Dartmouth College (2025-2026)

[lean hornet]

they have been out since 4:00

!!

congrats if you got in!

if you got in send me you instagram and phone numbers i’ll make two gcs

[grim tusk]

Congrats

[desert pond]

What do you think

[hidden wigeon]

Yayyyy🎉

[prisma moat]

Wait if anyone wants dm me and I’ll send u the link for the dartmouth server

[tall gulch]

Lol she said she just had a feeling he wouldnt get in bc of the kids brother

[prisma moat]

Yea I do

But my boyfriend and some of my best friends go so I visit very often

And I might transfer

[prisma moat]

I mean she said “deep down I knew he wouldn’t get in because of his brother”

[tall gulch]

Awww no :((

You went through it though. You were working on your essays 24/7 😭 no way all that hard work doesnt manifest in something good for you even if it wasnt dartmouth

[tall gulch]

Yeah I think she meant like a gut feeling lol

But she did word it that way

[runic swift]

i got rejected too

wtv

[prisma moat]

It’s ok there are so many other schools

If you guys are interested in Dartmouth I would recommend checking out Colgate and Bowdoin because the vibes are similar

[tall gulch]

Im sorry to anyone who didnt get in. but I think a lot of the time these colleges know better than the applicants do whether they’re a good fit. I only applied to Dartmouth because it was an ivy and my actual dream school is one that I now know i would’ve hated. If dartmouth hadn’t noticed that I fit in well here even before I did, and if those other schools didnt notice that I didn’t, then my life might be way worse

Its not a testament to how good you were as an applicant, a lot of the time its just whether it was right for you

[runic swift]

wish i had gotten at least a defer

[tall gulch]

Congrats to those who got in though! Feel free to ask me any questions you have about Dartmouth/anything you wanna know in DMs

[prisma moat]

Don’t beat yourself up guys

It’s genuinely INSANELY competitive

[runic swift]

i wish they gave my file back

[lavish wave]

That's just not how it works

[desert pond]

Man I worked on that day/night... pulled 3 all nighters and 2 weeks of single-digit sleep for this school... 12 different supp drafts with 4 each question... all for not even a defer.

[lavish wave]

She can say what she wants, but interviewers don't know anything about the application of the kids they're talking to

[desert pond]

I'm cheering Crimson from now on

[grim aurora]

Guys it’s just Dartmouth let’s all go to community college together and have fun instead of studying for finals

Hrrrr

Grrrr

#collegeisoverrated

[runic swift]

worked on my supps starting this past June, rewrote 5 times, did everything to maintain a 4.6W GPA, 33 ACT

the odds are stacked against us

hopefully another college is more willing to take what i did into account

[old arch]

As they say, any t20 could create 5-10* completely unique entire classes out of the people they want to accept.

Even applying to Dartmouth in the first place is likely indicative of your hard work and value as a member of a college community

So yes, you will find your place.

[desert pond]

Yeah under the highway 💀🥀

[stark lily]

if we js shotgun all the t30s we're interested in and fit us surely 1 will accept ?

[old arch]

Not necessarily if you spend 1/30th of the time on the essays

igwym though and honestly go ahead if a) you can find a way around the CA 20 school limit and b) can afford all the app fees lol

[stark lily]

the UCs r wayy too expensive for me as oos

[stark lily]

i could prob save up

• fee waiver

[prisma moat]

Genuinely guys don’t beat yourself up

[stark lily]

depending on the stats u have it seems like itd be really rare for like 20-30 reach schools to ALL reject you, if u just don't have the sensitive essay topics and don't seem like a danger to the campus

[prisma moat]

It’s genuinely just so hard to get in

And this doesn’t mean you guys won’t get into another school

There was this guy who was famous for obsessing abt Dartmouth who ended up getting rejected but getting into Yale

[runic swift]

so after dartmouth rejection do i go for more rejections by applying to all the ivies

😂

[old arch]

long live DartmouthSimp

[desert pond]

Man I can't be positive anymore

This was like what

18% admit rate?

With guaranteed demonstrated interest?

What chance do I have now...

[old arch]

6% * ??

[old arch]

Also obviously the applicant pool is going to be skewed towards really cracked people who have had more privileges and chances than you in life. Being in the top 6% of students in the whole country is awesome... imagine being in the top 6% of the top 10% :o

[grim tusk]

3 digit ☠️

What did I say 🗿

[old arch]

we love smaller colleges <3

[desert pond]

For ED specifically....

[inner mirage]

Thats gotta be inflated

[grim tusk]

ong Dartmouth such a good college

[lavish wave]

Truth

[old arch]

where's that figure from?

[desert pond]

A bit under half is legacy/athlete

[old arch]

okay that's wild

[inner mirage]

Shame that im not given a break yet but oh well

[lavish wave]

The Ed admit rate isn't accurate. There are people admitted whose spots were not up for grabs

[old arch]

isn't dartmouth named in an ongoing lawsuit against unethical early decisions practices?

[runic swift]

i hate dartmouth

https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/gdpzbndjdpw/DAmico v. Consortium on Financing Higher Education 20250808.pdf

[old arch]

yup that one

[lavish wave]

Tbf anyone can sue someone.

[old arch]

true that

[runic swift]

not salty because i got rejected, but i could see why someone could sue over this

[old arch]

The basis for the lawsuit (leveraging contract to get away with less financial aid) is completely valid IMO but the burden is still on them to prove that Dartmouth in particular is doing this stuff

[runic swift]

schools are businesses

[old arch]

That doesn't give them the right to get away with making choices that ruin students' lives

[runic swift]

i mean isnt that the reason why they say you can wait for aid package before deposit

[lavish wave]

They are nonprofit organizations

[old arch]

Not for ED. The thing with ED admissions is that you have to make the choice at that moment without any information about your other (future) acceptances and their financial packages

[lavish wave]

You can wait for your package

Though it should come with your letter

[old arch]

Oh that's great then

[desert pond]

You can also decline ED for financial aid purposes?

[old arch]

Wait, but that doesn't change the fact that you need to make a decision about accepting financial aid (unless you can wait until RD to make decisions?!)

[old arch]

Yes, but then imagine you don't get any better aid anywhere else in RD

I think the issue is just the fact that they're seizing control over your decision-making capability by not allowing you to know about other schools' financial aid

At least that's what the lawsuit is arguing

[desert pond]

Man I don't care about scummy ED practices

[grim tusk]

damn.

[desert pond]

I'dve fucked my FGLI status and taken loans + worked full time if I had to

Make me pay full price I don't care if it means 100k a year

just give me a shot...

[old arch]

You still have up to 19 other shots (more outside the CA)

Use them wisely

[desert pond]

i can't even stay mad at dartmouth...

i just get sadder and sadder as time passes

[old arch]

How come?

