Michal Demeter Tvrdoň

This blog explores how taking classes outside my major at Dartmouth helped me grow personally and academically. Taking a film class made me more creative, curious, and highlighted the value of diverse learning experiences at Dartmouth.

Dartmouth is special because it offers abundant resources with little risk or cost. This environment allows passions to flourish, as students have the time, resources, and security to take the necessary risks and grow in their chosen fields.

Today, I am reporting from Kayak Island in Southern Alaska. I've come here to clean up the island, removing plastic pollution that washes up on its shores. This incredible opportunity was made possible thanks to Dartmouth.

Choosing a college is a major decision. It determines not just your activities but also your lifestyle. It is crucial to consider what you want your life to look like when considering where you want to go to college. 

Last week, I returned from my AIARE 1 course, which focuses on decision-making in avalanche terrain. The program involved a weekend away from school to learn about snow safety, avalanche rescue techniques, and more.

FYREE is a program organized by Dartmouth Engineering that offers first-year undergraduate students an early opportunity for hands-on experience and mentorship.

If you were to come to Dartmouth and ask the students about their favorite study spots, you would hear many different answers. I don't want to claim that everyone else is wrong; I suggest I am more right. : )

If Dartmouth's 6-week winter break feels too lengthy, the Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC) has a perfect solution for you: winterim break trips. Read my recap of my break trip: WHEATSTARCH!

I can't help but wonder how different life would be if it didn't revolve around a constant flow of information. Do our parents, or the generations before them, remember a time when intellectual stimulation wasn't an integral part of daily life?

At the start, coming to the US revolved around pursuing education at Dartmouth and exploring both South and North America. However, this purpose gradually changed as Thanksgiving approached to reconnecting with a previously unknown part of my family.