Hi! My name is Jack and I am a first-year at Dartmouth. I currently plan to major in sociology with a double minor in public policy and global health. Outside of class, I enjoy performing and I'm currently involved in both a student dance group and acapella. I love hiking and running outdoors and have already explored a lot of Dartmouth's surrounding trails. I still have so much to discover about this school and I'll keep you all updated here with what I find. Enjoy!
Trust the Process: Thoughts about My Application Process
Hello, everyone! While I write this post in the days leading up to Week 8 here, preparing for my last few midterms and beginning to work on some end-of-term projects, I know this is finding you high school seniors in the middle of the application process. As the early deadline is passing, I thought I'd talk a bit about my own experiences applying and offer any possible advice I can.
The first thing I wanted to mention is that I got into Dartmouth in the regular decision application process. I applied to multiple schools early, and was met with many deferrals. At the time, it was extremely disheartening and I definitely doubted my abilities. Rejection is a hard thing to face, and when it also affects the rest of your life, it is far from easy. Because of this, my first (and main) piece of advice for you all is to simply trust yourself and the process. I have never met someone with a balanced, well rounded list of colleges that didn't end up getting in somewhere and being happy. It will work out in some way; possibly not in the way you expect, but everything always resolves itself.
For those of you who just submitted early applications—congratulations! I hope you are welcomed with acceptances in December, but if not (and this is extremely common), it will be alright. The best part about the variety of colleges is that every person has more than one school that they can enjoy and fit into. The top choice dream school may seem perfect, but I promise there are other options that are just as good, or even better than you expect. If early admission doesn't work out (join the party!), it doesn't mean you are less qualified or don't deserve to go to the school, it just wasn't the right fit, and that is perfectly fine.
This was taken the night I submitted my Dartmouth application- almost a year ago.
When I received my multiple deferrals from schools in December, I did not take it very well. In short, I panicked. Afraid I would be rejected everywhere, I increased my security blanket and added many more applications to my already long college list. I was already planning to apply to 15 schools, and that grew to 23 by the RD deadline. I do not recommend this to anyone; it completely ruined the entire month of December, because I was frantically writing supplements for schools I didn't even feel passionate about. Also, because I had so many schools on my list, I didn't have the time or energy to fully ensure every supplement was my best work or showing the best aspects of my identity. In short, trust the process and have faith that it will work out. With that, have an open mind and let yourself try to accept that you may not end up where you expect, but what's meant to happen will happen. To be transparent, I never expected to be a student here at Dartmouth, but I am beyond happy that I am.
Good luck to all of you on the rest of your applications. It will be okay!
"Undergraduate focus!" "Undergraduate focus!" "Undergraduate focus!" But what does that mean? It means the professors and faculty are extremely approachable and help you in your educational journey any way they can!
As you can see, what started as a simple blogging job has transformed into one of my biggest involvements on campus. What's great is that I love the work that I'm doing, and since it takes on so many forms, I never get bored!
Dartmouth is home to a diverse range of students that will become your lifelong friends. For this blog post, I thought I'd interview a few of my fellow '24s to give you a glimpse into the crazy awesome people that make Dartmouth, Dartmouth!
In terms of fears about going off to college, I've noticed some recurring themes, both from my conversations with '25s and from my own experience. Read on to see my responses to some frequent questions and concerns!
"Big Data Science in Hydrology" pulls content from computer science, environmental statistics, and hydrology—the study of the movement of Earth's water—to form a really interesting interdisciplinary class.
When I received my multiple deferrals from schools in December, I did not take it very well. In short, I panicked. Afraid I would be rejected everywhere, I increased my security blanket and added many more applications to my already long college list. I was already planning to apply to 15 schools, and that grew to 23 by the RD deadline. I do not recommend this to anyone; it completely ruined the entire month of December, because I was frantically writing supplements for schools I didn't even feel passionate about. Also, because I had so many schools on my list, I didn't have the time or energy to fully ensure every supplement was my best work or showing the best aspects of my identity. In short, trust the process and have faith that it will work out. With that, have an open mind and let yourself try to accept that you may not end up where you expect, but what's meant to happen will happen. To be transparent, I never expected to be a student here at Dartmouth, but I am beyond happy that I am.
