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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I friends of parents who have children who attend Deerfield and Brunswick Boy school. All I hear them talk about and discuss is Dartmouth and I would just like to know what is special about Dartmouth...all of them want their children to get in Dartmouth[/quote]

Nothing. It is easier to get in than lot of even public schools [/quote]

Actually, Dartmouth has the opposite problem. If you don't go to certain NYC privates or New England boarding schools, Dartmouth is pretty much an impossible admit, especially for accomplished public school students. My DC was considering Dartmouth for their ED app, but after looking at the data, decided Dartmouth would be a waste of an app. Goes to a higher ranked school today. If you don't go to one of the Dartmouth feeder high schools, it is a pointless application. Before applying, students should really look at their high school's track record with Dartmouth over the past four years. That will tell you what you need to know.[/quote]

Yeah, but Deerfield would be one of their main feeders

I find Dartmouth doing something very 1990 - taking feeders and FGLI giving it a barbell feel on campus. There are top .01% at all these schools, but Dartmouth has more than most (per NYT article) and there are bottom 10% at all these schools but Dartmouth has more than most (via QB and rural programs). These kids don't mix on campus all that much. They dont have the best FA for families making 100-200k so they often lose those kids to good schools with better FA.

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