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.
When I was signing up for classes, I took Sociology of Gender (Socy 56) on a whim. I had never taken a Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies class, and I wanted to explore the field. I signed up for the 20 person class, and I never looked back.
For my Global Studies minor, which is within the Anthropology department, there is an interdisciplinary component that emphasizes a certain area, whether it be biological, archaeological, linguistic, or cultural. I decided to take the cultural route and explore women's studies in a more in-depth arena.
Because of the class's small size, we are able to have productive group discussions, and we are all able to talk one-on-one with Professor McCabe. I enjoyed taking this class with Professor McCabe so much that we had lunch at Pine through the Take Your Professor to Lunch program. Dartmouth funds a lunch for the purpose of the student and professor to get to know each other outside of the classroom.
For our final project, we had very broad parameters to do a sociological analysis on a gendered phenomenon. I wrote about gendered interactions within the television series Grey's Anatomy and what limitations the series sets on real-life female doctors. This project had a direct correlation to my intended career in medicine as a female.
Overall, this class has shown to me the interdisciplinary nature of Dartmouth's liberal arts education. Never did I think a Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies class could satisfy a Global Health minor, but I now understand how many fields overlap and the advantages of studying several fields in the scope of one Dartmouth degree.
At Dartmouth, there is an undergraduate requirement for language; after all, it is the liberal arts! Fulfilling this requirement looks different for various people and I will focus on my experience.
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.
As I approach the halfway mark of my Dartmouth journey this spring, I find myself reflecting on the significance of distributive and world culture requirements in shaping my academic experience.
This is my final term before senior year, which is both exciting and terrifying at the same time. One thing I am excited about is the classes I am taking this term, so let me tell you more!
This is part two of me "nerding out" about my honors thesis! If you want to learn more about independent projects, theses, or the humanities at Dartmouth, check it out!
