<p>Hey guys -- how did you all like Dimensions? I hope everyone had an awesome time, if not, I'm sorry! I wanna hear about the show, classes, and your hosts. If there are any crazy rumors or impressions you got that need to be dispelled, please state them here. I hope you guys all had a great time cause I want you to come to Dartmouth!</p>
<p>By the way, did anyone get a chance to sample some delicious donkey-shaped cookies? Yeah, I know, kinda random...</p>
<p>yeah, the donkey-shaped cookies were good. Funny, at the activities fair, the college republicans did not have a representative (or at least when I was there). So much for being the "conservative" ivy. Got my picture taken with keggy outside of baker library, which was cool. The people were overall very friendly. Dimensions was fun, but could have been a day shorter.</p>
<p>does anyone have pictures? how were the students? classes? i wasn't able to go..</p>
<p>hope this helps:</p>
<p>I had a great time. I was pretty sure I was going to ultimately pick Dartmouth before I went - now it's definite. While some may think it could have been a day shorter, i wish it was a week longer. I can't wait to get there in the fall.</p>
<p>DOC trips are just around the corner- woohoo! I just want to encourage all the '10's to sign up for one... they are SO much fun and it really is like Camp Dartmouth. Some of my closest friends I hang out with still are from my DOC trip!</p>
<p>Any suggestions for which DOC trip to pick? Are some better than others?</p>
<p>Dimensions was fun overall. But it gave me just as many doubts about Dartmouth as it gave me reasons to love it and I'm just as undecided as I was before. I agree that it could have been a day shorter.</p>
<p>what doubts did you have?</p>
<p>Well, first off I was dissapointed by the campus and the food (both of which, I willa dmit, are of relative unimportance) But mostly I was concerned about the extent that frats dominate the social scene. For the most part, I felt sort of left out of much of what went on. I didn't go to frats, I stayed in East Wheelock (and liked it), and attended mass at the Aquinas House (which got me a number of weird responses). It seemed like whatever I did isolated me further from the dominant social culture. Most of the people were super nice, but the campus did not feel very united. It seemed like religious and racial issues were rather divisive. I don't knwo whetehr it is true or not, but this was sort of driven home when there was a three hour gap in the Dimensions schedule and all of my new friends (who were, by some off-chance, all Asian or Hispanic) left me to go to their respective minority dinners, and I, being white, was left to go off an find some new (presumably white) friends...which seemed kind of odd to me...</p>
<p>I'm sorry that you had a bad experience at Dimensions, but I disagree with you about a few things. For one, I'm white, and I went to two different Asian dinners with a group of people (about half were asian and half were white), and we were certainly not the only white people there. All in all, I noticed very little division between cultures, classes, etc. From my perspective, everyone seemed very open to meeting new people and being very welcoming. In the end though, if you got weird vibes from Dartmouth and aren't sure that you'll be happy there, then I'm, sure you can find a great education elsewhere, but I would be surprised if you didn't fit into some niche of the social scene there.</p>
<p>i loved dimensions, but i agree it could have been a day shorter (i was sooo tired!) i liked the cookies, and i JUST got that they were purposely shaped like donkeys... lol</p>
<p>shellzie: i'm pretty sure EVERYONE was invited to those minority gatherings. i went to one and there were a good number of diverse people there. AND i'm sorry you felt left out because of the social scene and going to the aquinas house. i would totally go to mass with you (if i decide to go to dartmouth) and one of the coolest people i met was muslim and would slip off to do her prayers 5 times a day. i thought her religious views were one reason she was so interesting and none of the people i hung out with had any problem with her nor did they exclude her. i also met tons of people (current students and prospies) who were not interesting in the party scene. actually, i was a little surprised at the number of people i met who were like this. i feel i didnt get to see the "real" social scene at dartmouth bc i lived in a sub-free dorm during my stay.. but whatever.</p>
<p>i went to 3 or 4 classes, and while every professor was energetic, friendly and intelligent, the classes were sooo incredibly dry.. i was expecting the material to be a little more engaging (classes i went to on a previous college visit were amazing). i may have just gone to the wrong classes.. but i definitely got lots of advice on which ones were "interesting" from upperclassmen</p>
