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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Admissions Beat (Dartmouth AO podcast) - talks about this today (Nov 4 podcast) - the admissions beat/AO Quiz Bowl. It's all about how AO talk to one another about the files they are reading, how they describe the applicants, what jargon they use, etc.

Gives a sense for the types of things AO values in applications and the things they don't value.[/quote]

A lot of clues in that podcast that they are looking for a certain type of personality. Applicants should be mindful of that when writing their apps and finding schools that appreciate the kid's actual personality. Dartmouth is very different than Princeton, for example.[/quote]

Please describe the difference, if possible. What is Dartmouth looking for that Princeton is not? And vice versa? [/quote]

NP. That's true for all of these schools. Cornell is very different from Dartmouth. 
Research the schools - it should stand out to you loud and clear. Agree it's partly vibe, but also their ethos. And that impacts how they admit and WHO they admit.

Search for their mission statement and strategic plan as a start, and then add in Google searches for "admissions rubrics" or "what xyz looks for in students". School newspapers also have good intel.[/quote]

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