

Gabrielle Kirlew

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Gabrielle's D-Plan
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FallOn Campus
Favorite Class: Writing 5 - Crime, the Criminal Mind and the CourtroomThe professor, a former public defender and judge, was absolutely amazing. The best part of the class was reading about the OJ Simpson trial.
WinterOn Campus
Favorite Class: Introductory Computer ScienceHaving absolutely no background in coding, I enrolled in Computer Science 1 with professor Tom Cormen and it ended up being one of the best classes I took at Dartmouth. My freshman floor mates and I worked on problem sets together
SpringOn Campus
Favorite Class: Acting 1This class helped me conquer my stage fright and be generally more self aware. We watched and analyzed a lot of TedTalks in this course
SummerHome sweet home
I went home for the summer and worked part time at my mom's law firm... and did some babysitting on the side :)
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FallOn Campus
Favorite Class: Design ThinkingI took Engineering 12, Design Thinking, this term. This is must take! We learned to apply the Design Process to all sorts of problems from recreating social spaces to altering the academic curriculum
WinterOn Campus
Favorite Class: Contemporary AfricaThis was the class that got me hooked on anthropology and made me want to be a major. The professor, Sabrina Billings, had recently written a book about Tanzanian Beauty Pageants, which we engaged with in class.
SpringOn Campus
Favorite Class: Women Writing MemoirI was really dreading having to fulfill my literature distributive requirement because I don't particularly enjoy old english literature, but I found this class that allowed me to read 7 memoirs and write my own
SummerOn Campus
Favorite Class: The Written Judicial OpinionI opted to take only two classes during this term, which gave me more time to socialize and focus on the two classes I was taking. This was the first term I began running on campus and I took leadership roles in a few clubs
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FallWashington D.C.
I was working at a small business in Georgetown, D.C. that did strategy and development work for non-profit organizations. One project I worked on was the National Women's History Museum. The #adulting life was awesome
WinterNew Zealand
Favorite Class: Colonialism and its LegaciesI studied abroad in Auckland, New Zealand! It was hands down my favorite term at Dartmouth for so many reasons: I made great friends, got to engage first hand with indigenous studies, and travelled most weekends to beautiful locations around NZ!
SpringOn Campus
Favorite Class: Race, Incarceration and Politics: By the NumbersAfter a six month hiatus, I returned to campus. I decided to mix it up and take a class called Race, Incarceration and Politics: By the Numbers, which hooked me on Quantitative Social Science. For my final project, I analyzed voter turnout in FL.
SummerHanover
This summer I was on campus working at the Admissions Office as a Senior Fellow. I gave Information Session to visiting families and worked on various projects around the office.
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FallOn Campus
Favorite Class: Data VisualizationMy favorite class this term was Data Visualization. This was a flipped classroom, meaning that we watched taped lectures for homework and did exercises in class. I especially liked this class because I think its applicable to many disciplines.
WinterOn Campus
Favorite Class: Misperceptions in Politics
Summer School is not punishment
The especially cold days here in the northeast have me yearning for summer: Sophomore Summer, specifically.

Coding and Social Science Conundrums: My Experience with QSS
The Quantitative Social Science (QSS) Program at Dartmouth is relatively new department that strives to teach students to analyze social science problems using statistical and computational tools.

Two Weeks in Southeast Asia
As some of you may know, Dartmouth has an especially long six week winter break that we call “winterim”. Most years I use the break as an opportunity to return home and binge watch several series on Netflix.
What happened after I hit "submit"
Last I left you, I was discussing my college checklist and how I ended up applying to Dartmouth on a whim.
Dartmouth wasn't on my radar until two weeks before the deadline
So, you ask…. how did I end up at Dartmouth?Let me preface my story by saying that every single Dartmouth student landed at Dartmouth in a different way.
Seven Standout Moments from Senior Fall
Hello there!
My final fall at Dartmouth has come and gone, so allow me to share seven highlights of my term:
- No. 1
HCroo
I wrote an entire blog post about my experience with First Year Trips and my experience being a member of this team, but I would be remiss not to mention it in my fall highlights because it was such an impactful part of my term. Who wouldn’t love spending three weeks welcoming freshmen while dancing in weird clothing?
- No. 2
Oktoberfest
My sorority, Chi Delta hosted our second annual Oktoberfest during the first weekend of the term. I was not taking classes last fall (I was at home doing an internship) and missed our first annual Oktoberfest, so I was excited to experience the festivities this year. Like the real Oktoberfest in Germany, (some) people came dressed in dirndls and we feasted on pretzels and popcorn.
- No. 3
Family in Hanover
As much as I love Dartmouth, and as much time as I’ve spent away from home at this point, I still periodically get very homesick. This was this case for me on a few occasions this term. Luckily, I had family members visit me during three separate times during the fall. Seeing my family members was the perfect pick-me-up in the midst of pending assignments, midterms, extracurricular commitments and any other stressor in my life
Heat Wave in Hanover
Hello Hello! These past few weeks in Hanover have been unusually warm with highs in the 70s and 80s. By this time in years past, I've been in full autumn mode, abandoning my sandals for booties and my tanks for warm fuzzy sweaters.
Volunteering with First Year Trips!!
For three weeks before classes started, I volunteered with the First Year Trips Program, or “Trips” as we call it, as a member of Hanover Croo (HCroo).
Adventures in Sydney, Australia
Hello there! For my next installment of study abroad posts, I’ve decided to share a little bit about my trip to Sydney, Australia.