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Gabrielle Kirlew

Class of 2018
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About 

Hello! I'm Gabrielle and I was born and raised in Prince George's County, MD (right outside of Washington D.C.). At Dartmouth, I study Anthropology and Quantitative Social Science, which I love because it allows me combine quantitative and qualitative thinking. My favorite pastimes of the moment are running, baking carrot cake, stir frying and binge listening to audiobooks and podcasts (shoutout to Modern Love & Majority 54).

Academic Program 

Anthropology and Quantitative Social Science

Favorite Thing Right Now 

Prison Break (only 10 years late)

Hometown 

Bowie, MD

Pronouns 

She/Her

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Gabrielle's D-Plan

What's a D-Plan?

    • FallOn Campus

      Favorite Class: Writing 5 - Crime, the Criminal Mind and the Courtroom

      The 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 Science

      Having 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 1

      This class helped me conquer my stage fright and be generally more self-aware. We watched and analyzed a lot of TED Talks 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 :)

    • FallOn Campus

      Favorite Class: Design Thinking

      I 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 Africa

      This 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 Memoir

      I 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 seven memoirs and write my own

    • SummerOn Campus

      Favorite Class: The Written Judicial Opinion

      I 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

    • 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 Legacies

      I 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 traveled most weekends to beautiful locations around NZ!

    • SpringOn Campus

      Favorite Class: Race, Incarceration and Politics: By the Numbers

      After 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.

    • FallOn Campus

      Favorite Class: Data Visualization

      My 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.

  1. No. 1

    Class bonding

    A group of us volunteering at the Prouty, a local athletic event that benefits cancer research #bonding

    Because the sophomores are the only class on campus, the summer is basically a long-term bonding opportunity for you and the other members of your class. Over dinners by the river, excursions to nearby diners or walks around Occom pond, I met and got to know many of the other members of my class. I, like many other students, opted to take only 2 classes (we normally take three per term) in the summer so I had plenty of time to spend with friends.

  2. No. 2

    Summer in NH is #gorgeous

    Playing tourist on a Programming Board sponsored trip to Six Flags New England

    Summer (in my opinion), is the best time of year in New Hampshire. It’s never too hot (a beautiful and very manageable 70-78 degrees most days), there’s very little humidity (#byeDC) and the river is right in our backyard. There are two rope-swings, and multiple swimming docks – plus the Ledyard Canoe Club rents kayaks and canoes. I went to countless barbecues, explored trails I didn’t know existed, and generally enjoyed the New Hampshire outdoors way more than I do/did in other seasons.

  3. No. 3

    Opportunity to try new things

    4th of July Shenanigans

    Many of the same clubs and activities that happen during the normal academic year (fall, winter, spring) operate as usual during the summer. However, many of them re-open their membership to campus to replace freshmen, sophomores, and graduated seniors who are not on campus during the summer. One of Dartmouth’s main dance groups, Sheba, operates in the summer as Shebalite, a group comprised of only sophomores. During my sophomore summer, I was able to assume leadership positions in my sorority and on the Voices of Summer, a collective of students that organized panels about Gender and Sexuality and a performance of monologues.

Posted 03/9/2018 at 8:15 AMAll List Posts

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:

  1. No. 1

    HCroo

    group photo outdoors

    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? 

  2. 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. 

  3. No. 3

    Family in Hanover

    Gabby and her mom in front of Lou's diner

    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

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Posted 12/8/2017 at 10:00 AMAll List Posts

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