Hi everyone! I'm Julia from Seattle, WA. Reading this blog during my junior and senior years of high school helped me to envision myself on this campus, so this all feels very full-circle. I'm studying QSS and I'm looking forward to taking my French skills abroad later this year in Toulouse. I love cooking/food, watching old Modern Family episodes (my favorite character is Mitch), and finding cozy places to study on campus. Talk to you soon!
This class served as a great introduction to the Quantitative Social Science department. My favorite part of class was working with real-world data in our problem sets each week. I also adored my professor, Elsa Voytas. It was her first term as a professor here, and she was constantly eager to answer any questions you might have. I'm really looking forward to taking more QSS classes in the future!
I loved this class and especially my professor, Michele Tine. My favorite part of the course was watching the "Up!" documentary series as a class. The episodes began with a cohort of children at age 7, and has continued to follow them throughout their adulthood. We got to analyze the children's decisions and lifestyles in the context of what we were learning about, culminating with a paper highlighting one of the cohort members.
Paris and Literature and Film was the last part of my first-year writing experience. Professor Kane did a great job of bringing a variety of sources into our classroom discussions (books, movies, articles, etc.) which made the course very engaging. Plus, it was so much fun to learn about France before visiting in 25W!
Hi, everyone! Long time, no post! I have been busy getting back into my Seattle life. I love eating at Foco with my friends, but I missed family dinners so much!
When I'm not fawning over my dogs and plotting new ways for them to join me in Hanover, I've been working at the University District Food Bank. It's all thanks to Dartmouth that I'm here, so I want to talk a little bit about the steps I took to make my experience possible!
Late in winter term and early in spring term, my peers and I started thinking about summer opportunities. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do; I was exhausted after a long year of adjusting to college life, but I wanted to do something that still felt like a good growth opportunity. One day, I received a newsletter from the Dartmouth Center for Social Impact—a center that I was already involved with on campus. The email mentioned funding opportunities for independent social impact internships. After an application and interview, I got my acceptance email and I was ready to go!
When I think about how Dartmouth stands out from other institutions, I think of experiences like this. If you have a cool idea and are willing to put in some grunt work, there are people to help you! Countless research opportunities, internships, and other enriching options are at your fingertips.
Have you made it through this whole blog post with no interest to pursue an internship like mine? No worries–it's not everyone's cup of tea! This summer, my friends from Dartmouth are all doing cool things across the country: one of my friends is working on a boat, another is in DC with the Rockefeller Center's First-Year Fellows program, another is interning at a restorative justice organization with funding from Dartmouth. In short, the opportunities are plentiful.
Now, back to sorting bread and stocking shelves!
Some O-Farm style gardening at the food bank!
Volunteers helping at one of our weekly mobile food banks!
When asked about my favorite term at Dartmouth, I'll enthusiastically answer, "Sophomore Summer!" Whether it's the enhanced beauty or community on campus, one aspect stands out as the highlight of my term: the start of summer dance ensembles!
For those who want to attend medical school after their undergraduate education, the infrastructure of a "pre-med" track is an important factor when choosing a school to apply to. Here's how the premed experience has been for me at Dartmouth!
What a wonderful summer! From joining a summer dance ensemble to regularly canoeing along the Connecticut River, I reflect on the aspects that made Sophomore Summer one of the most memorable Dartmouth traditions I've taken part in.
