Dartmouth College Overview

・Established in 1769 (9th oldest in the US)
・Located in Hanover, New Hampshire
・Member of the Ivy League
・Undergraduate enrollment: approximately 4,400 students
・International students: about 12%

Program

・Start date: September (Fall Quarter)
・Tuition (2023-24):
- Tuition: ~$63,600
- Room & Board: ~$18,984
- Total cost including fees: ~$86,684/year
・Financial Aid:
- Need-blind admission process
- Meets 100% of demonstrated financial need
- No loans for families making less than $125,000
- Average grant: $62,000

Main Schools/Programs:
①Arts & Sciences
・Over 40 departments and programs
・Strong emphasis on liberal arts education
・Flexible quarter system (D-Plan)

②Thayer School of Engineering
・Unified engineering sciences department
・Bachelor of Engineering (BE)
・Dual-degree programs available

Application Requirements

○Required Documents
・Common Application or Coalition Application
・School Report and Transcript
・Teacher Recommendations (2)
・Peer Recommendation (unique to Dartmouth)
・Counselor Recommendation
・Mid-year Report
・Final Report
・TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo (for international students)
- TOEFL iBT: Recommended 100+
- IELTS: Recommended 7.0+
- Duolingo: Minimum 120
・SAT/ACT

Essays

1) Common Application/Coalition Application Essay

2) Dartmouth-Specific Essays:

①Required of all applicants. Please respond in 100 words or fewer:
- As you seek admission to Dartmouth's Class of 2029, what aspects of the college's academic program, community, and/or campus environment attract your interest? How is Dartmouth a good fit for you?

②Required of all applicants, please respond to one of the following prompts in 250 words or fewer:
- A. There is a Quaker saying: Let your life speak. Describe the environment in which you were raised and the impact it has had on the person you are today.
- B. "Be yourself," Oscar Wilde advised. "Everyone else is taken." Introduce yourself.

③Required of all applicants, please respond to one of the following prompts in 250 words or fewer:
- A. What excites you?
- B. Labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta recommended a life of purpose. "We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things," she said. "That is what we are put on the earth for." In what ways do you hope to make—or are you already making—an impact? Why? How?
- C. In "Oh, The Thinks You Can Think," Dr. Seuss invites us to "Think and wonder. Wonder and think." Imagine your anticipated academic major: How does that course of study sync with Dr. Seuss's advice to you?
- D. The social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees have been the focus of Dame Jane Goodall's research for decades. Her understanding of animal behavior prompted the English primatologist to see a lesson for human communities as well: "Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right." Channel Dame Goodall: Tell us about a moment when you engaged in a difficult conversation or encountered someone with an opinion or perspective that was different from your own. How did you find common ground?
- E. Celebrate your nerdy side.
- F. "It's not easy being green…" was the frequent refrain of Kermit the Frog. How has difference been a part of your life, and how have you embraced it as part of your identity, outlook, or sense of purpose?
- G. Buddy Teevens '79 was a legendary and much-beloved coach at Dartmouth. He often told parents: "Your son will be a great football player when it's football time, a great student when it's academic time, and a great person all of the time." If Coach Teevens had said that to you, what would it mean to be "a great person"?

Deadlines

Early Decision:
・Deadline: November 1
・Notification: Mid-December

Regular Decision:
・Deadline: January 2
・Notification: Late March

Notable Features

・D-Plan (Quarter System)
- Year-round operation
- Flexible scheduling
- Required summer term
・Strong emphasis on undergraduate education
・Career outcomes:
- Top graduate schools
- Finance/consulting
- Technology sector
- Healthcare/medicine

Campus Life

・Housing system with six house communities
・Over 350 student organizations
・35 varsity sports teams
・Famous traditions:
- First-Year Trips
- Homecoming bonfire
- Winter Carnival
・Outdoor activities (Dartmouth Outing Club)
・Strong greek life presence

Unique Aspects

・D-Plan (Quarter System)
・Focus on undergraduate teaching
・Rural location with strong outdoor culture
・First-Year Trip program
・Strong alumni network
・Small class sizes
・Research opportunities for undergraduates
・Study abroad programs
・Close student-faculty interaction
・Strong sense of community

Distinctive Programs

・Presidential Scholars Program
・Women in Science Project
・Dartmouth Outing Club
・Foreign Study Programs
・Great Issues Scholars
・First-Year Seminar Program
・Undergraduate Research Program
・Tucker Center for spiritual and ethical life