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!
And just like that, my first year at Dartmouth is over! It is truly unbelievable how fast time has flown, but before officially wrapping up as a first-year, I wanted to write about my spring term experience. Spring term was undeniably my favorite term of my first year, and there are so many reasons for that. Let me dive into some of the highlights in this post!
Classes: My classes this term were truly incredible. I took Evolutionary Game Theory, Spanish 9, and my Seminar (Seriality in Pop Culture), and all three were so engaging and fun! My workload this term was pretty light, which allowed me to be outside and hang out with friends more. I would recommend taking all three of these classes, as they are all super interesting and teach out a lot about their respective topics.
Weather: The weather during spring term is truly incomparable. It finally gets warm and sunny, and my favorite part about it is that it does not get uncomfortably hot. The weather is just perfect for sitting on The Green with friends and playing games or eating dinner. Although there are some rainy days, the sunny days truly make up for it. It is so amazing to see everyone on the Green and having such a great time!
My friends and I on the Green!
Friends: And finally, the best part about spring term was going through it with friends. I have talked about this numerous times before, but friendships at Dartmouth are simply the most incredible part, and the community is one of a kind. I am so grateful to have such close friends, and they truly made spring term so memorable. Going to the river, late-night hangouts, and having fun on The Green are just some of the many memories that I have had with friends during this term, and I cannot wait for the next three years.
Picture of the sunset on the Green!
As you can see, spring term is truly the best term here!