[desert pond]

not getting matched during qb was... okay

i thought it'd numb me even

the odds were lower, okay, i can deal and hope for ED instead

then i wound up doomscrolling all those stupid finaid astrology posts

those numbed me too

but seeing the basic ass rejection message in the middle of school

and having to go through the entire day pretending to be fine

thats too much for me

my eyes are basically out of liquid by now but like

every time i remember how much i sacrificed in hopes of this

even wasted my 18th fucking birthday yesterday just hoping and praying and researching and whatever else there was to do

only to see a "nope, nothing you can do, you're cut"

[lusty anchor]

OFFICIALLY DARTMOUTH BOUND

les go!

[old arch]

there's still a whole round of applications left

it's not over until it's over

[desert pond]

not for dartmouth

[old arch]

ah, I see

[desert pond]

not for the school i spent so much on

if they deferred me that'd be one thing

ah well, at least i have a chance to do my best senior year and prove myself

[lavish wave]

There are lots of other amazing schools, some similar to Dartmouth. Use #954421825427865690 for ideas

[grim tusk]

Congrats bro!

Filll the poll whenever you have the chance in pinned messages

[runic swift]

OFFICIALY NON DARTMOUTH BOUND

🔥

[frank violet]

it's out good morning

how are we

[fringe slate]

denied

fuck i have to do rd now

[frank violet]

it's ok u got this

now u dont have to live in the middle of the jungle

[fringe slate]

outright rejected not even good enough to be deferred

[desert pond]

I know 😔

I should've just done QBRD and showed a better senior year

Really thought the first quarter grades would tell them to give me a chance

I'm just lost now...

[fringe slate]

this was my ED, im applying to only ivies and a few prestegious lacs cause im an intl who needs full aid

this was my best chance of going to the US

its over for me

[frank violet]

intl needing aid is always a shot in the dark

[fringe slate]

i have shit ECs I thought my essays were good enough

[frank violet]

go into the process expecting the worst

pls have safeties

outside us

[fringe slate]

Turkey and Pakistan 😭

I dont want to go to turkey

I did apply hong kong

[frank violet]

that's good

if uve got good grades try singapore

[lavish wave]

well that would probably be the issue

[fringe slate]

singapore comes with a 3 year bond

[fringe slate]

well yeah i know, but 3 were good enough so i thought that could carry me

welp

[prisma moat]

That’s not accurate. A lot of them are recruited athletes and legacy

[desert pond]

I know, I know

[lavish wave]

legacy is still part of the main bucket, it's recruits that warp it

[desert pond]

It's just that I see that rate and it's just...

If I can't cut 18% how will I cut 25? Or 15? Or 10? 5? 3?

idk

[lavish wave]

well 25 is higher... and 15 and 10 are probably higher than the real admit rate

plus each school is different

[desert pond]

feels bad, especially when i don't know if i'll make it far enough in scholarship rounds to go anywhere not full ride

[tall gulch]

Yes and no

Admissions is too crazy to rely only on one school but applying to so many can 1) reduce the quality of your application and 2) if ur choosing for prestige then youre likely not to end up happy

[stark lily]

yeah that's true

[tall gulch]

Its interesting to see them being sued over this for undergrad because apparently this is common practice for law schools

If you ED in law you should be okay paying sticker because they know they dont need to compete with other schools for yield

Then again undergrad is more need and law is more merit

[tall gulch]

I shotgunned 15 schools and ended up finding a place I like. If I could go back I’d definitely remove some but I didn’t know which ones to remove back then so it worked out for me

[stark lily]

hindsight is 20/20

[tall gulch]

Overall go for it but research every school and don’t treat each application as expendable just because its one of many

One strong application is way more likely to get in than 30 half assed ones

[stark lily]

yea fs i will def shotgun just the t20s or t30s that r a good fit

[old arch]

the question is why t20?

are there no good fits outside them?

[desert pond]

same reason why people go shopping at nike for shoes instead of walmart

it's undeniable that yes, there is a certain level of name recognition and prestiege that comes with a school

not necessarily everything (which is why you should always apply for lower ranked schools as well)

[old arch]

I like that you used shoes to analogize a good “fit” lol

[desert pond]

but it's also not something you can always ignore

[desert pond]

yes... definitely intentional...

[lavish wave]

it's far less than everything

[tall gulch]

Maybe im in the minority but honestly it feels like most colleges are just people

Like obv theres stuff like programs weather yada yada but it feels a bit meaningless because either way its an amalgamation of people and professors that you’ll inevitably enjoy and make some friends with

[prisma moat]

At the end of the day college is just a bunch of experiences and side questing

[tall gulch]

So I kinda get people who pick for prestige cuz like yeah if you dont really care about all the other differentiators then why not choose whats regarded as the best

Ive been spending a lot of time and columbia and yeah I wouldve liked it less but I still wouldve loved it honestly

[prisma moat]

I mean all those “other factors” are the things that shape your college experience

And most people do care abt these factors like location or school size etc

[tall gulch]

Well if they care about that stuff and disregard them in favor of prestige then yeah thats silly and a good life lesson for them I guess lol

[prisma moat]

I mean i don’t understand why they wouldn’t care about “that stuff”

That stuff shapes your college experience and i don’t know anyone who would want their college experience to be diminished

Also babe go to bed 💀

[lavish wave]

I think it's a lot more than people, but they are probably the single biggest thing

[lavish wave]

Because the people regarding it might not be right. Like look at the UCs generating all this demand with massive overcrowding, high price, etc

[hexed pumice]

yoo this kid from my school got in

we havent had anyone at my school go to an ivy in like 5+ years

[chilly otter]

Yoo good for them

[tall gulch]

I guess yeah. But if enough people misperceive a school as good for long enough then doesn’t it just become good

[crisp hazel]

dart goblin

[frank violet]

so true

[tranquil herald]

https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/12/dartmouth-welcomes-first-members-class-2030

[crisp hazel]

what is your job chloe

[tranquil herald]

Why?

[crisp hazel]

are you a full time discord mod

cuz you seem to be doing a lot of stuff here

no offense

[tranquil herald]

No but it’s easy to come on here when I get contract paid for other servers

Those servers aren’t super high effort or anything like I don’t have to clock in or out I get a monthly fixed payment

Also I own this server so I would logically be doing the most here

Add in that it’s one of our two peak activity months and I have to bump up my activity more to make sure that works smoothly

I mostly do this bc I enjoy knowing I have an impact

I know not everyone on this server feels impacted and that’s fine but I know of a few people who absolutely were such as a2cers who formed college friend groups or even roommates off this server, or even those who discovered the school they’re now at through recommendations on here

There are a good number of times I get very stressed between here and the decision dates website but I do it for the few people who tell me how much it helped them

[humble apex]

Yeah I haven't been here for that long but a2c is honestly an amazing source, even though people's stats scare me but that's to be expected, just being in a community with alums and current students is helpful to network too so i'm really grateful for something like this

❤️ ❤️

[buoyant acorn]

damm

inspirational

[grim tusk]

yea everything on here makes it super easy to communicate with anyone and everyone, never seen anything like this before

Keep up the good work

[crisp hazel]

understandable, good to know you are enjoying the job

[prisma moat]

Guys be careful the shooters van was found near Dartmouth

[lavish wave]

Got a source?

