I am an avid doodler and caffeine addict who can be spotted in the KAF (the coffee shop in Baker-Berry Library) line every morning. I was raised skiing in the mountains of Utah, so I'm a huge advocate for low-temp Hanover activities like going to the Skiway or carving an ice sculpture (which I actually learned to do). Currently, some of my favorite memories at Dartmouth are: traveling with the fencing and debate teams and throwing snow at my friends.
Academic Program
Economics Modified with Engineering, Studio Art Minor
I unwittingly took three "01s" (intro courses) my Freshman fall. While it was a challenging term, Econ 01 stood out as the most engaging despite its difficult exams and the course inspired me to pursue a major in economics.
(I also loved my Public Speaking class with Prof. Compton)
All freshmen take Writing 5 and choose a section based on what their interests are. I took The Supreme Court with Prof. Kalish, who was a fun, insightful, and knowledgable professor who genuinely cared about all of her students. I would definitely recommend this section to any rising freshmen.
Most core major classes have a reputation for being difficult. While the material was hard at times, Prof. Comin led a case-based course that helped us understand the real-world applications of what we were learning. He's also a super cool guy to chat with, and he's done fascinating research.
Most freshmen won't be on this summer, but I'm scheduling my D-Plan around my internship during winter term. I'm super excited to meet more '20s! (because all '20s will be on campus for their sophomore summer) This summer, I'm taking microeconomics, physics, and drawing. Stay tuned for more details on my summer experience at the end of the summer! :)
It's 18F (Fall 2018) and my second fall at Dartmouth!
This is my first season on campus where I'm not encountering unfamiliar weather for the first time, and it's the first season where I'm no longer one of campus' youngest.
And not to be too sappy, but as the leaves have turned into their vibrant hues of red, orange, and yellow, my concept of home has also followed suit.
During First-Year Trips last year, all of us '21s received shirts inscribed with "Welcome Home" as our first piece of Dartmouth memorabilia; it never occured to me that Dartmouth would actually become my "home." Without knowing it, I spent much of my first year thinking of Dartmouth as a temporary part of my life.
I know now that that isn't the case. For some, this change may come later or earlier, but I think for the most part it happens eventually to all of us: we don't just think of Dartnouth as a school because Dartmouth's purpose is to help us not only expand our way of thinking, but also define our sense of self.
It's odd for me to write this post because I'm afraid of coming off as overly sentimental, but I was compelled to write a post like this because it's basically a neccessity in every Admissions blogger's repertoire. And honestly speaking, I truly feel at home here.
Seeing the '22s wander around campus with a bit of awe (and confusion) gives me a good comparative to see just how much of a home I've built for myself at Dartmouth. Wherever I am on campus, I can point to a specific memory I made there. At Novack, it's the overnight pre-final cram session that made me close with my best friend, Steph. In the Fahey parking lot, it's playing rock-paper-scissors with fellow debaters while waiting to head out to tournaments. On the Green, it's throwing snow at my friends, eating obscene amounts of ice cream during the Farmer's Market, and listening to that crunch of fall leaves worthy of a Snapchat "oddly satisfying" feature. No matter where I look on campus, I see friendly faces and familiar places (what a rhyme, I know).
A low quality selfie after a high quality pre-tournament debate team rock-paper-scissors match
The timing of this post is meaningful to me. Since I'm about to take my first "off" term, I keep finding myself mulling over how I've changed over my past year at Dartmouth (five straight "on" terms, whew). When I went back to my hometown for the six-week winter break last year, I said that I was "home;" this has morphed into saying that "I'm back" or "I'm visiting" whenever I return. That's because Hanover, in all its seasonal temperaments, is my home now.
And I'm already feeling sad knowing that I'm gonna be gone for the next three months.
Even if you're a brilliant writer like Theodor Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss, one of our favorite alums), having another pair of eyes look at your paper is indispensable.
It makes sense that our priority is homework, because we came to college to get an education, but I like to say that sometimes “you just have to live a little.”
The HOP runs movies weekly, bringing in anything from big popular movies such as Crazy Rich Asians, to movies by acclaimed filmmakers such as Ulrike Ottinger.
While The College's normal dining options offer a wide variety of awesome meals, it's sometimes nice to dish out a few dollars of your own to get a taste of the incredible food in the area.
With two whole days of no school, we can sleep in, get extra work done, and hang out with friends, a task that can prove overwhelming during the week, given different class schedules and extracurriculars.
After attending an open house, I fell in love with Professor Deanne Harper and her topic of Choice, 'Pursuing Happiness.' And I could not have made a better choice.
