Estelle Stedman

As you all know, Dartmouth students must pass the foreign language requirement in order to graduate. There are numerous ways to do this, so today I'll be sharing my experience with Dartmouth's foreign language department!

Now that we're all champing at the bit for the end of term, it's become coy and fleeting, tiptoeing further out of sight with each new assignment. And somewhere in waiting-for-finals I've found myself growing a little weary.

Here are lots of suggestions for how to keep your daily routine fresh and exciting so that you stay happy and motivated as the term wraps up!

Dartmouth may be your dream school, and you might be over the moon with gratitude to be staying in a gorgeous autumn-leaf strewn campus beneath a perfect blue sky. But be that as it may, adjusting to college life right now isn't easy.  

Midterms are tough, but you can manage. Finals aren't easy, but you'll get through them. So if right now you're thinking you'll be only studying for the rest of the term, please, laugh that off.

My advice: When a small class that matches your interests comes your way (which it will) take it! In these classes you learn not just about the field, but your place within it.   

I know it may not be easy for your loved ones to let you go to campus at this time. I am one of those loved ones who wants to keep my '24 close right now. But I am also a '23 who loves Dartmouth.

We know this year may not be shaping up the way you thought. I'm not even going to write the words U-----------d T---s. But you're a savvy bunch, and I'd be crazy not to think you'll find a way to enjoy yourselves. Hence the title.

Leaving for college can feel *super* stressful. You can't just "go to college," as you'll have learned. So here are some things which made the transition from high school to college easier for me. 

Here are some suggestions compiled from a winter of, "Oh yikes—yeah, that's cold—I'm going to stay in tonight."