Kalina Duncheva
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Kalina's D-Plan
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FallHanover, NH
Favorite Class: HUM 1 Dialogues with the ClassicsInstead of taking a normal Writing 5 course, I decided to fulfill my first-year writing requirement by taking HUM 1. This course helped me strengthen my relationship to literature and writing. It changed the way in which I thought about classics, both books and movies (we saw Wall-E, by the way). And it also changed the way I thought about academic writing and literary criticism. A third of the course was made up of lectures by professors from different departments, while the other two thirds were discussions with a single professor and a small group of 15 students.
WinterHanover, NH
Favorite Class: PSYC 6 Introduction to NeuroscienceIntro to neuroscience was the first course I was truly excited about. It wasn't an easy course - we had a weekly quiz of ten to thirteen questions covering the lectures from the past few days, but it was very interesting and also very funny (Professor Winter's humor is legendary). We learned about the human brain at the level of individual cells. We also studied it at the level of different systems, from the olfactory system to the parasympathetic nervous system. And last, we learned about cognition: learning, attention, language. We saw a real human brain with formaldehyde dripping from it. We saw a real sheep's brain. And a rat's brain. And we pocked each other with paper clips to determine the sensitivity of our touch receptors.
Skiing at Dartmouth
Learn about skiing opportunities at Dartmouth! All you need are ski boots, ski poles and a helmet, and you can go skiing for free!
PE Credits & Archery
Read on to learn about physical education credits and archery at Dartmouth!
If I could rewrite my Why Dartmouth essay
Read on to learn what I would do differently if I could rewrite my "Why Dartmouth" essay.
The Dartmouth Bucket List, DOC Edition
I asked several upperclassmen, "What should I absolutely do before I graduate?" Here's the Bucket List I composed.
Overnight Trips & The Grant
Are you interested in the Dartmouth Outing Club? Or even better, the Flora and Fauna? You just want to hear about overnight trips? Then this post is for you.
Finals Week: It's Cookie Time!
I had no finals this term, yet let me tell you about finals week :)
What Are You Most Excited About In College?
a) Academics? b) Social life? c) Something else? Turns out I wasn't that excited about academics. I was just excited about Dartmouth.
The Book Arts Workshop
Do you have a favorite font? A quote you want to single-handedly print using the letterpress? Read on to learn about Dartmouth's Book Arts Workshop.
Dartmouth and I, Happily Ever After
You've lived through the horrors of high school and applying to colleges, and then what? What happens once you've tied the knot and you're now stuck with the same person, I mean, college, for life (that is, for four years)?
What Birding and Trailheads have in Common
An adventure to the Atlantic Ocean with the Flora and Fauna? Read on to learn how Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC) trips work.