Dartmouth College is one of the 8 Ivy League institutions. There is only one other in Massachusetts, and that is Harvard. I've visited Dartmouth once, and it's a very nice campus.
Dartmouth College does accept international students, yet it's one of the most competitive colleges to get into in the United States. Below is the acceptance rate at Dartmouth College and typical SAT/ACT scores for those accepted: Percent of Applicants Admitted: 13% Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile SAT Critical Reading: 660 / 770 SAT Math: 670 / 780 SAT Writing: 670 / 770 ACT Composite: 29 / 34 Here's a link on Dartmouth International students and its pre-arrival information: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ovis/updates/prearrival/index.html.
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