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The Dartmouth
June 25, 2026
The Dartmouth

Why did you get in to Dartmouth?

"I honestly have no idea whatsoever why Dartmouth let me in. Must be the Waldorf education."

-Michael Morris '05

"They needed more kids from New York up here in the back country."

-Alex Lawrence '06

"Who wouldn't want a Dutch kid? And the three page resume probably helped."

-Diede van Lamoen '05

"I applied to many schools and was waitlisted at all except Dartmouth, because I only interviewed at Dartmouth. I'm much better in person than on paper. That -- and my essay was about my cow named Fig."

-Ingrid Nelson '05