<p>I'm very interested in Dartmouth. Just had two general questions I've been curious about. Maybe any current/former students or any Dartmouth affiliated CCers could shed some light for me.</p>
<p>Is the Dartmouth undergrad business department well regarded and strong? Do almost all graduates receive a job offer coming out of college? Also, and this is a more general question I guess, do Ivy League grads receive offers throughout the country or mainly only in the New England region?</p>
<p>I am interested in continuing my sport in college, and would love to be an Ivy League athlete. Does being an athlete really change the college experience at Dartmouth, and if so how? Also, does it interfere with the D-Plan in any way? Lastly, how much impact do coaches pulls have for Dartmouth/Ivy League athletes for admissions?</p>
<p>Dartmouth, like every Ivy besides Cornell and Penn, does not offer undergraduate business. It does offer some classes at Tuck Business School for undergrads. That said, most elite firms do not usually recruit from Undergrad Business Programs (exception Wharton, Stern, Ross, Sloan, Hass, and maybe McIntire), rather preferring econ and liberal arts majors from Ivies, Duke, Stanford, etc. Yup, its true.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is an incredible feeder into finance and consulting, which then often lead to careers in high finance or high level jobs in Industry. The only area where Dartmouth is weaker is marketing jobs, which tend to like business schools. So overall its probably one of the best business feeders in the country depending on what you want to do.</p>
<p>You’ll do better with the Dartmouth name in terms of placement compared to most undergraduate business schools, and very comparable to prestigious ones like Wharton and Ross. In terms of location, companies will naturally look for local talent first, but large bulge-bracket firms do recruit heavily at dartmouth. Most finance-related jobs will be an the East coast b/c that’s where most firms are located. No, not everyone gets an offer–an ivy league degree doesn’t promise that–especially in a lagging job market on wall street. Typically, a 3.6 or above with good extracurriculars will get you an interview. From there, it’s all up to you.</p>
<p>As an athlete, the DPlan doesn’t necessarily have to effect your athletic commitments. If you valued the sport, you probably won’t plan to take a leave term during in-season (unless it’s to specifically to train and perform for the sports, which many skiers do). Depending on the sport, the DPlan will either give the team an edge or disadvantage because of a timing difference from other schools on semester schedule. Talk to the coach about it if you are truly concerned.</p>
<p>If you are good enough, talk to the coaches and go through the recruiting process. If they “support you”, you’re pretty much set as long as your grades and test scores aren’t disastrous. If not, you’ll have to get in on your own.</p>