<p>Stay with a host, its a huge part of the dimensions experience. My dad did come up (wanted to see the place before paying so much money, haha), but he stayed in a hotel and I stayed with a host. You get such a different feel.</p>
<p>I am wondering if you take advantage of the tutoring that is on campus. I understand the writing center is free, is that right? Will they look over my papers and give me pointers? (Not my strongest area) and also how often can you go there? I was told the other tutoring cost 9-10 a session. Do you use that service very often? Thank you</p>
<p>I used RWIT (the writing tutoring center) once. They’re really helpful (and free). You can go as many times as you like.</p>
<p>I haven’t used the other tutoring service, but I don’t even think it’s necessary. Get your peers to tutor you! You wouldn’t believe how smart they are. Also, if you’re on an athletic team, you get free tutoring.</p>
<p>dartmouth has the best undergrad teaching in the country, what makes it so amazing?</p>
<p>I am not on an athletic team, so no free tutoring for me. Is it pretty cutthroat there? You say to ask my peers, and there is no doubt there will be brilliant kids there, but I am worried that it is every man for himself. I toured Cornell and have a friend that goes there and he said it is crazy cutthroat throughout the engineering department. To the point they rip pages out of books and things like that. Do you feel that at Dartmouth. My sister graduated from Dartmouth and she says no worries, but still… She was a French Lit major and I want to do the math/science and possibly finish a BE. I just want to keep up.</p>
<p>It’s not cutthroat at all.</p>
<p>I took an introductory biology course in the Fall, which is known as a classic pre-med weeder. (It’s not actually, but people realize in that course that they may not actually want to be pre-med.) When we got our first quiz back, I had done really well, and the girl sitting next to me hadn’t performed as well as she would’ve liked. She looked over at my paper, saw my score, and asked me if we could study together for the next quiz. I had no idea who this girl was – not her name, not her class year, etc. – but I still said yes.</p>
<p>I’ve found this scenario to be wholly representative of the Dartmouth student body. People here help each other. Not lending a helping hand is unheard of. To actually undermine someone else is just unfathomable.</p>
<p>Maybe just nerves. The competition there will be unbelievable and it is a little intimidating. I have liked Dartmouth from the moment I stepped on the campus when my sis was a Freshman. I cannot even believe that I am going to go to college, let alone a school like Dartmouth. I am truly psyched. Thanks for the help.</p>
<p>Difficulty Question:
I was wondering how difficult the coursework is at Dartmouth? Is it difficult/ impossible to get As in every class? What is the average GPA of most students? Thanks :)</p>
<p>^^^Depends what you major in. Math/physics/engineering courses do not give a lot of As. My son has a 3.33 GPA as an engineering major and is pretty happy with that. Humanities courses generally give more As and consequently GPAs in those fields are higher.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for answering questions!</p>
<p>I want to join a sorority. While I know rush isn’t until sophomore year, some of my friends have sorority deadlines coming up (like for letters of recommendation, etc.). Does Dartmouth have any such deadlines? Coming in freshman year, is there anything one needs to do to be ready to join a sorority the following year?</p>
<p>@Kayrizzlez - If you have a 3.63+, you’re in the top 35%. I don’t know what the median GPA is, though. See [url=<a href=“http://www.dartmouth.edu/~reg/regulations/undergrad/honors.html]Honors[/url”>This page has moved]Honors[/url</a>] for more information.</p>
<p>@witkink - Nope, you don’t need to do anything for rush yet.</p>
<p>Besides good internship/study abroad opportunities, what do you think of the D-plan?</p>
<p>What about having a car? Is it beneficial or more of an annoyance?</p>
<p>Witnick,</p>
<p>the answer to your question is no.</p>
<p>ManyMoons:</p>
<p>There won’t be too many parents at Dimensions.</p>
<p>I’ve heard rumors that everyone at Dartmouth is super outdoorsy, and the girls don’t care much about appearance. I was accepted to Dartmouth, and I’m a super girly girl and don’t like hiking, etc. Would I be out of place at Dartmouth? Do Dartmouth girls spend time on clothes/hair/make up, etc., or are most of them “tom boys” that like hiking and whatnot?</p>
<p>Also, I know future freshmen fill out some housing survey from which roommates are determined, but does anyone know if it’s possible to request a roommates after finding someone on like ■■■■■■■■ or Facebook?</p>
<p>Also, do most kids get the cluster they want? For example, if I want to live in the Russell Sage cluster, do most kids who want that get it? (Mainly, I don’t want to live by the river)</p>
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<p>I like it. I get to stay on campus sophomore summer, which sounds like a really exciting time to bond with my class. I take 3 classes per term, so while the classes are fast-paced, I can devote plenty of time to each of them.</p>
<p>Fits me well, I think.</p>
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<p>Cars aren’t allowed freshman year. They could be useful when you’re older, but they’re definitely not necessary.</p>
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<p>This has my vote for most inaccurate stereotype. I assure you that there are plenty of girly girls here who love to put on make up, dress up when they go out, etc. You’ll fit in just fine.</p>
<p>I would recommend that you go on a DOC trip, though.</p>
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<p>Nope, it’s random. Can’t request a roommate. They do a pretty good job, though. On my wing of 9 guys, 7 of us will be rooming together again next year…</p>
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<p>You can’t request a cluster. You can request East Wheelock or substance free housing – and you’ll almost definitely get those if you want them – but otherwise it’s all random.</p>