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.
There is always something going on at Dartmouth! This term, I attended a poetry reading hosted by the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department. The reading was the first event in the new Asian American Ampersand Series.
With no poetry experience, I wanted to dip my toes into reading poetry and the process of writing poems. Dartmouth invited Megan Fernandes, an English professor at Lafayette College, who had recently published a book of poetry titled I Do Everything I'm Told, which received glowing reviews from The New Yorker.
With about fifty students in the audience, she started the session by reading various selected poems from the book. Her poems were witty and applicable to a Gen Z audience, which I appreciated as an introduction to poetry.
After reading some poems, she opened the floor to questions from students. She talked about her background as well as her journey to becoming a scholar and poet. She encouraged everyone in the audience to pursue the things they were excited about, while also having a rational plan to execute their dreams.
Everyone in attendance received a free copy of her book, which she signed at the end of the reading. As she focused on English and Biology in college, I talked to her about my experience as a pre-med student with a humanities major.
Overall, this experience highlighted the importance of exploring the liberal arts outside of the classroom in college, and Dartmouth's wide arrange of programming allows me to do that!
What kind of classes do you take in a subject-based Foreign Study Program? Here's a rundown of my classes in the Music FSP in London to give you an idea of what academic life is like in the program!
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!
