Which college should I pick between Dartmouth and Amherst (Not Umass Amherst) if I want to study AI?

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@ucbalumnus

The social environments could also be different. For example, Dartmouth has a very heavy fraternity and sorority presence, while Amherst students are prohibited from joining them.

The “Animal House” environment at Dartmouth includes more than the Fraternities. They are embroiled in yet another scandal. It has been all over the papers on the East Coast. This was the final straw for me. I can no longer recommend Dartmouth, period.

The 72-page complaint, which seeks class-action status, describes an academic department where heavy drinking, misogyny, and sexual harassment were normalized. It says that the three professors — Todd F. Heatherton, William M. Kelley, and Paul J. Whalen — “leered at, groped, sexted,” and “intoxicated” students. One former student alleges she was raped by Kelley, and a current student alleges she was raped by Whalen. Dartmouth ended a Title IX investigation after the professors left, and, as far as the complainants could tell, did not attempt to examine how the abuse occurred or how it could be prevented it from happening again, according to the complaint.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/Dartmouth-Allowed-3-Professors/245095