[remote bone]

this is still breaking, but def interesting

[lavish wave]

I must not have scrolled down far enough. Though luckily that isn't close to Dartmouth and campus is empty

[prisma moat]

Idk the audio police reports mentioned Hanover and Salem NH a lot

[lavish wave]

Weird Salem is nowhere near Hanover

But again, luckily undergrads have been gone for almost a month

[remote bone]

whoops

it was in Salem.

[lavish wave]

hmm

interesting

IN A STORAGE UNIT

[lusty anchor]

What will happen if I got accepted ed

But my grades dropped this first semester very significantly(from straight A's to straight B's basically), will everything be fine if I go back to straight A's next semester

Context is significant health problems and a lack of health insurance; transportation issues to and from school; food insecurity and financial problems and deadass not knowing how to study for classes

Group thoughts

[nova matrix]

the answer to this question in most circumstances is yes everything will be fine lol, this change isnt drastic and it seems like you definitely have extenuating circumstances in the chance (even though very very little) they reach out! Don't stress to much about it and I hope you're feeling better !!

[opal hornet]

Hi. Does having a relative attend Dartmouth help boost the app in any way?

[lavish wave]

Maybe ,bit not much. What kind of relative?

[crisp hazel]

that’s relative

[spare imp]

does dartmouth actually use evaluative interviews or is elise pham talking bullshit again

[lavish wave]

Yes they are evaluated

[spare imp]

are they required

actually are they even offered to internationals

[prisma moat]

Yeah it’s based on interviewer availability

[tall gulch]

No and they dont have a significant impact

[tall gulch]

Yes

[calm harbor]

my interview was lit

cool guy cool stories

[lavish wave]

I miss doing interviews

[tall gulch]

Do you not have the time to do them anymore?

[lavish wave]

You can't do them while being a college counselor

[tall gulch]

Oh dang! Didn’t know that

At least it’ll always be waiting for you :) no end date for being a dartmouth alum

[lavish wave]

True enough

[viscid river]

How does the vibe at Dartmouth compare to Yale for example?

I’m an international student and I’m not really sure if to apply to not. I’ve only been to Yale out of all ivies and wonder if the vibe is similar or different and in which way

[lavish wave]

Remember, none of us went to Yale. Obviously they will be different in ways, but also both are full of ambitious, smart people

Thousands of them

[karmic nova]

hi! would it be fine to use the dartmouth etymology in my essays or not?

it would be hilarious to talk about flitzies or woccums but i'm afraid of an ao being perplexed as to what im talking about 💀

sure

[tall gulch]

Honestly they probably would know but I wouldnt risk it 😭

Maybe if you make it clear its slang lol

[karmic nova]

okay loll

thanks btw!

[viscid river]

i see

i just felt like at Yale there was more of that global student body vibe in terms of organizations and clubs. i wonder if it's the same at Dartmouth.

[lavish wave]

in what way?

That kind of a vague sentiment

[prisma moat]

Well from what I’ve heard it’s very friendly

What people often say is that dartmouth seems like the picturesque college you see in ads

And you frequently see people get together to play sports or talk

It’s very tight knit though Greek life is very large

[spare imp]

does dartmouth even trust the peer recommendation

what if your friend just glazes you

[wintry hinge]

Who tf does Dartmouth think they are limiting the why us essay to 100 words

i can say like three things about biggreen and thats it

• campus/serenity (30 words)
• academics/d-plan/lib arts model (35 words)
• clubs/ECs/nature/skiing (39 words)
• values/open dialogue (23 words)
  total: 125 words/100 max

i gotta cut one 😭

[spare imp]

prob campus

they know their campus is amazing

[calm harbor]

prolly cut skiing that's a thing for everyone

[wintry hinge]

ok

i mean that still leaves me 12 words over lol

[wintry hinge]

is it not important to hit it?

like for columbia they kind of want you to mention nyc somewhere in your application

[lavish wave]

that's the whole point...

[spare imp]

fair enough

[viscid river]

try the 50-word Brown one LOL but to be fair that was fun

[wintry hinge]

ok ok wait i got it down to 98 words

i just merged the campus thing and the peers thing

[lavish wave]

you don't have to hit everything

focus on the things that are uniquely dartmouth

[wintry hinge]

Good point

[calm harbor]

id guess that an ao would know what a woccum is and fwiw it's a flitz

[wintry hinge]

I hit:

• D-Plan & liberal arts model
• my 3 academic interests/major names
• DOC
• the D
• the skiway
• nature & campus
• open dialogue & viewpoint diversity

do you think i should make it more specific to dartmouth

like mention the first year trips or dorms tantamount to hogwarts house sorting

[lavish wave]

That feels like you're doing too much

you're mentioning things withuout explaining

[calm harbor]

dorms lowkey arent like that bro

[wintry hinge]

dorms are the thing i am least excited about

[wintry hinge]

Dartmouth College offers the kind of flexibility that I seek in my education. The D-Plan and liberal arts model will enable me to take classes across all of my interests, from Government to Film & Media to Environmental Studies.
Beyond academics, my life at Big Green would include exploring the outdoors with the DOC, contributing to The D as a writer or photojournalist, and learning how to ski just off campus at the Skiway.
Living at Dartmouth, I would be surrounded by nature and clean air, alongside peers who share my commitment to open dialogue and viewpoint diversity.

wait sorry I forgot you're an actual college counselor

i don't expect you to give me free feedback

that might be true tho, I do just kind of say "would include these three things." idk how much elaboration i can do in 100 words.

[calm harbor]

FYTs are sick just make sure youre talking about stuff that's special to you and doesn't just apply to anyone

[lavish wave]

mosto f them are decent or better

[wintry hinge]

FYTs are actually one of the things that made me apply to dartmouth

But not because of the FYTs

Just that the FYT was the first introduction I had to Dartmouth's engagement with the outdoors and sort of community centered around that

[wintry hinge]

my tour guide had a dorm that still had obama 08 stickers on the back. apparently they couldn't get them off.

sorry this isn't a downside

this is a plus

[lavish wave]

Man, when he came to speak it was nuts

[calm harbor]

my fridge is almost entirely covered in stickers going back to 2015

so sick

[lavish wave]

they expected like 200 people and like 6000 showed

[wintry hinge]

that's crazy

[lavish wave]

it was nuts

I watched out a dorm window

basically best seat in the house

[wintry hinge]

oh it was outdoors?

