Hey y'all! I'm Caroline York, and I'm a '25 from Georgia! My hope is to share my Dartmouth experience with potential '28s, '29s, '30s and beyond! On campus, I write sports for The Dartmouth, am a Center for Social Impact SIBS mentor, am in Christian life, a Tour Guide, a Dartmouth Emergency Medical Services (EMS) member, and am a Hood Museum Intern! Otherwise, you'll find me in the Connecticut River, studying in the Tower Room, and running along the Appalachian Trail. Welcome to my world!
I initially took this class because I wanted to know more about Dartmouth’s history with Native Americans. It ended up being my favorite class because Professor Duthu was so enthusiastic about Native American affairs. He related the lectures to his own experiences growing up on a reservation, which made the class come to life.
As a potential Classics major on the pre-health track, this class was perfect for me! We learned about different medical practices from Rome and Greece and how medicine had changed in the past 2,000 years. We had a class in the Geisel School of Medicine and got to hold human organs!
I took this class because I wanted to learn more about the economy. Econ 2 focuses on the current economic climate in the US, so we would follow the DOW Jones on a daily basis to establish trends. In an economy impacted by a pandemic, inflation, and a war, this class was so helpful in my understanding of the financial climate of the country.
Physics with Professor Blencowe was delightful. His enthusiasm for the subject matter created excitement for students. The labs were hands-on and interactive to learn about the mechanics of the world.
This class fulfilled the Interdisciplinary Approach to my Global Health minor, and I enjoyed every minute of it. With Professor McCabe, we discussed gender and how its structure impacts our daily lives. My final research project studied gender within "Grey's Anatomy," which was created by Shonda Rhimes '91.
I used my "off-term" to travel to Hanoi, Vietnam for a Dartmouth Dickey Center Global Health Internship. I worked for the Institute of Population, Health, and Development, and studied health disparities in Vietnam.
This class was taught by a visiting professor, and she did an excellent job of engaging the class and making the material exciting. We learned about the historical Jesus figure in a Jewish context, and we connected the class content to modern day movies about Jesus.
I did a transfer term at Trinity College, Dublin, which means I took three courses at Trinity. My favorite was "Roman Archaeology" because I had never taken an archaeology course yet for my Classical Studies major.
Here at Dartmouth, we are really lucky to get long breaks! Winter break is 6 weeks, and every break between other terms is two weeks, meaning the traditional one week spring break for other colleges is two weeks for us!
Dartmouth students do a variety of things during spring break. Many students do trips through the College, including a Dartmouth Outdoors Club trip to many places including the Grand Canyon. Others do a Dartmouth Chamber Orchestra trip to perform in places like Mexico City, and some do trips with special classes. For me, spring break is a great time to relax after a fast-paced term. Thus, I always go home and rewind with my family and friends in Atlanta. However, if you can't tell already, Dartmouth students love to stay extremely busy, and I am no exception! Because of this, I am always doing something, even on break.
I spent most of the break brainstorming the "culminating experience" for my classical studies major. For Dartmouth majors, you must complete a culminating experience that wraps up your academic study; this can look like a lot of different things for every person—for mine, I plan to write a 30 page research paper about Roman and Greek medical tools for a class, so I was looking into sources and ideas for this paper.
Also in my free time, I was tutoring for my Teach for America Ignite Fellowship, which is a virtual tutoring program (students at any college should do it, so definitely consider it when you reach college!). I also found time for some fun! I went horseback riding for the first time in a long time, and it made me really appreciate our equestrian team's skills! It was also nice catching up with friends from high school.
At the end of the day, everyone needs a break, regardless of what you're doing. Dartmouth's 10 week quarters can go by really fast, so taking two weeks to make time for yourself can be hugely beneficial. Now that spring term has started, I am completely refreshed and ready to begin a whole new term!
With a solar eclipse sweeping across North America for the first time in nearly seven years on April 8th came a road-trip with hundreds of other Dartmouth students to a zone of totality near campus: St. Johnsbury, Vermont!
After returning from an enriching study abroad program, I'm diving into a bustling spring semester here at Dartmouth. Here are my four courses I'm taking this term!
Dartmouth's liberal arts curriculum pushes students to explore new departments and draw connections between seemingly disparate disciplines. Come explore my Economics, Physics, and Asian, Societies, Cultures, and Languages classes!
