Ola! Welcome to my Dartmouth journey. I'm Adrian, a '25 from Harare, Zimbabwe. With an insatiable thirst for investing, finance, and nature, I'm excited to dive into a major that combines all four passions—perhaps a modified economics major? The possibilities are endless! When I'm not tackling problem sets or immersed in "Things Fall Apart," I'm out and about on campus, discovering hidden gems and capturing countless memories on my phone. Join me as I embark on this incredible adventure!
Academic Program
Economics and African and African American Studies
I'm an international student. What should I know about financial aid at Dartmouth?
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Financial aid is one of the most important aspects of your educational experience at Dartmouth, both for domestic and international students. As an international student at Dartmouth, financial aid has been critical in allowing me to fully enjoy my time here. Most people believe that financial help is restricted to the money available at the school for tuition and room and board, but this is not the case. Financial aid also includes money given to you by the school in the event of unanticipated emergencies that arise during your four years at Dartmouth and force you to return home, the money given to you by the school for winter clothing, funding to subsidize outing trips and outdoor equipment rentals, and funding for your sponsored meal plans during breaks.
The recent expansion of Dartmouth's undergraduate need-blind policy to include international students is something that cannot be overlooked when addressing financial aid for international students. Quoting from one of President Philip J. Hanlon's recent emails,
"It is my profound pleasure to announce today that Dartmouth is expanding its undergraduate need-blind admissions policy to include international students. This means that when Dartmouth's Office of Admissions considers applicants from outside the United States, financial need will no longer be a factor in the decision-making process. This historic change in our admissions policy makes Dartmouth one of only six U.S. colleges and universities to offer need-blind admissions to all undergraduate applicants and guarantee to meet 100% of all admitted students' demonstrated financial need."
As a result of this new initiative, Dartmouth's campus will become more diversified. To avoid repeating what other bloggers and I have already said in past blog articles, I've put together a collection of some of our blogging team's most important posts on financial aid.
This winter, I'm studying abroad in Toulouse, immersing myself in French language, literature, art, and culture through place-based classes, city explorations, and firsthand experiences across southern France.
This past summer, I was a Dartmouth Bound Leader with Admissions and a leader for Strengthening Educational Access with Dartmouth (SEAD) with the Center for Social Impact. With my rural, low-income background, I found it fulfilling to be a mentor.
Welcome back to Open Doors—your inside look at life in the Woods! This week, Gabe Brigham '26, a psychology and sociology double major, showed me around his dorm room, where we discussed Dartmouth residence halls, classes, and campus life.