[lavish wave]

yeah

[wintry hinge]

thats wild

i wonder if theres video online

[lavish wave]

https://sites.dartmouth.edu/asamwick/2007/05/28/dartmouth-welcomes-barack-obama/

[wintry hinge]

https://archive.nytimes.com/thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/at-dartmouth-it-was-obama-day/

wow

i feel like dartmouth has a fairly conservative reputation

so thats kind of wild

[lavish wave]

lol I know Colleen

she dated my brother in law

(the girl quoted in your link)

and I know Jasmine

[calm harbor]

ha hilarious

the dartmouth world is especially small

[calm harbor]

yeah but that's like relative to peer schools so

[wintry hinge]

omg no way

[wintry hinge]

by peer schools wdym

[lavish wave]

and it's mostly because of a few notable alums. The school is still overwhelmingly liberal

[lavish wave]

it's lovely

[wintry hinge]

i have family in hanover

and for some reason they think the school is like

too conservative for me

i guess bc im non-binary

but everyone was super nice when i toured

its not like its hillsdale college or something

[calm harbor]

like russel sage?

[lavish wave]

yep

[calm harbor]

hype

[lavish wave]

like 2nd and a half floor stairwell

[calm harbor]

love sussel rage

[wintry hinge]

like the only major red flag is calling the new hampshire state police on 100+ peaceful protesters on the Green

and the president being like 'you cant be woke about this' or something idr

but the student senate issued a vote of no confidence

and later interactions with protesters have been relatively peaceful

so i still think its probably a better climate for free speech than your Columbias of the world

[calm harbor]

eh

most would say she's done well navigating a difficult climate

[wintry hinge]

fair

[lusty stone]

Would a college student be able to read my dartmouth supplements?

[prisma moat]

@tall gulch your time has come

[tall gulch]

Sure lol

[tall gulch]

In a way

[tall gulch]

Thatd be worse

Peer rec isnt really them taking the word of your friend. They’re not gonna be like oh they said you’re an awesome person so it must be true

It’s just another way to get a look at your unique characteristics and how they’re perceived by your peers

[spare imp]

would it hurt a lot if i dont do it

[tall gulch]

Most do but i know people who didnt do it and got in

I think most do it cuz its really easy and dartmouth says they strongly recommend it

[lavish wave]

i mean... yeah it is? Same as any rec

They want to hear why your friends think you're great

they know it isn't unbiased

[tall gulch]

I meant like

Isnt there an inherent assumption that the friend will think you’re great

Its not really about the friend saying you’re a good person so much as why and how they view you that led to them thinking you’re great

[lavish wave]

yes, that's the point

they want to hear how and why

[tall gulch]

Yeah, I was trying to answer the spirit of the persons question that no them just relentlessly glazing you probably isnt a good idea

[grizzled jolt]

how many of yall are doing the peer rec?

[buoyant shell]

can any current students or accepted students have a read of my why dartmouth essay?

[frank violet]

how did i get waitlisted last year

my essays were so ass

except for like one

my why dartmouth essay doesnt even have like a concluding sentence

the community essay looks like it was written in a total of 5 minutes or less

maybe it was my peer lor

ts was fire

[tall gulch]

Sure

[tall gulch]

I feel like I’ve seen you say this before

[frank violet]

LMAO have i idts

[tall gulch]

I look back on my dartmouth essays and think they’re ass now. Maybe you’re underestimating yourself, they saw something you didnt, or you thinking they’re bad is a sign of current improvement

[frank violet]

possibly yes but atleast i know i have the room to improve and refine them now for many colleges im so dumbfounded bcs i feel like i already said everything i want to last yr so it's very hard to figure out how to improve them

[buoyant shell]

thank you do you mind if I dm?

[tall gulch]

Sure

[tall gulch]

I dunno I think I’d have to work for months on straight to actually be satisfied with my essays

I feel like there’s always something to refine or add. Maybe if you’re stuck try to think of a whole new idea and you might A) come up with something even better than you have rn or B) come up with a way to improve your current essay bc u took the perspective of an entirely fresh one

If you’re just looking at what you already wanted to say then your perspective will be stale. You probably have more stories to tell than just the few supplementals u submitted last year

[stark wolf]

wait how are u actually doing well wtf i did not know u were a top dawg last year

thats wiilld

[humble apex]

do a lot of ppl do the peer rec?

[lavish wave]

Yes

[humble apex]

🥲

[lusty stone]

Thank you! I’ll dm in a few hours

[wintry hinge]

how long did they spend on it?

[wintry hinge]

Most

[wintry hinge]

Hey, would you mind taking a look at mine for me as well?

[sharp sail]

would anyone be able to take a look at my why dartmouth sup 🙏

[frank violet]

thats so true thanks let me try and cook

[frank violet]

im not sure but we didnt submit ts until like well into february and we both got wl'ed so

[grizzled jolt]

the more i learn about dartmouth the more i like it 😭

setting myself up for heartbreak

[frank violet]

me w wharton

been stalking the school for 3 years now and still everyday i discover something new that i love 🥀

[rough birch]

i would love some eyes on my supplementals

[calm venture]

I can look through it if you want, as a fellow applicant

[rough birch]

what about as a dartmouth student

[stark wolf]

what's the process of submitting the peer rec

[lavish wave]

You can either add them as a recommender in commonapp or via the portal

[humble apex]

can i email them it ?

nvm my counselor said shes gonna email for me

[lavish wave]

No...

Your peer needs to submit it

[civic raven]

How important is the "activities" question?

[tall gulch]

As in like…your extracurriculars?

Very

[civic raven]

ah no, the Dartmouth one

this one

[calm venture]

come back to me in march and we can see about that

[rough birch]

i think its more for them to gauge what u want to do

its probably not super important

just helps them at the end of the day determine fit w/ the college

big green prob knows more

[tall gulch]

Oh not that much but it probably is better if its consistent with the person you portray yourself as

[wintry hinge]

I asked this previously but conclusions were unclear. I have great-grandparents who graduated from Dartmouth and one chaired the Dartmouth medical center dept. of Neurosurgery for 30 years. My extended family has lived in Hanover for a long time. As far as I know, formal legacy status is only granted to children of former undergraduate Dartmouth students. Is it worth using the additional information section on the common app to list this info, or should I just leave it blank?

[lavish wave]

I wouldn't

[tall gulch]

I wouldnt for additional info

Maybe why dartmouth if i could fit it in but its also 100 words so maybe not that either lol

[stark wolf]

ah so would i invite them as a recommender in the portal i receive after submission? i.e. I'd have extra time to submit after the traditional deadline?

[lavish wave]

Right. I think you get a little time, but I wouldn't wait

[stark wolf]

gotcha. he also has apps so he said he'd get it done by the 4th or 5th.. hoping this isn't too late

[spare imp]

i think it is, i swear i saw that jan 1st was the deadline somewhere

[stark wolf]

https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/peer-recommendation

🥳

[spare imp]

ah

well thats good for you

[lusty stone]

would it be a huge disadvantage if im not doing the peer recc thing?

[lavish wave]

why would you not do it?

[lusty stone]

uh... do i just ask one of my friend to do it

[lavish wave]

yes?

[lusty stone]

when is the deadline?

my bsf is busy with apps so iunno if she will have time

[lavish wave]

well the issue is waiting to ask until the day before the due date...

