn’t great

[kind turret]

mine as well

[spare bane]

Same

Lol

[wide herald]

he was really sarcastic

but other than that it was fine

[kind turret]

My dude was cool af

[spare bane]

Mine was so like

Serious

And

[kind turret]

yeah that’s how my Princeton one was

[spare bane]

I couldn’t see if he was angry sad happy ???

[kind turret]

very straightforward question answer

[spare bane]

Impressed??

Not impressed???

[wide herald]

my princeton was so short and serious

[spare bane]

He was so blank

Not serious

[wide herald]

YEAH

[spare bane]

Blank

[grave knot]

princeton has a reputation for uptight interviews, altho its changing but still

[zinc summit]

ok the fact that biggreen did a peer rec means its probably mandatory to the few people who put thumbs down lol

[kind turret]

my Harvard one was like that too

Straightforward question answer

[wide herald]

idk mine was like “😐😮😦😐😑😐” the entire time

[zinc summit]

still. waiting.

[wide herald]

my harvard one was better

[edgy violet]

I'm sure peopel get in without it, but I do think you're giving up some crucial stuff

[kind turret]

Yale Dartmouth UPenn all were very good

open to conversation and stuff

[wide herald]

ugh i never got a yale interview

[kind turret]

😭😭

[grave knot]

i never got any interview

[zinc summit]

https://tenor.com/view/kill-me-drink-bleach-gif-22890796

[kind turret]

I got lucky the interviews were virtual my guy lives in LA and I’m in Michigan

[wide herald]

🥹

[kind turret]

Originally from michigan though

[wide herald]

my harvard and mit guys were both out of region

[zinc summit]

im international but everyone in my school got an interview

🙂

[kind turret]

ah all of my people were in region except UPenn

[wide herald]

dartmouth and princeton wrere both in my state

[kind turret]

The lady who did my UPenn interview was like

Class of 2021

super chill

[edgy violet]

yeah i had a bunch of interviews in other areas last year

[grave knot]

0 😇

[kind turret]

I got Dartmouth Yale Princeton Harvard UPenn

[wide herald]

4, harvard princeton dartmouth mit

[zinc summit]

literally no schools reached out to me

[kind turret]

Damn

[zinc summit]

lmao

except the duke scholarship for robertson

[wide herald]

autoaccept

[zinc summit]

idk yet about that

i dropped out at semis

[kind turret]

Im like always checking my email now

[zinc summit]

thought my intetrview was the bomb

[kind turret]

wish I got Stanford too

Or Columbia

anyone know when Columbia’s interview date cutoff is

Prolly already hit tbh

yup

[edgy violet]

yeah def no more interviews

they are wrapping up committee soon

[kind turret]

Ima send in an awards update tomorrow even though it’s late asf

might help if not doesn’t hurt

what’s y’all’s predictions looking like for your acceptances and rejections

[grave knot]

if you're talking about chance me's then they are inaccurate asf

[kind turret]

nah no chance mes

Just how you feeling

[valid parcel]

for the remaining 4:
brown - waitlist
dartmouth - reject
nyu - accept but bad aid
usc - accept but bad aid

[wide herald]

harvard princeton yale columbia cornell dartmouth northwestern northeastern jhu - accept

manifest 🪄

in reality? probably going to have to go to state school

[valid parcel]

im probably going to macalester

[wide herald]

if i get the scholarships i applied to, i’ll just commit to the state school

atp there’s no use in trying to get into top tier schools if i can’t afford

[valid parcel]

my state school offered me a chance at a full ride plus spending money but I got sick and couldn’t go to the event

it was a day after my senior trip return travel day

but I already have a full ride and honors there so whatever, I’m going to Macalester as my “safety” anyway

I’ve been off-put by my state school bc of how they manage things, especially big events. complete ass backwards shitshow

[grave knot]

ngl, its a little puzzling that american schools get costlier, the higher up you go

in here, its the acc opposite,
people end up paying a lot for low tier schools
higher ranked ones are relatively well funded and have low coa,
in fact many research based colleges have scholarships that they basically give to 80% of their class which often means net coa totals to be negative

[valid parcel]

if you’re in a certain income bracket that’s actually true here also

for instance brown is the most affordable school left on my list other than my state school

[grave knot]

makes sense

[valid parcel]

it’s bc of the endowment that elite schools get

[grave knot]

understandable

[wide herald]

rejected everywhere other than university of arizona, deferred harvard

[kind turret]

yo

does anyone know if this is a good sign

or am I overthinking

Reddit making me think this basically@means anyone who got it will get in but could be cap

[naive bane]

Congratulations

[west nimbus]

it basically says “hey your financial aid application is incomplete”

[kind turret]

that’s what I figured

I was just scrolling on Reddit mega thread thing and people were talking about it

Had me double thinking

[west nimbus]

thats my take at least

since if they wanted to send a likely letter they’d just straight up send one yknow?

[kind turret]

exactly that’s what I’m saying

u think the people on Reddit are just capping

ig we will find out in 2 weeks yk

[naive bane]

You are in @kind turret just trust me bro

I know a dude in ed who had this and got in

There are several other examples

[kind turret]

I hope

that would be amazing

[west nimbus]

My opinion is keep hopes high and expectations low

Don’t think you’re in guaranteed since it’s not exactly concrete proof but it’s alright to have some hope

[kind turret]

fs

My expectations are low but i got hope since I got wl uchicago

figure if I can get WL there then i might have chance at an Ivy

[west nimbus]

yeah thats impressive, nice

i’m hoping the best for ya!

[kind turret]

thanks ngl I didn’t even know the date was soon

appreciate it you as well

[slim slate]

Congrats. Is this the end of the mail? I have seen others getting this mail many times but never say the end of the mail.

[kind turret]

No there is a little more

[slim slate]

Do they ask for specific tax docs or sth?

[slim slate]

Oh ok

[kind turret]

it seems pretty basic

they don’t ask for nothing in specific

[slim slate]

Oh yeah but I think people who got this mail have got into Dartmouth in the past. Are you an intl applicant?

[kind turret]

Domestic

From the us

[slim slate]

Oh ok. Rooting for you in RD.

[placid shell]

yeah^^, not a guaranteed acceptance or even a likely but hey they're looking for ur fin aid so thats good

[kind turret]

👍👍 keeping my fingers crossed