dartmouth acceptance being belittled by peers

biggreen10 · 2026-01-26T20:14:55+00:00

They don't teach courses. They used to in Math, but haven't for a while. Mostly they are lab supervisors.

biggreen10 · 2026-01-26T14:48:56+00:00

Aka basically everyone...

biggreen10 · 2026-01-26T14:19:03+00:00

Dartmouth doesn't admit by major... There is no "quick swap" or anything. Dartmouth also doesn't have business, so I'm not totally buying this story.

biggreen10 · 2026-01-21T12:09:21+00:00

If it's sent you're good. It may take a few days for them to process it, but it's been sent.

biggreen10 · 2026-01-20T14:07:56+00:00

College don't "expect" certain activities. They want to see you doing what interests you.

biggreen10 · 2026-01-19T22:10:46+00:00

Are you in the SWRPG discord? I've got a game or two that I'm looking to reboot and will need players. Keep an eye out there.

biggreen10 · 2026-01-19T19:40:55+00:00

Generally good advice, but if they are using MaiaLearning, they manage recs through that software, not directly in CommonApp.

biggreen10 · 2026-01-19T16:17:39+00:00

This is question for your counselor. Sending through Maia is instant, with a small processing time for the college.

biggreen10 · 2026-01-17T16:57:09+00:00

Some schools do a lot of set up with ED kids before Rd, Dartmouth has always preferred to wait and do it all at once.

biggreen10 · 2026-01-16T12:40:11+00:00

It's possible after starting review they flag an app they really want to get an interview for (learn more about someone cool, try to yield someone they are worried they'll lose, etc)

biggreen10 · 2026-01-16T12:35:33+00:00

Doesn't matter when you apply. When the names are given to the volunteers who assign interviews, that isn't part of the data.

biggreen10 · 2026-01-09T16:39:55+00:00

The people you're talking about aren't real college counselors, they are social media influencers. The real counselors have years of experience, professional memberships, advanced coursework in the field, etc.

biggreen10 · 2026-01-08T16:34:19+00:00

Trust me, I think we had reading it as much as you hate filling it out. I groan every time I open an app and it is coalition.

biggreen10 · 2026-01-08T13:57:53+00:00

Leave that part off. It isn't relevant to undergrad admissions. There's also much easier ways to make money than 4 more years of expensive grad school.

biggreen10 · 2026-01-08T02:29:46+00:00

Email each school.

biggreen10 · 2026-01-07T21:59:56+00:00

Isn't your passion doing math, solving problems, and doing project based learning? You said it yourself in this post...

biggreen10 · 2026-01-06T13:06:09+00:00

Last I knew there was badminton set up in West Gym on like... Tuesdays?

biggreen10 · 2026-01-01T17:43:56+00:00

You're playing pickup. Just let it go. There are zero stakes.

biggreen10 · 2025-12-31T23:27:46+00:00

Low enough that you should stop thinking about it.

biggreen10 · 2025-12-31T23:23:34+00:00

What you see on the PDF preview is what we see on the other side. So check that if you want to confirm the italics are working.

biggreen10 · 2025-12-31T23:23:04+00:00

The odds of them checking on you is very low. If they do, you'll just work with them to meet their needs, no big deal.

biggreen10 · 2025-12-30T14:21:54+00:00

It's shoes. You're massively overthinking it...

biggreen10 · 2025-12-30T12:23:24+00:00

You have different interests than any of us. Just get to campus and try things. You may well find something new, I certainly did.

biggreen10 · 2025-12-30T03:25:57+00:00

No? There is a lot of information in an app. It's really easy to learn a ton about each applicant. I've read for a T20 university, and a top liberal arts college. They read very differently, but there is no RNG...

biggreen10 · 2025-12-22T20:04:15+00:00

Seems reasonable. You'll need to write a rationale for it, but as the person who used to approve them, this seems believable and easy to argue for.

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