[lusty stone]

i just asked her, and she said she didn't ask anyone for hers yet
we'll just exchange ours lolol

wait would that be a issue

if like AO see us writing for each other

[lavish wave]

No, why would that be an issue

[frank violet]

dartmouth i love u pls take me this yr

i will never complain about living in the middle of a forest

plsplsplspslpls

🥺

u can submit the peer rec later it's ok

last yr they let me submit it in like jan end/feb

[tall gulch]

Dr.Biggreen, do you think it’d be wise for me to fill out my girlfriends transfer peer recommendation?

Wasn’t sure if being an SO is a plus or minus in that department. Or the fact that im a dartmouth student

[prisma moat]

i can just write him as "peer" instead of "significant other"

[frank violet]

dartmouth 100 words is crazy 😡

i feel like if i can even get 5 in itll be a victory

bro i am so BEHIND

ive been grinding today only basically

and like 3??? due tmrw?????

its over

FUCK OFF

WHY ARE YOU COMPLAINING

bro is it ok if my why darty essay is only academic

ughghgufsibbpv

thats good

let me see

ltrlly same

word to word

r we the same person

😭

my first drafts are gonna be my last drafts

r u applying columbia too

i might skip harvard ngl that shits not gonna happen anyway 😭

they have sooooo many essays

same dartmouth is my first priority for 1st deadlines

then ill see for columbia and harvard

thank god for fee waiver

yes

im so scared ill forget about it

cs so much shit due on the 5th

ughghghghghghgh

😟

williams bcs they have no supps 😍

so u have 2 done

oh i dont have that

so im js winging it

supp-less

i need to edit ts resume too for cornell and stuff

honestly i still dont know but prolly not

ill do cas

did u submit ed2??

when do ed2 results come out

bro dont ed2

but what if u regret

i feel like if u were gonna get in ed2 you'll probably get in rd

bcs like ull almost DEFINITELY get in ed2 😭

thats why im saying

u have a chance

i feel

hmmmm

r u set on IB

apply usc bro ull atleast have campus life

can i include a lil dartmouth connection in my disagreement essay 😭 i js found something so specific

@dartmouth kids whats the most famous food on campus? and where do u get it?

tryna cook somethign

[frank violet]

yoooo

[lavish wave]

Yeah exactly. During your time at Dartmouth there are 15 terms (3 your freshman year, 4 all the others)

You need to be taking classes (at Dartmouth or abroad) for 12 to get the 35 required credits to graduate. Normally you're enrolled all FWS of first year, FWS of senior year, and then you're required to be enrolled a summer, traditionally the one between soph and junior year

[lavish wave]

If that's who she wants, great

[lavish wave]

Yep

Tbf many schools have summer semesters

[sterile crystal]

hey guys
wanted to ask something
so i write poems for fun, but my teacher said that my poem is very good and that I should submit it to unis
so is it okay to submit it to colleges?
like Yale, Harvard, dartmouth and so on?

and all poems i have written are romantic. so is it okay to submit them?

[prisma moat]

dude you got this

i did like 15 apps over winter break

u got this

[prisma moat]

is there a writing sample option

[stark wolf]

hi

can anyone in college read my dartmouth supplementals by chance 😛

[grim tusk]

Man I love the reading supplemental prompt

My favorite prompt

[lusty stone]

is it acceptable to shorten a living learning community to LLC or no

[frank violet]

i feel like it's ok that's a pretty common term across colleges

[lusty stone]

Okay great! im running out of words

[lavish wave]

100% ok

[lusty stone]

Thank god!!

Sorry another question, is it okay to refer to it as "Dartmouth's Modified Major" or do we have to say "dartmouth's offering of a modified major"

[unkempt mantle]

its time to start

[languid osprey]

yoooo me too

[grim tusk]

do you need to officially report sat/ap scores here

[tall gulch]

lol the former

[lusty stone]

again thank god this word count is killing me LOL

[edgy scarab]

forgot the deadline was today so now im doing it last minute lol

[lavish wave]

first one is fine

you don't really need to say Daratmouth, they know it's about Dartmouth

but make sure you actually know how modified majors work

[lusty stone]

It’s not a double major it just helps you add to the study of your major right?

[lavish wave]

it's like a major/minor smushed into one

[lusty stone]

So basically using the minor to inform the major

[lavish wave]

to shift the focus or blend them. So maybe you take something theoertical, like math, and modify it with econ to get a kind of applied math

or CS combined with human centered design for a UX thing

[unkempt mantle]

yall know any good things to talk about for the why darty question beyond the d-plan

[lusty stone]

ohhh okay. I basically talked about using their Asian Studies major with an economics minor to understand how culture shapes social institutions and connected it to an experience i had when volunteering

Not econ minor LOL i said it more like. Using econ to show me how Asian society works and stuff…I’m explaining it poorly

[lavish wave]

awesome thoughts

[lusty stone]

Thanks for your help!!

[frank violet]

is optional recommenders 2+peer or peer+other

help

[tall gulch]

It shouldn’t have any negative career implications right?

I wanted to do gov modified with philisophy and econ mostly because I want to study a larger range of topics, but I wasn’t sure if that would be a bonus or negative for (gov and other) employers

[lavish wave]

yeah I helped make that PPE major, but it is just Government Modified for the name

but no, no career issue

[lusty stone]

Wait I have the same question, can we submit an addtl rec along with peer?

[frank violet]

yes

but can u do 2 additional + peer?

actually that sounds like too much

ill js do peer and additional

[lusty stone]

Ohhh

Yeah i dont think they want 5 recs

[lusty stone]

Wait, will I get a portal email and a chance to add my peer rec after January 5th? They’ll still accept it until the 10th right

[unkempt mantle]

DID ANYONE DO THE INTRODUCE YOURSELF ESSAY ☹️

[spare imp]

i did

[tall gulch]

Woah thats awesome!!

Wait is PPE the same as gov modified with econ and pholosophy?

I thought they were different

I guess they cover the same stuff but on the gov site it listed like…gov with econ, gov with philosophy, gov with econ and philosophy

And i thought ppe was something else

[tall gulch]

For sure too much

[cerulean loom]

do we get untill the 5th for dartmouth?

[spare imp]

no its due today

[cerulean loom]

cuz i got a thing in my email

Happy New Year!

Dartmouth’s application deadline is today, Thursday, January 1, 2026, by the end of the day—aka 11:59 p.m. your local time.

As soon as we've received all required application materials, even if one or all of them are submitted past the deadline, we will give your application full consideration. A peer or teacher recommendation submitted after the January 1 deadline will not impact your application in a negative way.

We’ll be back in the office on Monday, January 5 — please make every attempt to submit your application by then. You’ve got this!

[spare imp]

i think it means to get all your application materials in by then

[unkempt mantle]

i also got that

[lavish wave]

basically, yes

it's not actually called PPE, but was designed to be one

[frank violet]

is it bad if half my community essay is dartmouth related

UGH

DARTMOUTH I JUST WANNA TELL U HOW MUCHH I LOVE U

[frank violet]

done

🙏

[coarse remnant]

is it only my portal that looks like this at first

or everyone's looks like this?

