Dartmouth ED results?

[Anonymous]

What were your kid’s stats, please?

[Anonymous]

Just got the news from daughter while she was in class! 4.0|1470 SAT|Private boarding school, no aps but heavy rigor. Climate activism and national awards for environmental poetry as ECs, adored by school faculty!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just got the news from daughter while she was in class! 4.0|1470 SAT|Private boarding school, no aps but heavy rigor. Climate activism and national awards for environmental poetry as ECs, adored by school faculty!

Awesome, so happy for you!!!!!!!!!! Hard work and sacrifice pays off!!! Never stop reminding your daughter of that!!!

[Anonymous]

Congrats!

[Anonymous]

What’s with students that have lousy SAT scores getting into elite colleges now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s with students that have lousy SAT scores getting into elite colleges now?

Don't take the bait. There is someone going into every ED thread to crap on the school or students. They've done it to BC, NYU, Northeastern, Cornell, BC. Now Princeton.

A 1470 is 98th percentile. Screw the jealous simpletons.

[Anonymous]

Agree. We almost didn’t send similar scores because we read so much DCUM. Congrats to your DD!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s with students that have lousy SAT scores getting into elite colleges now?

Private boarding school is the key part of the profile here. Those kids don’t need top scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s with students that have lousy SAT scores getting into elite colleges now?

Private boarding school is the key part of the profile here. Those kids don’t need top scores.

No, it absolutely is not. Boarding schools have an abysmal record with Dartmouth. Ours actively discourages applications because it’s so impossible.

[Anonymous]

OP’s child’s ecs are clearly what got her in. Creative humanities student with an SAT that likely shows they’d be fine with any math requirements for graduation. National poetry awards raise my eyebrow more than a 1590

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s with students that have lousy SAT scores getting into elite colleges now?

Welcome to the post-TO world. And Dartmouth isn't Caltech. With current environment 1470 is going to be 25 percentile.

[Anonymous]

A couple of Holton girls are in.

[Anonymous]

My kid got in unhooked. We are frankly shocked as we are just regular Joes.
Private, 36, 5s on APs in all core subjects (taken for non-AP classes).
A handful of Bs (school grade deflates).
Top rigor--took the hardest possible classes and was one of only a tiny number of kids who did.
Fairly quirky extracurriculars but also sports captain of a main ball sport. Full time job x 3 summers.
Really interesting essays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid got in unhooked. We are frankly shocked as we are just regular Joes.
Private, 36, 5s on APs in all core subjects (taken for non-AP classes).
A handful of Bs (school grade deflates).
Top rigor--took the hardest possible classes and was one of only a tiny number of kids who did.
Fairly quirky extracurriculars but also sports captain of a main ball sport. Full time job x 3 summers.
Really interesting essays.

Congrats!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s with students that have lousy SAT scores getting into elite colleges now?

In 2019 before test optional, Dartmouth's 25%-75% SAT range was 1450-1550.