Early Decision (ED) 

November 1 

Regular Decision (RD)

January 2

Dartmouth Requirements

1. Required 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?

2. Required 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.

3. Required 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”?  

You may choose to submit supplemental materials to give us a little more information about you or let us know of something important that you believe would strengthen your application.

Supplemental materials may include:
• Awards received
• Championships won
• Participation in an event
• Newspaper articles that feature you
• Resumes
• Arts Portfolio 
 
You may submit supplemental material for your application via the methods described below. Please note we are unable to review lengthy submissions. Please do not submit full research papers or multiple pages of awards and certificates; instead, consider submitting single page research abstracts and/or summaries of your awards and recognitions.

About Dartmouth

 • Hanover, NH 

 • Founded in 1769 

 • Private institution 

 • Total undergraduate enrollment in previous year: 4,447
 • Rural campus 

 • 6.4% acceptance rate

School Is Known For 

 • Dedication to research 

 • Tuck School of Business 

 • Thayer School of Engineering 

 • Geisel School of Medicine 

 • Distinguished Dartmouth alumni include Theodor Geisel (well known as Dr. Seuss), creator of the television show "Grey's Anatomy" Shonda Rhimes and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner 

Culture 

 • More than 30 NCAA Division I varsity sports teams 

 • More than 90% of students live in on-campus housing 

 • Approximately 60% of students are members of Greek organizations, which serve as the hubs of social life at Dartmouth 

      • The classic comedy film "Animal House" is loosely based on a series of stories from a fraternity at Dartmouth 

 • The Outing Club – the oldest and largest collegiate outing club in the country  

      • Most popular student organization at Dartmouth, offering outdoor activities, expeditions, gear rentals and courses 

 • More than 50% of students participate in the many off-campus programs offered in more than 20 countries around the world