[warm lagoon]

Did your recommenders and councilor submit their stuff?

Mine showed up as all green except for application fee (gray, waived), writing supplement (submitted yesterday vs two days ago), and peer rec

[frank violet]

how did u guys get ur portals alreadh

[lusty stone]

Yes I think they need to process it

[coarse remnant]

yes
Harvard and Dartmouth both looked like this

idk why man cause every other college app showed green tick

[warm lagoon]

They sent an email

[coarse remnant]

man i am so worried

[lusty stone]

Me too, I’m really scared

[frank violet]

how long after submitting?

[lusty stone]

But the portal thing should be okay

[frank violet]

the ticks will appear it just takes time for the additional docs to be processed on their ens

[lusty stone]

I submitted mine at 5 yesterday and got mine today at 10

[frank violet]

ah okay

[lusty stone]

Yeah you’ll be fine don’t worry

[warm lagoon]

About 12 hours

They're also closed for winter break rn (the admissions office) so I would expect delays

[frank violet]

ya i submitted much later

its chill ill wait

and work on the 50 other things I have to submit somehow

[lusty stone]

I think they also process everything so maybe they’re just waiting for the system to do that

[unkempt mantle]

yeah

same here

[coarse remnant]

oh then i guess it's pretty common

i thought it was only of mine

and got scared

[lusty stone]

I'm kind of paranoid of letting my friend submit a peer rec, does it mean anything if they somehow end up saying bad stuff

[coarse remnant]

idk

[warm lagoon]

I mean they're your friend, if you don't trust them why did you ask them to write you a recommendation?

I'm sure it will be okay

[lusty stone]

I trust her it’s just with college apps I’m scared

Is it okay to ask someone who I don’t go to school with anymore, but have kept in touch with since like elementary?

[lavish wave]

Your peer can be almost anyone. But if you can't trust someone to do a good job you should not ask them

Same way you wouldn't ask a teacher who wouldn't say good thjngs

[lusty stone]

Okay, thank you. I'll think about it some more

[lavish wave]

But like how can you not trust one of the people closest to you but to do a good job...

[lusty stone]

I'm being irrational, I think I just need to clear my head

[civic raven]

yeah 10 days after the deadline

[solemn lake]

Lol mine looks exactly the same.

[lusty stone]

how long does it take them to send portal? i didnt get mine yet

[humble apex]

like a day

this was for me top to bottom dartmouth princeton yale harvard for the portals after like a day

😭

[spare imp]

a day for me

[grim tusk]

is it fine to submit 2 peer recommendations

they know me in different backgrounds, and I know they will write polar opposite reccs, though I am not sure

[spare imp]

you can submit more than one?

[grim tusk]

according to google AI yea 🗿 but they say dartmouth strongly recommends 1, unless your confident 2 can write differently

I wanted to ask here as there are dartmouth students/other dartmouth applicants

[prisma moat]

i would say only if the other areas of your application are weak

because AOs only have a very limited amount of time to read every application

and that time does not change no matter how many LORs you send in

so if you send another LOR they probably will have to skim the entirety of your application a lot quicker which might take away from your app

so i would only rec it if the 2nd peer rec would be VERY strong and other parts of ur app are weaker

[grim tusk]

That makes my desicion much easier, thank you

feel like my app is on the weaker end, confident in a second one so ill put one through

thx

[prisma moat]

make sure to get the 2nd one in beforethe end of jan too

[grim tusk]

for sure, ill get it through this week only

appriciate it

[drowsy meteor]

do you guys have any advice for writing the peer letter of rec? like should i follow any specific format or just try and paint my peer in the way i think is best

[tall gulch]

I wouldnt say theres a format

I guess i’d just be as authentic as possible and emphasize what I see in that person that I rarely see in others

[grizzled jolt]

anyone else submitting a music portfolio?

im confused on the way they tell you to name the file and the 5 minute requirement 😭 like isn't that too short?

most of my rep is longer than 5 min

[prisma moat]

Writing “stories” about the person is very important

Like recalling memories of them

Rather than just listing a bunch of character traits

[lusty stone]

did yall get the portal?

[coarse remnant]

yes

[mental night]

I just found out Dartmouth strongly recommends peer rec letters, am I done for now?

[spare imp]

They apparently are accepted until like February

So you can ask someone now to write one

[mental night]

But I already submitted and didn’t add it anywhere on my common app

Anyone know if it can be emailed in?

[mental night]

Nvm problem solved

[hidden wigeon]

10 days after deadline actually😭

[grizzled jolt]

10 days uh oh

[mystic flame]

Why does my dartmouth portal say this

the only scores i didnt put was ap calc bc and apush cause the exam is in 2026

I reported everything else right I'm just confused why it shows like this in my portal

[spare imp]

howd you see that

i only see standardized testing

[mystic flame]

testing section

[spare imp]

oh

wait did you take APUSGP twice?

and reported both?

[mystic flame]

No

Only once

Let me pull up my filr

[spare imp]

mine is all on the first of may and only listed once

even though the test dates weren't on the first of may

[mystic flame]

Thats all I listed

[spare imp]

weird

[mystic flame]

Extremely

[spare imp]

thats what mine says

[mystic flame]

Why is mine being so weird

😭

[rough birch]

mine r showing fine too

weird

[rough birch]

the date is weird too

[humble apex]

mine is also like this

but for chem and apush

apush is duped and on diff dates for some random reason and chem is also duped

kinda wack

[mystic flame]

That's what im saying

[mystic flame]

Fr

[spare imp]

it probably lists the test dates as the same because there was only testing month on CommonApp

[lavish wave]

If was doubling last year too I think

Doesn't matter

[keen rapids]

I got an interview

I’m terrified

[lavish wave]

it's not that serious

[tall gulch]

Dont treat it as something that dictates your admission

(It, in the vast majority of cases, never is)

Treat it as your chance to talk to an engaged and most likely succesful alum of your potential future college

Ask anything you want about dartmouth. Ask about them. Ask for advice even. Have a good conversation with someone who’s a lot further down the path than you

The interview is a lot more something for your benefit more than an exam that determines your admissibility

[languid osprey]

does dartmouth give interview to everyone??

[tall gulch]

They try to

As long as there are willing alumni

[lusty stone]

i didnt get an interview yet 😭 when do they send

[tall gulch]

I got one insanely late

I didnt think they were sending anymore

I think like…mid to late february?

[lusty stone]

ok

[tall gulch]

Also if u dont get one it doesnt matter

[prisma moat]

Didn’t urs say u wouldn’t get in

[tall gulch]

Mine said dont be surprised if I dont get in bc the acceptance rate is inhumanely low

[prisma moat]

Hi baby

[tall gulch]

I wasnt sure if he liked me because of that but I think he did 😭 . He seemed impressed after one of my questions where I talked about being egotistical in debate and trying to improve it

[tall gulch]

Hi honey

[prisma moat]

Go to bed

[coarse remnant]

hey guys

how long can the peer rec letter be?

and how do i write it for my friend?
do i write it formally or like what?

