The college admissions landscape buzzes with vexing questions about gap years.
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It's May, and nearing the end of the spring term, which means it's also around the time of the year when Green Key weekend happens. Though I'm not there this year, I thought I could show some memories from last year.
Jenny Chen
2021
I am currently missing my favorite study spaces on campus where I could sit for hours and get work done, so I figured I would share them with you all!
Isabel Burgess
2020
It's easy to feel powerless during quarantine, trapped in your house with nothing to do. I hope to play a small role in making the pandemic more manageable as a CovEducation volunteer.
Diana D'Souza
2023
"The Search," the podcast that made me a podcaster, launched this week. I'm calling it an act of admissions citizenship, a conversation about college admissions for stuck-at-home high school juniors.
Lee Coffin
The college selection process was far more challenging as an introvert. During my freshman year, I've had the opportunity befriend people who fall all over the introverted/extroverted spectrum.
Abbi Fralick
2023
With my last freshman term at Dartmouth now halfway over, I've been thinking about my academic path and what it is going to look like going forward.
Love Tsai
2023
For those of you who have committed to Dartmouth (yay!) and are wondering what you should do now, here's a little bit of advice (Hint: it's pretty simple). Thanks for reading!
Estelle Stedman
2023
What is taking a science class at Dartmouth, with a laboratory requirement, like when you're 4000 miles away from campus? This week, I'll be sharing with you a little snapshot of my BIO12: Cell Structure and Function class!
May Oo Khine
2023
My best friend Laurel tells us why she chose Dartmouth!
Guilherme Marinho
2022
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Xia Zhou
Associate Professor of Computer Science
"I see my role in teaching and mentoring students as someone who opens the door to an area, shows them the wonders, excites them, and then guides them through their self-driven exploration in the area. Motivation and passion are the best teacher, so I strive to motivate students by exposing them to the latest research and influential ideas in the field."
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Devin Walker
assistant professor of physics and astronomy
“When I was first studying science, I found it really exciting that you could predict certain events. Think of the universe as speaking a language, or making music. There’s always the question of what kind of song is being played. That song is the motion of galaxies, and physicists try to figure out what that song is.”
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Mary Flanagan
Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor in Digital Humanities
"Games are broadly interdisciplinary. They encompass computer science, psychology, sociology, music, art, neuroscience, and more. They're what the liberal arts are all about. We teach our students to think across disciplines. They develop their ability to attack problems, ask productive questions, and invent fresh solutions."
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Eric Fossum
Professor of Engineering, Director, PhD Innovation Program
“As I teach my students at Thayer, having a good idea that’s slightly better than existing technology usually is not enough,” Fossum says. “You have to have something that is better in a very compelling way before it can displace an incumbent technology.”
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Jodie Mack
Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies
"Jodie Mack is an experimental animator [combining] the formal techniques and structures of abstract/absolute animation with those of cinematic genres. Her handmade films use collage to explore the relationship between graphic cinema and storytelling, the tension between form and meaning…The works unleash the kinetic energy of overlooked and wasted objects and question the role of decoration in daily life."
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Rashauna Johnson
Associate Professor of History
"At the risk of seeming flippant," she writes in Slavery’s Metropolis, "only in New Orleans could the paradigmatic site of slavery be a party. The way that the systematic exploitation of enslaved people and their labor was foundational to the creation and growth of the city — that story has to be told alongside the powerful story that’s being told at Congo Square."
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The Search Podcast
Oh, the places you'll go!
Measure glaciers in Antarctica with climate-change scientists. Perform with a renowned theater group at Kings College London. Study the Maori language in New Zealand. Arranged through Dartmouth's Frank J. Guarini Institute for International Education, these powerful learning experiences are enhanced through faculty mentorship.
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