Have a couple questions, about early student life.

<p>I recently got into Dartmouth ED and have been slightly concerned with my lack of college oriented things to do, at first I was sure this was just momentum, but I was just told by a friend who's son went to Harvard that the first week at school placement tests were given, determining the level of class that a student would enter at. This sparked my interest as I am looking to possibly multiple major, I suppose that is two topics, first what are the first nine or so weeks like, and what can I do to prepare, and second what is the feasibility of multiple majoring and what can I to prepare for that (such as CLEPing out of foreign langue or some other subject).</p>

<p>Just a comment with respect to the first statement about a lack of college-oriented things to do - you will probably find that most students at most schools don't start getting mailings and info in large quantity from their schools until after the RD round . At Dartmouth, because it starts so much later than the majority of schools, freshman have to wait even longer before the information starts flowing. </p>

<p>It feels odd, I have observed, to have your friends all finding out about placement tests, and rooming assignments etc. and to still be fairly in the dark about your own school. But, suddenly, as classes before you will confirm, the information starts flowing in large quantity. </p>

<p>Not sure what you might want to do to prepare for placement tests - students on this Board might be able to help you there. The only class-wide preparation has typically been a required reading about which you will be informed after the RD process- with an optional essay contest.</p>

<p>Freshmen arrive on campus at least a week before the upperclassmen for orientation. I say 'at least' because if you live beyond a certain distance from Hanover and intend to participate in the outing club trip - which about 90% of all students do- you will arrive even sooner for that and then just stay on campus for orientation. if you live within a reasonable driving range from Hanover, your DOC trip will happen earlier. Probably you have read and heard from many many students that the DOC trip was unforgettable and is strongly encouraged fun.</p>

<p>Orientation is apparently a great and positive start to your first term - there is testing and information gathering and class bonding and a lot of fun. This link does not give a fully detailed look at orientation, but at least a sense of it:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Efrstyear/work/orientation/index.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dartmouth.edu/~frstyear/work/orientation/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The first term itself is full of firsts and you can't really prepare for it but rather just expect to enjoy it. Just ask FountainSiren or any of a number of students on this board. </p>

<p>Congratulations to you. I can relate to your desire to know more - its a long time from now to September. Maybe take this time to explore the website fully - look at the news items, link to the student publications, check out the the departments you are interested in - it will help keep you connected and excited. Check into multiple majoring - it certainly is possible and you can get good information from the website - its layers deep once you start poking around.</p>

<p>Congratulations on you ED admission to Dartmouth. </p>

<p>I agree with Ohmadre in that</p>

<p>Yes, it is going to be a long time until september.</p>

<p>Yes, you are probably going to be the last one to go off to school.</p>

<p>If you have friends currently at Dartmouth, I would recommend trying to get one of them to put you up for a few days and come to Hanover for Dimensions which will be held in april. That way you will get to bond with the prospective RD students.</p>

<p>Even with RD students the information does not start flowing until about june/july. Then it comes in a frenzy; summer reading, computers, room surveys, DOC trips, etc.</p>

<p>Here are some threads to keep you busy for the moment :)</p>

<p>The shmen (freshmen) guide:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Eshmen/index.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dartmouth.edu/~shmen/index.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Movies, discussions shape '08 orientation </p>

<p><a href="http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2004092201060&sheadline=orientation&sauthor=&stext=%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2004092201060&sheadline=orientation&sauthor=&stext=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Here is the link to the registrar, so you can look up prospective majors, modified majors and minors:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Ereg/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dartmouth.edu/~reg/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>If you go to the prospectus of courses, you will get a sense of what is being offered over the next 2 years if you want ot plan a tentative schedule.</p>

<p>Here is the link to study abroad programs, if you are thinking about that:</p>

<p><a href="http://oracle-www.dartmouth.edu/ocp/prod/index.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://oracle-www.dartmouth.edu/ocp/prod/index.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Links about First year seminars:</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=87354%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=87354&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=95097%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=95097&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Residential Communities
<a href="http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Eorl/housing/communities/index.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dartmouth.edu/~orl/housing/communities/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Thread:</p>

<p>How Hard are placement test</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=88365%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=88365&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Foreign language placement:</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=64296%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=64296&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>laundry service:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=84840%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=84840&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Dorms in the choates:</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=75180%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=75180&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Getting stuff for move-in
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=83328%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=83328&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Dart review article:
The greeks shall inherit the earth</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dartreview.com/archives/2005/09/22/the_greeks_shall_inherit_the_earth.php%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dartreview.com/archives/2005/09/22/the_greeks_shall_inherit_the_earth.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>sybbie ROCKS! :D</p>

<p>Yes, I would like to thank sybbie for help once again. I would also like to ask if anyone knows what I could do as far as storing my stuff once I'm up in Hanover or if there is a usual place to stay after DOC trips?</p>

<p>TJ,</p>

<p>Testing for understanding: </p>

<p>regarding your question:</p>

<p>what I could do as far as storing my stuff once I'm up in Hanover or if there is a usual place to stay after DOC trips?</p>

<p>Like most students who are traveling a considerable distance (west coast, international students, southerners, midwesterners) you will probably go on one of the later DOC trips (trip E, F, G, H, or I) ,which means once you get to Hanover you are there. </p>

<p>Students on the later doc trips get to put the stuff that they bring with them into their rooms before leaving on the trip. Once they return, they can move in to their rooms. </p>

<p>You don't get to stay in your room before leaving, you just get ot put your stuff in.</p>

<p>This way you can coordinate with your parents if you are having stuff shipped to Hanover, (we did this the first year as you can ship a locked trunk via UPS), or if they coming to Hanover to helping you get settled in. Either way if you move in right after your DOC trip, then you can go over to the post office (located in Hopkins Center) pick up your stuff and take it back to your room. If you are driving, just put in the car and drive it over to your dorm. If not don't forget to bring a big heavy duty luggage carrier. Some parents had even rented hand carts from U-haul to take stuff across campus.</p>

<p>THe post office will hold your stuff for 2 weeks. You will get your Hinman box # , which is your mail box address that you will have for the next 4 years sometime over the summer.</p>

<p>What you or your parents will do is address anything they are having shipped to Hanover to:</p>

<p>TJ Rosche
Dartmouth College
Hinman #
Hanover, NH 03755</p>

<p>Tell your parents to keep in mind that if they are shopping on line and having stuff shipped directly to Hanover that there is no sales tax :)</p>

<p>At the end of the year you will have some options if you plan on storing stuff over the summer. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Eorl/res-ops/storage.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dartmouth.edu/~orl/res-ops/storage.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>My D was not an organized one and literally placed her stuff in storage the night before she came home. Her stuff is stored off campus for the summer. </p>

<p>We called:
Hanover True Value
3 East South Street
Hanover, NH 03755
(603) 643-2308 </p>

<p>The good thing is that they came to pick it up and they will deliver it to her room upon her return. They earned their money the last days of school because they were literally picking up stuff all night.</p>