[grizzled jolt]

No length limit

Just write what you feel is write, anecdotes are good

Pretty sure you can find examples on the dartmouth website if you want ideas

[coarse remnant]

is 1200 words good?

[grizzled jolt]

Again there is no word count, write as much as you feel is necessary

[coarse remnant]

oh okay

thanks

[lavish wave]

Way too long. It should be about a page

[coarse remnant]

already submitted

it won't hurt badly right?

[lavish wave]

No

[green stratus]

Is it allowed for my dartmouth peer recommendation to have 1 paragraph written by someone who is not the recommender?

Like the person I asked to write mine wants someone who knows a different side of me to include a paragraph and then mention that in the letter and paste that paragraph
Is this allowed?

[lavish wave]

I would keep it simpler

[green stratus]

Oh okay

how come another perspective wouldnt help though?

[lavish wave]

it's not that long a letter. Better to be focused

obviously they aren't going to get EVERY facet of you

[green stratus]

Oh thats fair, thank you

[mental night]

Do u have to request an interview?

Or would they js send it out?

[lavish wave]

You do not need to

[prisma moat]

just have stories about them that show their character traits

the stories are very important

[tranquil walrus]

any advice for talking about my intended major for the interview 😭 my interviewer majored in my intended as well and im scared my discussion will be too shallow or smth...

[untold skiff]

y’all already getting interview requests what???

[calm venture]

Rahhhh I got a Dartmouth interview request and I’m so happy cuz she’s a class of ‘25 & I find it easier to talk to w/ younger interviewers 😭 ik it doesn’t mean much but I’m so excited!!! If anyone has any specific tips to Dartmouth interviews I’d greatly appreciate it :)

[tranquil herald]

Ask if she used A2C

Bc that’s the class year that r/a2c took off and this server opened

Trust me you’ll be auto admitted

[calm venture]

So if this gets me blacklisted from all of my schools I’m going to lawyer up…

[tall gulch]

Most people here are not a2c’ers 😭

I think that applies to dartmouth specifically bc we get less of ur typical grindset college tryhard types

Of which im included

And moreso people around the area or old money families that knew of dartmouth for a while or people who just kinda freestyled college apps and chose dartmouth bc yay nature

[calm venture]

love that i was actually really curious about the community at dartmouth, what are yall like?

[lavish wave]

there's every kind of person

undergraduate study body is lke 4500 people

[calm venture]

how about student-professor relationships?

[lavish wave]

What about them?

[calm venture]

like ig is it more mentorship-based, are you able to form strong bonds w them?

[lavish wave]

yes, 100%

[calm venture]

also im amazed at how on point my interviewer is with my goals its insane

shes taking the exact double major i wanna take and shes from a neighboring country

[lavish wave]

classes are dsmall, officer hours are abundant, there's programs in residential houses to get more interaction

[calm venture]

im so excited for my interview

[calm venture]

ooh, ill def look into those programs thanks for the insight!

[tall gulch]

Uhh

Like Dr Biggreen said theres every type of person but I can give you the general campus culture

[rough birch]

u guys r so cool when i found out

u guys do an entire

pride parade

[tall gulch]

On average, people are far friendlier and extraverted than other colleges so its easy to just make convo with people you meet

Frat discussions also take up a lot of campus culture so you’ll hear some of your friends talking about them or just overhear frat discussions across common rooms (you can certainly distance yourself from this if you want, I did and found a friend group that does not participate in that at all)

People are really outdoorsy obv

And uh also very nerdy but thats any top school

[tall gulch]

Yeah the undergraduate focus and small classes help w that

You’re competing against less people and the professors are fully dedicated to teaching so its defo one of the best places for that but its not a total cakewalk if you’re in a competitive intro class or something

[calm venture]

ugh everything you mentioned sounds like an absolute dream (except for the frats, still building an opinion on them.) ive spent like the last hour going deeper and deeper into dartmouth's opportunities 😭 thanks for the insight on the community, it was one of the only things I couldnt find much on so I appreciate it! 🙏

[lavish wave]

I came in uninterested in greek life, and it was a pretty big thing for me. Generally high schoolers don't know much about it, and Dartmouth's is quite different than most places

[grim tusk]

Does Dartmouth accept Humanities research abstracts? If so, do I submit them through the "Additional Admissions Material" dropdown on the portal?

[smoky summit]

I hope I will get an interview

[lusty stone]

do they send js send an email for an interview? i didnt get mine yet 😢

[tall gulch]

Yes

Dw abt it

[drowsy meteor]

David harbour went to dartmouth?!

[lavish wave]

Yup

A couple actors that age. Connie Britton

[rough birch]

didnt u guys also have

the greys anatomy writer

[lavish wave]

Yep

Mindy kahling

Shonda rimes

[drowsy meteor]

Who was the famous person who just talked at the graduation

It wasnt shonda rimes

But i think she was in greys anatomy

Sandra oh

And roger federer the year before damn

[lavish wave]

Yeah neither connected to Dartmouth

Roger was a big shock tbf

[rough birch]

yall got roger??

holy mole

[lavish wave]

A few years ago

[calm venture]

Yep! I wouldn’t stress tbh, Dartmouth doesn’t prescreen for interviews so it’s not even indicative of anything :)

& there’s still plenty of time for them to be sent out

[limber bough]

when is the peer rec due 💔

my guy has been slackin bruh

[drowsy meteor]

How long should it be

im writing mine rn

[limber bough]

1 page or 2 is good

[drowsy meteor]

A whole page???

Omfg

[limber bough]

u see why teachers ai now

they do this but 50x

[lavish wave]

Yeah a page-ish

[prisma moat]

Before January ends

[stark lily]

teachers use ai for RECS??

[spare imp]

My counsellor did for some people

I wrote mine myself though so I was safe from that fate

depends on the teacher lowk

[stark lily]

you wrote your own lor?

[spare imp]

Yeah

[stark lily]

is that allowed

[spare imp]

Prob not but everyone does it

My counsellor is a lazy fuck so she wouldn’t write a good one anyways

[stark lily]

how did you send it thru then

[spare imp]

I wrote it and got her to sent it

Like she signed after checking the contents

[stark lily]

oh smart

[stark lily]

this is the first time I've heard of this 💔 😭

[spare imp]

They usually give a basic read over to make sure you’re not making outlandish exaggerated statements

then they just sign off and boom

[spare imp]

well idk but our counsellors aren’t familiar with CommonApp

Cuz we’re international

[stark lily]

wtf how

oh

[spare imp]

So she’s more concerned with getting kids into UBC

She basically just told me to write my own letter

Then she’ll sign off

[stark lily]

uni of British Columbia?

[spare imp]

Yes

[stark lily]

oh nice

[lavish wave]

I mean, you absolutely should not be writing your own letter, but it hpapens

[grizzled jolt]

They still haven’t received my teacher recs?