<p>do any current dartmouth students have any input on how engaging the classes are at dartmouth?</p>
<p>Well, I am sure I could find my niche, and I wouldn't say that my Dimensions was all bad: as I said, I found perhaps an equal number of things to love about the school and I definitely met many great people there. I considered going to the Asian dinner with some of my friends, but it was one of those things where I didn't feel fully welcome, since they had received actual invitations, and I had not. I still haven't decided which school I will go to, but I just had a few concerns about the overall social dynamic at Dartmouth. Maybe some were isolated incidents, or maybe I was just dissapointed because Dartmouth didn't live up to all the prasie I have heard about it, but, in any case, Dimensions left me with a few doubts about the school.</p>
<p>W3dNESDAY- I didn't think the classes I visited were that bad, although GenChem was a little boring- its hard to expect it would be otherwise. I was actually impressed by the amount of teacher-student interaction that occurred in a lecture with 150 students.</p>
<p>W3DNESDAY, about classes at Dartmouth: the truth is, some classes can be dry while others can be very exciting. Classes can usually be rated two ways: based on the material and reading covered, or based on the prof. If the subject really interests you, you will love the class even if the prof is horrible. If you can't stand a boring or disorganized prof, the Student Assembly has a website where students can give feedback about profs and classes. Honestly, many students pay more attention to the SA professor guide than to the description of the class in the CRC. This, combined with the two week "shopping" period, makes it really easy for students to get info in advance about the class and prof, as well as switch out of classes they realize aren't for them.</p>
<p>...and yay I'm so glad people liked the cookies! Anyone remember the annoying girl who kept making people take a cookie and a flyer? ... yeah that was me ;-)</p>
<p>Definitely agree with BigGreenJen. Some classes are AMAZING, and some will be really dry, depending on the professor. I've had some great experiences in the philosophy department and I hear history and government has some pretty cool profs also.</p>
<p>On DOC trips- most kids end up doing some type of hiking but I personally think the climbing and kayaking ones are a neat experience, especially if you don't do much already. It really doesn't matter though, because everyone ends up at Mt. Moosilauke for a day or so of silly craziness and full-on Camp Dartmouth!!!</p>
<p>Have sign ups for DOC trips started if so why didn't I know? Also I think Kayaking would be great fun, but I would be totaly new to it, is there a rockie trip?</p>
<p>You don't sign up for DOC trips until later ... I think it was early summer? Don't worry that you've missed the deadline yet.</p>
<p>Also, I don't know the specifics about kayaking, but I believe most of the types of trips have various difficulty levels one can request.</p>
<p>current students who went to dimensions:<br>
did you think dimensions showed you what it <em>really</em> is like to go to dartmouth? or was a lot / some of it just for show? are the students always so friendly and outgoing, to each other and not just to prospies? i really loved dimensions and i would hate to be disappointed if i decided to matriculate... =/ were there any differences you noticed from the impression you got of dartmouth through dimensions and your impression as a current student?</p>
<p>W3DNESDAY: I went to Dimensions last year, and in my case the exprience was less than perfect: completely incompatible host, terrible weather (not a problem for you guys tho :D ), and oversleeping for my flight back. Despite this, I ultimately decided on Dartmouth, and I have not regretted it. Once I arrived on campus for my DOC trip, I realized that Dartmouth would not be full of the doubts that had plagued me during my stay at Dimensions, but would be the amazing place I had perceived it to be on the September morning I had first visited a year ago, when I knew in my heart that Dartmouth was where I belonged.</p>
<p>To be honest, Dartmouth really is, for the most part, what you saw at Dimensions--just with fewer extravagantly-dressed dancers and messier dorms. I actually found the students to be friendlier after matriculated, but that might just be a result of my taking a while to warm up to people. Basically, if Dimensions was perfect to you in every way, Dartmouth won't be--but it's still a damn awesome place. If Dimensions was a bit disappointing, you may have just had bad luck with your host or schedule. If you felt that Dartmouth just isn't for you, then it may not be. </p>
<p>Oh, and DEFINITELY sign up for DOC trips! I did hiking, and loved it, though pretty much any trip you do will be amazing and memorable.</p>
<p>I missed Demensions..........and I would like to sign up for a trip.....whats the procedure?</p>