As I noted in an earlier blog post, we promised to adapt our admissions requirements as the situation evolved and as warranted. The situation has evolved, and a policy pause is now warranted.
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Theses aren't required, but some students choose to complete them if they have a topic they're very passionate about and want to explore more.
Jenny Chen
2021
Here are 5 weird, small, and perhaps surprising things that make Dartmouth home for me.
Love Tsai
2023
I know you know the song I'm referencing here... so now, get to know me! (Spoiler alert: I'm still a small town girl.)
Claire Young
2021
Hello! I'm Julia, one of the Senior Admissions Fellows this year. Read on to learn how I ended up at Dartmouth and get a glimpse of what my time has looked like since.
Julia Snodgrass
2021
It truthfully feels like I just arrived for First-Year Trips, walking around campus with a sense of disorientation at all the people and things around me.
Jenny Chen
2021
I saw my friends and professors in the people I pass on my runs, my classes slowed to a snail's pace but in a good way, and I hung onto every word each professor had to offer.
Simon Ellis
2020
I started this blog about plants, so it seems fitting to end my last post of freshman year with more plant updates.
Diana D'Souza
2023
Every so often a class comes around that totally rocks your world. These are classes help you determine your major, your career path, or just how you think about the world.
Catherine Parnell
2022
This summer, I will be interning with the Immigration Institute of the Bay Area to help members of under-resourced communities with their court cases.
Robin Martinez
2023
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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."
Learn More About Art & Performing Arts Programs
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.
Start HereBig Green News Feed
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The Udall Foundation recognized six Dartmouth students this year.
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This statement endorsed by leaders at more than 315 institutions across the U.S. describes what college admissions offices value and expect—and don't expect—from students during the pandemic.
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The professor of history discusses the protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd.