Idk why

I talked to my school counselor and she said she already submitted

[coarse remnant]

We also write our own LOR
Like only 3-4 people go to low tier unis like Txst and all
But no one has ever applied through common app and our teachers don't know shit about common app and rec letters

It is more common than you think

[mystic flame]

Yes my apes teacher told me jr yr if anyone wanted us for her to write a rec she uses gpt to tailor it

Never asked her for one 😅

[lavish wave]

Yeah but it's their job to figure it out. When i have a kid want to apply to med school in Poland, I shouldn't just shrug and tell them to figure it out

[coarse remnant]

True
But what to do when they say things like if you want do it on your own or otherwise we won't write or are not willing to help

So we have to do those and give them everything and only the they will upload them

[limber bough]

arent they reading applications beginning mid january or late january usually?

[lavish wave]

They start reading Rd in December

[coral jackal]

what

?

damn

arent they on 🎄 vacation

[lavish wave]

Eventually sure

[limber bough]

then wouldn't it mean the earlier u turn in more likely? just like rolling?

[lavish wave]

No?

Why would it mean that?

[drowsy meteor]

you don’t get bonus points for submitting early

[lavish wave]

https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2026/01/dartmouth-raises-30-million-offer-internships-all

[tall gulch]

Was at the internship fair today. There was like 8 different stands that let you design your own internship and dartmouth would pay for it

You can take unpaid internships internationally, across the country, anywhere in the world, and you get $5500 to fund it

Also a bunch of partnered programs

[frank violet]

wtf dartmouth pls take me bto

[coarse remnant]

dartmouth accepts ISFAA right?

i sent it via the mail as they said but they haven't ticked in my portal yet

[coral jackal]

me aw

[lavish wave]

yeah, I think when I Was there it was like 3k? And definitely more limited on number available and all that

[warm lagoon]

Anyone submitting a studio art portfolio?

Can you submit more than 5 pieces, as long as they are from different studio art categories?

[tall gulch]

Oh thats awesome theyve almost doubled it while expanding the slots

[calm venture]

Just finished my Dartmouth interview and now I wanna go there more than ever 😭 #plsletmeindartmouth

[lavish wave]

it's the best

[sour roost]

hii how are the dartmouth interview questions im having it next week and i’ve never done one before 😗

[lavish wave]

There is no set battery of questions

you can look on the webstie for some info about the interview

[civic raven]

if my peer reviewer is sending their reccomendation around now, how does that affect my application

[tall gulch]

Well um

My interviewer did say there were certain questions he was told to ask

I think one was like whats one time you dealt with conflict or something

But he lowkey ignored them and gave me questions he liked better instead so

💀

[lavish wave]

There are suggested questions, but you can do whatever you want

[opal hornet]

same question

[civic raven]

😭

[lavish wave]

It is what it is

They may have read your app already, they may not have

[civic raven]

So if they already read it, they won't come back even if there's this peer letter now?

[lavish wave]

if you made it to committee it'll be there for that

[tranquil herald]

idk abt dartmouth specifically but from the college interview stuff ive seen any required questions are what the interviewer has to answer in their write up to the admissions office but the interviewer is free to use whatever questions theyd like during the actual interview with the student to get that information

[lavish wave]

The Dartmouth form (at least last I interviewed i n 2022), has headers, but not specific questions

[vestal wren]

does everyone get offered an interview if there's someone available in your area? or is it just people who they want to know more about

[warm lagoon]

Everyone gets offered an interview if there is availability

[lavish wave]

as many as possible

[tall gulch]

What is the committee process like?

I always found it crazy that a committee of very accomplished people actually sat down and deliberated on me 😭

Like it feels weirder to have “survived” that vs 1 AO which you can kind of subconsciously write off as a fluke

[lavish wave]

Handful of people sitting around a room or on zoom (or a mix), and one presents kids from their region who passed through the initial screening

[coral jackal]

pls take me

🌳

[hidden wigeon]

Day 1 of manifesting a Dartmouth interview🙏

[lavish wave]

Don't. Just live life and check your email

[hidden wigeon]

Just doing it to pass the time, I don't really believe manifesting works

But that's just me

Day 2 of manifesting a Dartmouth interview 🙏

[buoyant acorn]

i got an interview email. What questions were you guys asked for yours?

[languid osprey]

wait me too 😭

[vestal wren]

they try to interview as many people as possible and they'll only reach out if there's someone near you, it's not like yale where they interview if they want more info

so if you don't get an interview offer it doesn't mean anything against you

[hidden wigeon]

Yeah, they sent me an email explaining how it's fully based on availability

[signal basin]

would it be weird to email a resume before my interview

[hidden wigeon]

But honestly I just want to learn more about dmouth from an alums pov

Day 3 of manifesting a Dartmouth interview 🙏

[kind escarp]

Darmouth is a really good place i mean the professors are really great!

[lavish wave]

just bing a copy

[signal basin]

its online so i was planning on emaling

[lavish wave]

ah sure

[sour roost]

what does availability even mean lol

i’m from canada and got a virtual one from chicago

so its not about alumni in my area

[lavish wave]

there are what? 30k applicants? 25k?

They need that many inteview slots

so 25k alums each doing one

10k doing 2.5 etc

[sour roost]

hmmm so it’s not from availability in your area

they just randomly choose applicants

at least for virtual

i wonder if it’s like one huge pool or is it specific student groups for each interviewer

what’s it like as an interviewer? do you get to see their profiles or intended concentration?

[lavish wave]

it's not that simple

some people just do local

some volunteer to cover areas that need more

especially for international

late in the game they often ask you to do other areas

I'ev normally just done the area I live in, but a few years ago they needed people in another area late in ED, so I picked up some in that regin

[lavish wave]

you see

• name
• email
• phone
• school
• state academic interests

[lavish wave]

each region has a volunteer (or group of) who assign interviews

[sour roost]

hmm okay!

are they the ones you put on your app

or some bullet points from the overall application

[sour roost]

oh hey that’s cool

so you can volunteer to do interviews for a country across the world?

[lavish wave]

yep!

the exact ones you picked on the Dartmouth specific questions

[lavish wave]

I've never volunteered for intl, so i'm not sure if they let you pick

I assume, epseically if you are international, that they would let you do your home country/region

[sour roost]

my interviewer has never stepped foot in canada lol

it’s just funny

[sour roost]

so do internationals also get in person?

[lavish wave]

Sure

[opal hornet]

We're allowed to submit research abstracts in supplemental material right?

[hidden wigeon]

Day 4 of manifesting a Dartmouth interview 🙏

[hidden wigeon]

I messed up yesterday😔

Day 5 of manifesting a Dartmouth interview 🙏

[karmic nova]

i got a dartmouth interview request a couple days ago

what unique and cool reasons do yall have for like

why dartmouth

[languid osprey]

yo i need to start doing this with you 😭

[lavish wave]

You need your reasons, not mine

Maybe it isn't the place for you if you need to crib ideas

[karmic nova]

nah i have like 7 different reasons i was just wondering if anyone had any other interesting stuff that i hadnt looked into yet

if that makes sense

i get where you are coming from though