Hello everyone! My name is Natasha Raman and I'm a freshman at Dartmouth. Although I'm undecided on my major, I am leaning towards something related to government, economics, and Asian studies. In my free time, I like to watch The Office, keep up with current events, learn new languages, and hang out with my friends. I am excited to explore my interests at Dartmouth and take advantage of the amazing opportunities offered here!
Hello! I'm Natasha Raman, and I'm a Dartmouth '23 (freshman). My interests include watching The Office, keeping up with current events, hanging out with friends, and watching cheesy rom-coms on Netflix. I hail from the wonderful city of Plano, Texas, which is a suburb of Dallas. My high school's graduating class had over 1,300 students in it, so it's safe to say that my high school was a little big. Yearning for a colder environment and a "small school" feel, I set about my college search looking for schools that met these criteria. After learning about Dartmouth's focus on undergraduates and its beautiful campus, I knew that I had to visit.
While I was there, I learned more about Dartmouth's emphasis on collaboration rather than competition, as well as the numerous options for experiential learning through internships and study abroad programs. I was simply in awe of all that Dartmouth had to offer to its students! After I came back home, I told my parents I was applying to Dartmouth as an ED (Early Decision) applicant, and the rest is history.
My friend wearing a "Dartmouth Mom" shirt the day after I got in.
Now that I am finally a student here, I am so excited to explore all of the fantastic opportunities offered at Dartmouth! Having grown up in a suburb, I never got many opportunities to explore the great outdoors. But no worries, my nature-deficiency was quickly cured once I stepped foot on campus. In only the first couple of weeks since moving here, I have already hiked part of the AT (Appalachian Trail) and explored Occom Pond (You have no idea how proud my phone is of my daily step count). I am also looking forward to meeting more '23s and learning about their stories. Everyone I have met on campus so far has been nothing short of incredibly welcoming, joyful, and passionate about their interests. I am stoked to be part of such a vibrant and diverse community!
Academically, I am excited to explore different subjects. Because I haven't declared a major yet, I want to explore classes in fields such as Asian studies, economics, and government. I also want to branch out and take math and science classes to give me a more well-rounded liberal arts education.
Me and my actual mom on move-in day!
As the term progresses, keep up with my posts to learn more about my personal experience as a Dartmouth student. I am so excited to take y'all with me on this crazy journey called college!
One thing that I had yet to do on campus was make jewelry at the Donald Claflin Jewelry Studio. Although the rings I made would definitely not be sellable, I learned so much about the process of jewelry-making.
Coming from California, I was used to being able to eat a variety of Asian food: ramen, boba, curry. As I adjust to my new life here, it's nice that there's something that resembles what I had back home.
Student Assembly is Dartmouth's student government and represents the interests of all undergraduate students. Aside from fun projects, Student Assembly gets to work with Dartmouth's administration when making policy affecting all of campus.
For this coming winter, I am hoping to take Distributed Systems and Fields (ENGS 23), Industrial Ecology (ENGS 171), and Modern Architecture (ARTH 47.02).
Just before Thanksgiving I finished up all of my classes and finals, and now I am home for 6 weeks. These are the things I miss most about Dartmouth while I'm away (not in any particular order).
A question that we're often asked in the Admissions Office is whether it's possible to work a job while going to school here. The answer is yes! Here are some ways to learn more about employment on campus.
My friend wearing a "Dartmouth Mom" shirt the day after I got in.
Me and my actual mom on move-in day!
