<p>Hey everyone, I'm a current Dartmouth '16 and I'd be more than happy to answer your questions from a current student's perspective. </p>
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<p>I want to go into business, does Dartmouth have good undergrad business programs?</p>
<p>We don’t have any business programs per se, but we do have hands down one of the best econ departments in the nation. I have many friends that have landed lucrative jobs at Goldman Sachs, Moody’s, Bridgewater, Bain Capital, and many other major Wall Street firms. If you come to Dartmouth, with all of the alumni connections, you won’t have any problem finding a very good job in the business world. </p>
<p>Thanks for your response :)</p>
<p>Based on your experience, how rigorous is your day to day schedule? Do you get a good balance between studying and having fun?</p>
<p>Could you talk a little bit about the nature of competition between students at Dartmouth? Is it a really cutthroat environment? </p>
<p>About rigor, you will always be busy. You only take three classes per term (three terms per year, each class meets between 2-4 times per week, most are 3), but the workload is enough to keep you busy. I’m a double major (physics and a social science) and still find ample time to have fun and chill with friends, although admittedly some weeks (and some nights) are much busier than others.</p>
<p>I would not describe Dartmouth as a competitive campus whatsoever. Collaboration and cooperation is the rule, not the exception. </p>
<p>Also BarrelBlaster, keep in mind that you don’t have to have any specific major to go into the business world. </p>
<p>Are you in a fraternity/sorority? If you are, how does rushing work at Dartmouth? What’s the student life like in general? </p>
<p>Are most of the kids there valedictorians of their high school class? </p>
<p>I’m not in a fraternity, but it’s nevertheless played an important part of my experience that I can answer any questions about it. The majority of eligible students are members of a greek organization. You can’t rush until your sophomore year, and last year a freshman frat “ban” was implemented where freshmen were barred from setting foot in a greek organization until after their first homecoming. That being said, if you want to go out and drink, your only options typically are a couple of college-run events, and going to frats. They are very open and anyone typically can go in and have a good time. Recently, however, there’s been some pushback because a group of students on campus believes that they should be abolished. I won’t get into why because it’s a debate that is still ongoing and I don’t want to present any bias for either side. As a result, some fraternities are becoming more closed. The student life tends to be study hard party hard, although almost anyone can find a comfortable fit. </p>
<p>I don’t know the exact percentage of valedictorians, but I don’t believe it’s an outright majority. A lot though.</p>
<p>Hi, I’m applying to Dartmouth and I was wondering if I send in my ACT with writing, do I have to send in SAT subject tests? I did really well on the ACT but not so well on the subject tests…</p>
<p>Yes. You do need to submit the subject tests. </p>
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<p>If my sister in law went to Dartmouth (both undergrad and graduate) does it count as a legacy/ is it worth listing?</p>
<p>Under the scenario you described, you would not be considered a legacy. Dartmouth considers students whose parents received their AB from Dartmouth legacies.</p>
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<li><p>I’ve heard that since Dartmouth is in a rural location, Greek life is a pretty big part of the social scene at Dartmouth. Does that mean Dartmouth wouldn’t be as good of a fit for someone who doesn’t like to drink/party and would rather go explore cities, nature, etc? Or how would that impact a person’s social life?</p></li>
<li><p>Also, how is the community aspect of Dartmouth? Would you say there’s a clear community and people are friendly towards one another?</p></li>
<li><p>What are some close cities near Dartmouth?</p></li>
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<p>The Outing Club is extremely active, so if you want to explore nature, D is a great place to do it.</p>
Boston is easily accessible by bus via the Dartmouth Coach with many daily departures to South Station. My daughters take occasional day trips to the city to visit museums, shops, restaurants, etc. Sometimes they stay overnight, splitting hotel costs with a couple of friends, but usually they just take the 7am bus from The Hop and return the same day around 10pm.
Thanks for starting this thread! I didn’t notice your thread earlier and started my own thread asking about double majors in economics and engineering. Could you check it out? Thanks
Hello, I am applying to Dartmouth and I have a question about the Supplemental Essays.
I was thinking to write on the prompt: “Reflect on an intellectual experience, either directly related to your school work or not, that you found particularly meaningful.” What qualifies as an intellectual experience? For example, if I were to write about a time when I learned that I had to do unto others as I would have them do unto me and how that changed my outlook, the way people approached me and my life in general, would that be considered as an intellectual experience?
Thanks a lot!
IMHO that is not a primarily intellectual experience. Sounds like they are looking for something else.