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Get the inside scoop on Dartmouth College admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Dartmouth College is one of the Ivy League schools, and the admissions process is highly selective, more so than the others because the school is ...   READ MORE
Alumni
I applied early decision to Dartmouth. If you know you really want to go to Dartmouth, this is the route for you. I was able to spend most of my s...   READ MORE
Alumni
I remember the admissions process being a little different from most schools. We had to have the usual round of teacher recommendations, essays, e...   READ MORE
Alumni
Dartmouth College is an Ivy League school, so you can bet it's going to be a selective school with a competetive admissions process. Obviously, g...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Dartmouth is on a trimester system so you will only be taking three classes per term. If you plan ahead, there is no problem getting the classes ...   READ MORE
Alumni
Dartmouth is the best undergraduate institution in America. I can say that statement with confidence because of the quality of the academic program...   READ MORE
Alumni
Academics at Dartmouth are phenominal. And tough. "Work hard, play hard" is a repeated mantra. I really enjoyed the quality of teaching in almost ...   READ MORE
Alumni
Dartmouth is fantastic! In my entire experience there, I only took one class that didn't thrill me. The professors are by and large extremely go...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Government is a very popular major and it leads to students getting internships down in Washington. Dartmouth's Rockefeller Center awards grants to w...   READ MORE
Alumni
Dartmouth is an Ivy school, so as a result there is a lot of heavy recruiting for I-Banking and consulting jobs. However, Dartmouth has a very wide a...   READ MORE
Alumni
Career Services at Dartmouth is absolutely fantastic. They offer free testing and couseling to help you find a career and job that suit you. They also...   READ MORE
Alumni
As a school with a reputation for training highly qualified individuals, many companies recruit on campus. I did not participate in job recruiting be...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Do not go to Dartmouth if that was the only Ivy you could get into. You will not like it there. Also, do not go to Dartmouth if you need to live...   READ MORE
Alumni
Hanover is one of the safest towns in America. There is very little crime, if any. Most students live on campus in various kinds of dorms. The di...   READ MORE
Alumni
The quality of life at Dartmouth is amazingly wonderful. I begin to describe how much I love that place. New Hampshire is a gorgeous state, and Ha...   READ MORE
Alumni
Dartmouth undergraduate housing is the best I've seen. The campus is beautiful, facilities are kept very well, dining is quite good relative to o...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
A lot of students either play intercollegiate sports or intramurals. Or they are just physically active. There is a strong Greek system so being...   READ MORE
Alumni
Because of Dartmouth's location, social options are pretty limited. However, the college, recognizing this and trying to steer kids away from the r...   READ MORE
Alumni
The social life at Dartmouth is an interesting and controversial topic, mainly because the social life is mostly greek. And not in the sense that ...   READ MORE
Alumni
There are plenty of extra curricular opportunities at Dartmouth, from theater and music to academic publishing to Christian fellowships. The Gree...   READ MORE

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