Hey y'all! I'm Caroline York, and I'm a '25 from Georgia! My hope is to share my Dartmouth experience with potential '29s, '30s, '31s 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 do medical research! Otherwise, you'll find me at the Norwich Farmers' Market, 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.
Math 3 with Professor Erp was such a delight! He made math so understandable and accessible. I can honestly say I enjoy doing integrals after this class!
This class was fantastic! Professor Kramer is very knowledgeable about this field. Although I don't have an engineering background, this class was a great introduction. I learned how everything from medical tools to the Colosseum were made and built.
SummerAtlanta, GA
This was my first off-term (meaning I wasn't taking any Dartmouth classes) since my sophomore spring! I did a wonderful internship that was completely funded by Dartmouth; I'll write blog posts to share more!
FallAtlanta, GA
This was another great off-term internship that was funded by Dartmouth!
Dartmouth has a set of classes that students take in order to fulfill their Distributive and World Culture Requirements. Shown below, there are about 12 different classes students must take to fulfill their requirements, though the World Culture Requirement can be overlapped with the Distributive Requirement, meaning that students can take 9 classes to fulfill all of these requirements.
By this spring, I had fulfilled all of them except the Technology or Applied Science; without lab (TAS) requirement. When I saw that the Classics Department was offeringing a class for that distributive, I immediately signed up (you can overlap the Distributive Requirements with your majors and minors)!
Classics 12.02: Greek and Roman Engineering and Technology obviously fulfilled the TAS requirement because the class's entire focus was on how the Greeks and Romans built different weapons, bridges, buildings, and even jewelry without the advanced machinery we rely on nowadays.
Every week, our professor would introduce a new topic, and a student would present on a niche area of the topic. For the "tools" week, I presented on medical tools! This allowed me to both deep-dive a topic that related to my career interests as well as buff up on my public speaking skills.
For the class's final project, students were tasked with building something the Romans would have used. I decided to assemble a pair of surgical shears that would have been used in surgery. Though the final product looks simple, it actually took a lot of time inDartmouth's Donald Claflin Jewelry Studio because I built it the way the Romans would have without advanced technology.
Overall, I am really glad Dartmouth's Distributive Requirements allowed me to explore outside of my comfort zone in an engineering class. This class really made me appreciate the engineering prowess of the Greeks and Romans!
Through Dartmouth's Guarini Institute for International Study, I am getting to take classes and experience life at Wellesley College, an all-women's school!
Academics can be challenging at Dartmouth. But there are lots of groups across campus here to support you through your academic journey. Read on for my experience asking for help and a few organizations that might be helpful to you!
Every Dartmouth student is required to demonstrate proficiency in a language other than English. Here's my experience navigating the language requirement!
