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Luke Grayson

Class of 2025
Luke Grayson '25
About 

Welcome to the blog of an Englishman studying at Dartmouth—do take a look around! Hopefully, my blogs will provide you with an insight on life at Dartmouth, and specifically through the eyes of an international student. Dartmouth has a ton to offer from the staggering natural beauty of its surroundings and stellar academic programs to the wonderful people you meet along the way. So stay a while, I'll make us cups of tea, and take a moment to discover life at the College on the Hill.

Academic Program 

Economics

Favorite Thing Right Now 

Hiking! Especially at sunrise!

Hometown 

Seaham, England

Pronouns 

he/him

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Luke's D-Plan

What's a D-Plan?

    • FallHanover

      Favorite Class: History of the English Language

      This course delved deep into the linguistic development of the English language! It was super interesting, especially given my own unique accent!

    • WinterHanover

      Favorite Class: Coloring Brazil

      This class was SO interesting... We dug into the history of racial inequality in Brazil, stretching from the advent of slavery to persisting modern societal issues.

    • SpringHanover

      Favorite Class: Creativity and Collaboration

      A course that I took completely impulsively turned into one of the most formative experiences I have had at Dartmouth. Through physical mediums and theatre, I rediscovered what it meant to be 'creative.'

    • FallHanover

      Favorite Class: Introduction to Italian

      Having always had a hatred for learning languages, I was wary of the requirement to do so here at Dartmouth. In reality, though, I needn't have worried! I absolutely loved every minute of this class, and now I can speak pretty good Italian!

    • WinterHanover

      Favorite Class: History of the British Empire

      This class was extremely enlightening, and it was especially interesting to study as a British person. I felt as though I brought a unique perspective to the class, but also that I was learning a side of history which was brushed past in my GCSEs!

    • SpringHanover

      Favorite Class: Macroeconomics

      I LOVED this class. Macroeconomics is the reason I chose to study the subject, and this class reinforced how happy I am with that decision!

    • SummerHanover

      Favorite Class: Research!

      I spent this term completing research with Professor Cascio of the Economics Department. Our work was concerned with educational investment, and it was one of my best experiences of Dartmouth so far!

    • FallHanover

      Favorite Class: Economics 24: Development Economics

      This course teaches all about the economics of the development of economies, focusing on many case studies concerning education, housing, healthcare, and more!

    • WinterHanover

      Favorite Class: CS 1: Introduction to Computer Science

      This introductory computer science class was an amazing and immersive experience which introduced me to concepts in coding that I had no previous experience with. Definitely a must at Dartmouth!

    • SpringHanover

      Favorite Class: Econ 36: Theory of Finance

      This is the advanced finance class at Dartmouth – as part of the finance track within the economics major, I was lucky enough to take this class which gave me an incredibly deep understanding of financial markets and intermediaries, and expanded a lot on my knowledge of corporate finance.

    • SummerNew York City, NY

      Favorite Class: Sales and Trading Internship!

      I was fortunate enough to be able to intern at Citi over the summer – this was an incredibly enlightening experience, and well-placed me to begin a career in the industry.

    • FallHanover

      Favorite Class: TUCK 2: Marketing

      I was lucky enough this term to take a class in the Tuck school of business. Here at Dartmouth, you can access these higher level business classes as an undergraduate!

    • WinterHanover

      Favorite Class: Public Speaking – SPEE 20

      I have literally not got enough space on the entire disk drive of my laptop to store all of my feelings about how amazing this class is, but you HAVE to take it here. Every aspect of learning how to speak publicly has been amazing – from Professor Drummond to my amazingly supportive classmates!

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In the Blink of an Eye: Reflecting on Sophomore Summer

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It may seem like I repeat myself a multitude in these blog posts, and something in particular that I reference a lot, is the passage of time here at Dartmouth. In the writing of this blog, yet again I will do so! Read on to find out more.

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Posted 10/15/2023 at 9:00 AMAll Text Posts
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What do Dartmouth Students do on 'Off-Terms'?

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Since we run on the D-Plan here at Dartmouth, students are able to elect which terms (including the summer) they take classes, and which they designate to be 'Off.' This is super helpful for a range of reasons – here are a few examples!

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Posted 08/20/2023 at 9:00 AMAll Text Posts
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Summer StreetFest – Creating a New Dartmouth Event!

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Dartmouth College has tons to do throughout the term – from Collis After Dark to DOC trips, it's pretty hard to get bored. However, this summer I decided to organize a new event called Summer Streetfest – here is how that went!

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Posted 08/18/2023 at 9:00 AMAll Text Posts
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Reflections of a Rising Junior (and How Time Flies)

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I've been here for 2 years now, and though I totally do not feel qualified to do so, I wanted to write this blog about how time flies as a testament to making sure we enjoy every step we take in life – especially at a place like Dartmouth.

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Posted 06/10/2023 at 9:00 AMAll Text Posts

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