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 Management System
Dartmouth's application portal for viewing application status and making updates.
Candidacy Decisions
The outcome of the Admissions Committee's review of your application: admitted, deferred, denied, wait list.
Final Secondary School Report
The Final Secondary School Report is a form that is submitted by your high school counselor and typically summarizes your academic performance through the end of your senior year of high school.
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.
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.