Hey everyone! I'm Cooper from Wayne, Pennsylvania, which is right outside of Philadelphia. I am a '28 here at Dartmouth, and plan on studying Quantitative Social Science and Cognitive Science. In my free time, I love getting food with friends, playing pickleball, watching sitcoms (personal favorite is Modern Family), and going on walks. I am super excited to be here and cannot wait to take you along my journey at Dartmouth!
I took this class with Professor Binkoski, and I absolutely loved it! We explored numerous theories regarding time travel and the existence of time, and it just completely blew my mind. Professor Binkoski is such an engaging lecturer and explains everything so thoroughly, which makes the class so incredible! After taking this class, I have become more interested in philosophy and cannot wait to take more classes in this department.
I took this class with Professor Horiuchi and learned more than I could have possibly imagined! This course is incredibly challenging and has a good amount of work, but I learned so much about the programing language R as well as how to wrangle and visualize data. By taking this class, I have confirmed that I want to major in QSS because of how interesting the material was. If you want to enhance your skills in R, this is the class to take!
In order to fulfill my language requirement, I took Spanish 9 with Professor Rieumont. This class was simply incredible. Not only was the content interesting and engaging, but my actual class itself (both the professor and fellow students) made this class so memorable. We learned so much about Spanish-speaking cultures all while having so much fun doing it, and I am so grateful that I took this class with such an amazing group!
At Dartmouth, everyone has to take classes in all different disciplines as part of our distributive requirement. I thought it would be super useful to give some suggestions on some courses that both I and my friends have taken that have been incredible!
LING 1 Introductory Linguistics:For the first class, I have to recommend LING 1 Introductory Linguistics I took this class my first fall, and it was one of the best classes I have taken here! It fulfills the QDS (Quantitative or Deductive Science) requirement, and it is incredibly interesting. If you enjoy mathematical and deductive reasoning, this is the course for you!
PHIL 01.08 The Philosophy of Time and Time Travel: Next is PHIL 01.08. This class is simply mind-blowing. I have never learned content so interesting and it really makes you think about topics beyond the typical subjects you learn at school. This satisfies the TMV (Thought, Meaning, and Value) requirement, which is one of the harder requirements to fulfill!
A beautiful fall day when I was studying for both linguistics and philosophy!
SPAN 9 Culture and Conversation: SPAN 9, Advanced Spanish Language, allows many students to fulfil their language requirement. This class is just phenomenal. The small size (16 people!) really makes the class so unique and tight-knit. I was able to develop my Spanish-speaking skills significantly and our class was super close by the end of the term!
A spring day when I was studying for Spanish!
COSC 1 Introduction to Programming and Computation: Although I have not taken COSC 1, I have heard incredible things about this class. There is certainly an abundance of work, but the amount of concepts you learn makes this class incredibly worth it! It fulfills a TLA (Technology or Applied Sciences) distributive, which allows people to get their lab credit. This course serves as a prerequisite for many majors, so it is certainly worth checking out!
FILM 50.04 Video Games and the Meaning of Life: And finally, FILM 50.04. I have not taken this class, but I know many that have and they said that this class is incredible. It fulfills both the CI (Culture and Identity) and TMV requirements, which are some of the hardest ones to satisfy. This class is incredibly unique and interesting, and if you're looking for something that offers great distributives, take it!
As you can see, Dartmouth offers some amazing classes in so many disciplines. This list is not at all exhaustive, but it allows for a glimpse into the academics here at Dartmouth!
After spending nearly an entire school year at Dartmouth, I want to revisit my "Why Dartmouth" supplemental essay. I want to explore all the new reasons why Dartmouth has become a place I can call home.
Winter is a term that most people spend cozy and indoors. My winter quarter, however, was full of amazing outdoor experiences, mostly through one of my classes! Here's the scoop on BIOL 061: Winter Ecology.
The rumors are true, guys: engineering is hard. It took some adapting for me to find my pace and excel in the major. But, that was only possible due to the kind words of a Dartmouth professor.
