Jul throwing discus.

Julianna Thomson

Class of 2020
blonde woman in blue shirt holding Dartmouth pennant

About 

Here on campus, most people know me as "Jul"! I am a Religion major who is interested in eventually working in the field of law. At Dartmouth, I am a sister of Alpha Phi, a current member of the varsity Track and Field team, and also played a year on the varsity Basketball team. When I'm on campus, my favourite things to do are get breakfast at Lou's and go to football games. When I'm not on campus, my favourite things to do are travel and visit my family and friends.

Academic Program 

Religion Major

Favorite Thing Right Now 

Photography

Hometown 

Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Pronouns 

She/Her

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Julianna's D-Plan

What's a D-Plan?

    • FallOn Campus

      Favorite Class: HIST 003: Europe in Medieval and Early Modern Times

      My favourite part about this class was the structure of it! Three times a week, we had a large class lecture. Then, our x-hour was used for a small group discussion with our professor.

    • WinterOn Campus

      Favorite Class: ENGS 002: Integrated Design: Engineering, Architecture and Building Technology

      I loved how interactive this class was. Tt was a lecture based class, but we often had in-class building activities and one large project - building a cardboard chair!

    • SpringOn Campus

      Favorite Class: EDUC 001: The Learning Brain: Introduction to Child Development and Education

      Our professor made the class! Professor Tine was so enthusiastic about the content and material in this course, that it made me excited to come to class and learn eachday

    • SummerTraveling

      I spend my first year summer at home with my family and travelling to visit old friends, new friends from Dartmouth, and extended family members. I spent a lot of my summer down south in Florida and Georgia, escaping the Canadian cold.

    • FallOn Campus

      Favorite Class: REL 60: Protestant Reformations.

      Sophomore fall I was on campus taking classes and training for the upcoming Track and Field season. My favourite class was taught by 3 different professors from 3 different departments, looking at the Protestant Reformation from an art history angle, music angle, and of course religious perspective.

    • WinterOn Campus

      Favorite Class: SART 65: Architecture 1

      I spent sophomore winter on campus in Hanover taking four classes and competing in our indoor track and field season. The most interesting class that I took this term was an introduction architecture class where we actually got to build things in the wood shop!

    • SpringOn Campus

      Favorite Class: REL 32.06: Jewish Views of Christianity

      This spring was a busy one for me in Hanover! I competed for our school's varsity track and field team and took three classes, two of which satisfied requirements for my major. My favourite class was "Jewish Views of Christianity", which was cross-listed in the Religion, History and Jewish Studies departments.

    • SummerOn Campus

      It's my sophomore summer! However, instead of taking classes, I'm on campus interning with the Alumni Relations office. Stay tuned to my blog posts for more updates.

    • FallAbroad

      While fall is my favourite time at Dartmouth, I decided to spend this term abroad studying at the University of Edinburgh's New College School of Divinity. I took three classes and spent my extra time exploring Europe!

    • WinterOn Campus

      Favorite Class: GEOG 54: Geovisualization

      This term I am back home in Hanover! I will be taking four classes and competing for the Dartmouth track and field team. I look forward to the beautiful Hanover winter scenery and spending some time skiing on the slopes.

    • SpringOn Campus

      Favorite Class: ENGL 55.12: Dartmouth Fictions

      Spring term means the start of outdoor track and field for my team and a number of fun outdoor activities! Follow along as I take three interdisciplinary classes and continue exploring the beautiful Upper Valley.

    • SummerOn Campus

      This summer I am stepping into my new role as a Senior Fellow here at the Admissions Office. Each day, I get to speak with prospective students and their families about Dartmouth College. Don't worry though, I'll still be blogging!

    • FallOn Campus

      Favorite Class: REL 62: Religion, Politics and the Presidency

      I can't believe that I am starting my senior year here at the College! The past three years have flown by, and I'm so excited for my last full year on campus. Fall is my favorite time of year - I'll spend this term taking three classes, training for track and field, and spending as much time outside as possible. From coding in the humanities to the religion of Ancient Egypt, I'm looking forward to sharing my academic and extracurricular adventures with you this term!

    • WinterOn Campus

      Favorite Class: WRIT 80: Independent Research

      It's my last winter in Hanover and I can't believe it! I am taking three classes that are all related to my major, and competing in the indoor track and field season. This term I am most excited about my independent research where I am looking at religious sentiment in texts from the English Reformation. I'm hoping to spend some free days skiing and exploring this beautiful winter wonderland.

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Student Spotlight

This past week, I sat down with my teammate, classmate and friend, Claire Dougherty '20, to talk about some of the things she loves about Dartmouth. Claire is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is a Geography major and Arabic minor. On campus, Claire is a member of the Cross Country and Track and Field teams and a tour guide for the Admissions Office. She has conducted research in the Geography department and studied abroad last summer in Morocco.

  1. No. 1

    Why did you decide to come to Dartmouth?

    Claire at Montshire Museum of Science.

    “My process in deciding to come to Dartmouth was a little different because I was a recruited athlete. I decided earlier, with a couple different factors playing into it. That being said, there were a lot of different schools out there that made a lot more sense on paper than Dartmouth did – they were closer to home, they were also good academic schools and I would get athletic scholarship money. However, there was something that always took me back to Dartmouth. I realized it was okay to choose this place because I love it as a whole.I came on a visit here and I immediately felt at home with the people. They were as goofy as I am! When I first visited Dartmouth, I had a list of ten questions that I made sure to ask. I had an idea in my head of what I wanted those answers to be and Dartmouth was the only school where the answers lined up with what I wanted the answers to be.

    I absolutely love the physical space and being outside. It’s huge for me as a runner to have 150 miles of trail surrounding our campus. It’s “cool” to be outside here – people like studying outside in the spring and going on big outdoors trips whenever they can. This is also corny, but I think you can feel the sense of community pretty quickly here. Everyone seems to know each other when you walk around. I love that I can just say “what’s up” to people that I pass, people are happy to see each other.”

  2. No. 2

    What would you tell a prospective student about Dartmouth?

    Claire and fellow teammate, Lauren, at the top of Baker Tower.

    “I guess one thing I would tell a prospective student would be about the incredible relationships we have with our professors here. I had mono for almost a whole term and spent most of my time in Dick’s House. My professor came to Dick’s House to personally give me the 10 lectures that I missed and administer a quiz. He kept the class up to date with how I was feeling and when I returned to class, I got a round of applause. I think those relationships are really special.

    The weird thing about Dartmouth is that everything they tell you on your admissions visit is real. As a geographer, space and place are really important to me. Space takes on a meaning and I think it’s developed by the spirit of its owner. It becomes a being itself and that must be respected. It will give to you if you give to it. That’s been very indicative of my time here. Dartmouth offers a combination of things I have never found anywhere else. The people here care and they are passionate. This place pulses around us and people care about it. Traditions here are huge, and people have felt this way and will feel this way for a long time.

    There's some sort of extra spark of joy that you can find here. And I think that it expresses itself in the goofiness and the willingness of people to check in with each other. That sounds corny, but I think it is really true. I love it.”

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