<p>I have really liked dartmouth in every way but i do not know too much about the social life. It is educationally one of the best schools in the country so i hope tat doesnt mean that there arent many parties(or at least good ones). Also i was wondering what would be the generalization of a kid a darmouth. From what i hear, it is a rich white countryclub type kid who likes to party kindof and is fiscally conservative but socially liberal.</p>
<p>Any comments</p>
<p>The social life at dartmouth is what you make of it. While social life is dominated primarily by greek organizations, other options do exist if you look for them. Every weekend there are a few parties, and frats are almost always open to just hang out.</p>
<p>as far as “average dartmouth kid” … it doesn’t really exist. your description could fit some people, but not all by far.</p>
<p>in general, dartmouth kids are smart, outgoing, and not generally preoccupied with status, class rank, etc. They enjoy the outdoors (at least a little) and study a lot more than they let on.</p>
<p>Great tightknit social experience. Lots of parties, lots of big weekends, everyone is invited, very active campus. The best thing is its very insular, you get to know a lot of people. As for the students they aren’t the conservative country club type (sure there are these people, but they are FAR from the majority), rather there is a diversity of people who happen to get along very well. Moreso I would say “normal” fun loving, interesting, etc people who are smart but enjoy life to the fullest as well.</p>
<p>what you said last it reminded me of another question i had. Does dartmouth heavily favor its interview, essays, and recs as much ore even moreso than academics and such. i have seen people who are confused why they did get in because they didnt have outstanding academics and people who dnt know why they didnt get in becaus they had a 2350 and a 4.8</p>
<p>Dartmouth has a reputation for being the hardest partier in the Ivy League, for whatever that’s worth. The frats are open almost every evening so if you want a party you’ll be able to find it. I’d say the stereotype of a Dartmouth student as the preppy white kid is kind of true for a lot of the kids here - not all, but a lot. And quite a few of those who aren’t are aspiring to eventually become that type. Politics-wise I’d say most Dartmouth students are pretty liberal. Dyed-in-the-wool conservatives are hard to find; most who are seem to be pretty libertarian in practice.</p>
<p>Admissions is pretty “holistic,” whatever that means. I think it really just means that good SATs and GPA just get you in the door, but you need a pretty good essay and recs to seal the deal. I like to think my peer rec is what got me into Dartmouth, since it was probably the most awesome rec someone wrote for me (my teachers wrote rather lackluster recs, mainly because they weren’t used to writing the kind of recs liberal arts colleges expect).</p>