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I really can’t give a reliable answer for this. As a Dartmouth student, i want to say yes. But i’ve only visited Harvard, and if you compare harvard students to dartmouth students, i would say they are more stuck-up, as in they wont even stop to give you directions. not sure about the others though. dartmouth students are all fairly nice. but this isnt a utopia, youll always run into rough people.</p>
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you have to fill out FAFSA, and all that kind of paperwork, where you submit annual incomes, etc.</p>
<p>Ellen W…?</p>
<p>As far as Dartmouth being friendly, I’ll put in my two cents as a parent. My husband is heading up to Hanover this afternoon to move home our D’14…and she’ll be coming kicking and screaming. She doesn’t want to leave the place and is heartbroken that 25% of her college career is already over. She has found the school to be incredibly welcoming and friendly, especially to freshmen, from day one. The key is being friendly yourself, having an open mind, and finding your niche (and there are plenty of them), which would be true anywhere. All I know is that D has been a perfect fit for our D, who sings its praises every chance she gets.</p>
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<p>@LostInCommunity – I have just scanned through “A is for Admissions” by a previous adcom at Dartmouth, and she (Michelle Hernandez) says that judging by your family’s wealth, you will be looked down upon IF you do not have “significantly” (not in all cases) higher scores on your SAT, ACT, etc because one who comes from a wealthy family has proclivities to be able to spend money on quality SAT, ACT, prep and among other types. In contrast, one who does not come from a wealthy family, such as a blue collar family, does not have such opportunities. So yes, they do judge based on income. Your scores correlate with it. Just thought I’d add :)</p>
<p>What are your thoughts on getting a single versus a triple? I’d like to get a single for the convenience (don’t have to worry about getting a bad roommate, noise, privacy, etc.) but I’ve also heard that getting a single as a freshman alienates you from others, and I don’t want to always have to try to make friends. What was your experience/your friends’ experiences with singles and triples?</p>
<p>It doesn’t alienate you, but if you are at all introverted, go with the triple (or a double). I know really extroverted people who are fine in singles, but I know some introverted people who are pretty bitter because of their singles. Now that we’ve finished Year 1, they feel like they weren’t pushed hard enough to go out and meet new people. If you have a roommate, you will always feel really ****ty if they go out and meet new people when you don’t, so if you’re introverted, having a roommate will help you meet more friends than you normally would.</p>
<p>Just my 2 cents…</p>
<p>When my D found out that she got a single last summer she was terribly upset…thought she’d miss the whole roommate bonding thing. It didn’t take her long to figure out it was a win/win for her. Made all kinds of friends on her floor and elsewhere and was able to shut the door when she wanted alone time. She still kinda wishes she’d had the roomie experience, but on the whole she loved her single. Wouldn’t have worked for my son, tho, as he’s pretty introverted.</p>
<p>First year, how you fare with a single depends a lot on you (how outgoing you are, etc), but more so it depends on your floor. If you have a cohesive, social floor, it’ll be fine. If you have a floor of loners who don’t really interact, either way is going to be hard.</p>
<p>In general, I’d rather have a single than a triple, but your first year is when you essentially set up who’s going to be your friend group for the next three years (for the most part), so it’s important you don’t just sit alone in your room. That being said, triples mean there’s two opportunities for roommate conflicts.</p>
<p>Either way … just prop your door open, people passing by will often stick their head in to see what you’re up to.</p>
<p>It really matters where you end up living, tbh. If you live in East Wheelock or Choates Little, or any substance-free dorms, then the chances are that people are going to be much more intrinsic, and hence, less facetime with your floor. In that case, i would advise a triple. However, if you end up living in Fahey, McLane, Russell-Sage, or any other dorms (you really don’t have to drink, etc to live in those dorms. I really regret putting down substance-free because I really didn’t fit in with the people who decided to stay in every Friday night playing board games, as opposed to going out to parties, etc), then you are for sure getting a triple. Depends on how ragey your floor is, but as I have said before, it really matters where you end up living.
Trust me on this matter; the myth that you’ll be best friends with your first year roommate(s) is indeed a myth. If your floor is very social, then don’t worry so much about getting a single. It will leave you room to hang out with people, but then have a place to go back when you need to get your act together. Having a triple might be fun as well, but first years never get 3room triples, so you might lack a lot of privacy, if that is something you value.
hopefully i haven’t missed any of the important parts…</p>
<p>How many majors and minors do most people take?</p>
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Depends on what major. If its something in the social sciences, people tend to major in two. Many, however, tend to major in one subject and minor in another. One cool part about dartmouth is that you can “modify” your major, as well.</p>
<p>Thanks for your responses! I think I’ll request a triple.</p>
<p>Is the drinking scene very significant? As in so significant that it would affect one’s social life?</p>
<p>Thanks for this thread. </p>
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<p>^^in the mid-80s, when I did a summer session at Dartmouth (and was with regularly matriculated Dartmouth students, there was a lot of drinking). Flash forward to the academic year that just ended, and my daughter’s two very good, male friends, who just completed their freshmen year, say that there is a lot of and serious drinking going on, that they are amazed by how much people can imbibe.</p>
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<p>You’re not forced to drink. No one literally forces down alcohol down your mouth. It’s your choice. If you honestly fall into peer pressure and drink because everyone else is, then i don’t know what to tell you. I honestly don’t binge drink and get wasted because it’s not my thing. I drink in moderation, mostly when I play pong, and I almost never pre-game. It’s your choice, and people won’t make fun of you if you choose to be dry. If they DO make fun of you, then you probably aren’t hanging out with the right people in the first place. From my personal experience, I would have to say that the only place in which drinking would affect someone’s social life is in one of those bro-ish frats, like PhiDelt or GDX (not putting them down, just speaking from experience). When you have papers to write or exams to study for but need a break, you can always drink water. Hope this answers your question.</p>
<p>QUOTE stl2cali2k1: “It really matters where you end up living, tbh. If you live in East Wheelock or Choates Little, or any substance-free dorms, then the chances are that people are going to be much more intrinsic, and hence, less facetime with your floor.”</p>
<p>Not so sure about the intrinsic generalization. S was in Little this past year and had a great time with his floor. They did a lot of things together. And yes, some of them did partake in the party scene. He said he could not have asked for a better first year experience.</p>
<p>Do a lot of freshmen come to Dartmouth as undecided? If you’re interested in several majors, are you better off picking one and maybe changing it later, or putting undecided when you’re applying and stuff?</p>
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I don’t think it really matters. I put biological sciences as my major, but definitely changed my mind after first term. More than half the students change their intended majors anyway, so its not like the college will focus on your intended major.</p>