Hey all! I'm Batuhan: parent to two adorable cats, self-proclaimed coffee connoisseur, and aspiring polyglot among other things. I'm a '26 from Istanbul, Turkey, and I am passionate about behavioral economics, sonic arts, postcolonial literature, and social media marketing! Be sure to reach out with questions regarding exploring the liberal arts, study abroad programs, research on campus, international student experience, and study abroad programs!
Academic Program
Cognitive Science and Art History
Favorite Thing Right Now
My personal blog Write Your Tongue! #shamelessplug
Writing 5 is one of the courses that count towards the first-year writing requirement. The course covered content relating to the self, transformation, and social dynamics relating to majority and minority. Dr. Godley is simply phenomenal. Her instruction was extremely accessible even though she covered intense topics. I could not have enjoyed my Writing 5 more!
Design Thinking was above and beyond my expectations. The course is structured around weekly projects, where we apply different cognitive strategies to cover topics like design principles, human need-finding, brainstorming, scenario building, and visual thinking.
Introduction to Cognitive Science covers a variety of fields including psychology, computer science, linguistics, and philosophy to provide insight into cognitive processes. This course helped me develop an understanding of all facets of cognitive science and which ones I would be interested in further pursuing as part of my major.
Psychology 10 is a deep dive into almost everything you might need to become well-versed in conducting research, analyzing data, and interpreting findings in a statistically sound manner. Professor Pfister is the most approachable professor I have ever had the pleasure of learning from. Statistics isn't exactly my forté, but I now feel confident in my stats foundation!
I loved taking this class with Madame Alverde, a professor from Université Toulouse ; Jean Jaures was an incredible experience. She made sure to correct our mistakes on the spot and improve them eloquently.
Here's how I chose to unwind this past Sunday in the outdoors as a not-so-outdoorsy person!
Even though there's no one Dartmouth story, the idea of THE Dartmouth student generally revolves around the outdoors. I like spending time outdoors, but not enough to identify as outdoorsy. Even then, Dartmouth has a space for me to explore nature without requiring any traveling or any previous experience for that matter. Following First-Year Trips, I have joined several beginner friendly trips at the Dartmouth Outing Club and felt so secure and welcome!
I believe the welcoming space I found transcends the DOC and expands to the general Dartmouth community. During my hike this Sunday, I found myself reflecting on my gratitude towards all the new opportunities I have been surrounded with since this past August. I have changed and grown so much! The more I spend time here, the more assured I become on having chosen Dartmouth. I'm so glad that I have the entire Dartmouth community supporting me through discovering entirely new sides of me and appreciating my passions.
Hearing the encouraging comments of my friends who are heavily involved with the Outing Club, I decided to put myself out there and challenge myself by becoming a Trip Leader for some of you 27s!! If you see me there, do say hi!!
Just past Occom Pond and the golf course lays the trails of Pine Park! Pine Park's where I chose to spend time from 10 AM to 4 PM this past Sunday to just wander around, reflect on happenings in my life and take awesome pictures. Here's the Golf course and Pine Park: my Sunday by means of pictures!
On Monday, April 8, 2024, a phenomenal total solar eclipse occurred — and we happened to be within the path of totality. As a result, Dartmouth hosted a variety of eclipse-related events on- and off-campus. Find out how I spent the eclipse!
Traditionally, Dartmouth students take three courses during a term, but I decided to take four courses this term! Learn about course load and the academic system at Dartmouth.
