<p>How is life for gay guys there? I worry since you mentioned the predominance of greek life. I’m not looking for an lgbt niche per se or anything. I just want to gauge what the level of acceptance is like (not merely tolerance) and how I’d be able to fit in with the general populace.</p>
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<p>how are the frats AD, phi delt, and SAE? Are you pressured to drink in those frats? I think those were the only frats I went to when I visited.</p>
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<p>I know plenty of gay guys that are in the greek system, and I would say that dartmouth is generally accepting, beyond the level of tolerance of course.</p>
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<p>Honestly, I’ve never been to AD before because i’m not the crazy/ragey type. But as you might have heard, the movie Animal House is based off AD, so they might place value on drinking. Speaking from personal experience, you would feel more pressured to drink at phi delt than at sae. Much of greek life is about binge drinking; HOWEVER, you don’t have to drink if you don’t want to. If people make fun of you, then you know you are probably not hanging out at the right place.</p>
<p>I really don’t think it’s beneficial to anyone to get “reputations” about any specific greek organization in this forum. It’s not relevant until you are actually a student here and can form your own opinions.</p>
<p>It’s really counterproductive and, frankly, irrelevant to prospective students.</p>
<p>Ik this is kinda late, but I had a few questions.</p>
<p>What is the student body like? intellectual? friendly? good looking? stuck up?</p>
<p>Are frat parties exclusive?</p>
<p>How’s the food and how are the dorms?</p>
<p>What is the vibe on campus? Are sports a big part of the college?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Student body is generally a mix of smart, overachieving kids who can best be described as preppy, crunchy, or sometimes both. </p>
<p>Frat parties are not exclusive at all. That’s one of my favorite parts of our greek system.</p>
<p>Food is better than a lot of other places. They are doing new things next year and I am a)excited about some of the new options they describe but b) NOT HAPPY. </p>
<p>Dorms are a mixed bag, but generally not bad. </p>
<p>Sports are as big a part as you make them. When teams are doing well or playing rivals, games are well attended. Also, athletic culture beyond D1 is big: club sports, intramurals, or just pick up games and working out.</p>
<p>What is the nicest dormitory on campus?</p>
<p>Could you please help me on how to submit my peer evaluation? by mail or online?</p>
<p>i don’t know if you are still answering questions here, but maybe someone else can help… i know this is what many questions are about and i hate to be annoying, but i was just wondering how intense the greek life is… is it normal for people to party only occasionally, or is there a division between those who drink all the time and those who don’t? how difficult is it to find something to do other than drink on the weekends? and are the ones who don’t drink a lot considered weird?</p>
<p>When looking up courses, how can you find which professor is teaching the section for each term?</p>
<p>You can only tell which professor is assigned to which section for the upcoming term.</p>
<p>Look here: <a href=“http://oracle-www.dartmouth.edu/dart/groucho/timetable.main[/url]”>http://oracle-www.dartmouth.edu/dart/groucho/timetable.main</a></p>
<p>Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!</p>
<p>Why is dartmouth a “college”? Is it a LAC or a university? How did it become an Ivy since it doesnt resemble any of the others? Does it have a strong engineering department similar to Harvey Mudd?</p>
<p>According to US News the science and math programs are not ranked very high. Is it nevertheless impressive to employers in these fields to see that an applicant went to Dartmouth? (Note: excluding engineering + “soft sciences” like psychology or ecology)</p>
<p>Dartmouth College is called Dartmouth College based on the rulings of the landmark Supreme Court case Trustees of Dartmouth College v Woodward (1819). See wiki’s description here:</p>
<p>[Dartmouth</a> College v. Woodward - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_College_v._Woodward]Dartmouth”>Dartmouth College v. Woodward - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Still, Dartmouth is a “College” to publicly maintain it’s devotion to undergraduate learning. It is not, however, simply an LAC. Hosting ~1500 grad students, there is a lot of top-notch research going on at the College as well. The College marries a lot of the positive aspects of both small LACs and large research institutions.</p>
<p>Excluding Engineering, to get a job (with potential upward mobility) in the sciences really requires a graduate degree. In that end, Dartmouth is certainly impressive. In academia, Dartmouth is a big name. </p>
<p>A lot of the US News rankings in the deparmental level have to do with research funding and publications - at Dartmouth, with the focus on undergraduates and a relatively small number of grad students the numbers (in quantity) aren’t overwhelming. However, it is pretty easy as an undergrad to do (your own) research and get published, something that is definitely impressive to grad schools, and, depending on company, employers.</p>
<p>That said, everyone I know who graduated in the hard sciences has a job or is in grad school. The fact that they went to Dartmouth was helpful in getting interviews, etc. (alumni network is unbelievable), and if nothing else the name recognition of the school among people who matter (i.e. hiring managers, etc.) can’t hurt.</p>
<p>Thanks for your informative reply.</p>
<p>When applying, how much does your demographic help? I have pretty good stats and all, but will I be hurt by the fact that I live in the middle of nowhere? Also, my high school is literally derelict, and few people go anywhere besides the community college. This is Maine by the way, if you were wondering.</p>
<p>Being from a tiny rural HS in the middle of nowhere is probably a plus for colleges looking for a diverse student body…IF you show scores on standardized tests that exceed expectations for someone from that environment and show that you can do the work at the college. For someone in your shoes, taking advantage of everything your location had to offer and maybe reaching out beyond your HS to broaden/deepen your academic experience may be even more important that for someone who comes from a school that offers 20 APs and all kinds of perks. (Of course, coming from that kind of school has its own challenges.)</p>
<p>Although D takes plenty of Maine kids, you may want to consider the issue of geographic diversity and look at schools in the midwest and west, too. Cast a wide net. :)</p>