<p>Where would you rather attend, Dartmouth College or Penn College?</p>
<p>Dartmouth. I love their language program, and their D-plan quarter system. I don't like the area Penn is in.</p>
<p>Dartmouth. Strong liberal arts, smaller school. better locale and comparable academic reputation to Penn.</p>
<p>Dartmouth, I think their a much stronger school overall, compared to Upenn, with the exception of wharton. I think their D-plan allows for a lot of flexibility. While I don't like either location, I prefer Dartmouth's. Also, it tends to be more tight-knit than Upenn. I also like the fact they're concentrated on undergrad.</p>
<p>What is the D-plan?</p>
<p>I like Penn better. I assume that penn college is actually U Penn right?</p>
<p>Dartmouth :)</p>
<p>neo, the D-plan is the calendar system (quarters) that operates at Dartmouth. It requires students to be on campus for F W Sp of first and fourth year, and Summer of the sophomore year. Beyond that, you can arrange your own leave periods, internship periods, study-abroad quarters, etc. You can arrange stuff like that at every school, presumably, but Dartmouth makes it so much easier.</p>
<p>I prefer Dartmouth. Both are great schools, but it comes down to size and location for me. I love Philadelphia, but I think that Swarthmore has the ideal location out of all of the schools in the city. University Park is kind of shady. Concrete jungles have their own appeal (city life would rule) but I have a feeling I'll be living in a city for the rest of my life after college. Hanover seems like a perfect place to go to college. Plus, Dartmouth is closer to the LAC feel that I want so much. Naturally, though, when you compare a school with 4,000 undergrads and not many grads to a school with 9,000 undergrads and a stronger/bigger grad program.</p>
<p>Plus, Dartmouth green is the best color in the world.</p>
<p>That's excellent! Thanks willywonka for the info.</p>
<p>Dartmouth: 5
UPenn: 1</p>
<p>Penn, for the simple reason of its "One University" policy. All of its schools are on the same campus, providing you with many opportunities to do service, volunteer, research, etc. Philadelphia also is conducive to that end. Penn has amazing facilities, etc. Penn definitely isn't in a bad area.</p>
<p>Dartmouth: 5
UPenn: 2</p>
<p>Penn all the way! dartmouth- enough said, it's in the middle of nowhere</p>
<p>and the race gets ever closer</p>
<p>Dartmouth: 5
Penn: 3</p>
<p>Penn - best undergrad business in the country and you can't beat the location. hotter girls and better reputation too. higher us news ranking to boot</p>
<p>No problem, neo.</p>
<p>King, besides your intangible "hot girl" thing, I just wanted to say that I believe you're mistaken regarding Penn's reputation compared to Dartmouth's. Most people either confuse Penn with Penn State or think it's a public state university. I realize that I'm biased, but I think that's really close to the truth.</p>
<p>Dartmouth has much better school spirit and stronger alumni network..</p>
<p>Dartmouth! It's just an overall awesome college, in my opinion. Obviously, they have excellent academics and they're particularly strong in foreign languages, which is a huge plus for me personally. The campus is gorgeous and even if it's a bit out of the way, it provides much more of a community feel. I love the idea of the D-Plan and how easy studying abroad is. Plus, it has the small, LAC feel.</p>
<p>Penn.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is in the middle of nowhere. Penn is in an awesome city. It's area isn't shady... its only shady for kids that lived in sleepy suburbs for 18 years.</p>
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Penn, for the simple reason of its "One University" policy. All of its schools are on the same campus, providing you with many opportunities to do service, volunteer, research, etc.
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<p>Uhh what are you saying? That Dartmouth is spread out around a bunch of campuses? Dartmouth prides itself on its cohesiveness and its attention to undergraduates.</p>