Most Commonly Searched Terms
The college admissions process involves terminology you might not encounter anywhere else. Use this online glossary to get up to speed on key admissions words and phrases.
Application Portal
Dartmouth's Application Portal for viewing application status and making updates.
First-Year Trips
A peer-led, small-group connection in the spaces and places within and surrounding Dartmouth's campus for incoming first-year students at Dartmouth.
Holistic Admissions
Holistic admissions is grounded in the concept that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts. At Dartmouth, this idea is at the forefront of our application review process.
Intent to Enroll
If you are admitted, you must let us know of your matriculation plans, or intent to enroll, to secure your spot in the upcoming class.
Regular Decision
Students applying through the Regular Decision cycle have the opportunity to gain acceptance in the spring and, if admitted, have until May 1 to either accept or decline their offer.
Virtual Tour
You can visit Dartmouth from the comfort of your own home! Check out our main campus tour, our engineering tour, and our athletics tour.
Wait List
The wait list provides us with an opportunity to consider candidacies of applicants who were not initially offered admission to Dartmouth.