Hello there! My name is Shuyi and I'm a '23, which means it's my senior year here at Dartmouth! Follow me for my last year at Dartmouth as I reflect upon my college experience. At Dartmouth, I enjoy playing squash, eating at late night, and of course, blogging. You can ask me about studying social sciences, coming to Dartmouth as an international student, and anything else really. I hope you enjoy the blog!
I actually wasn't planning on taking this class but it eventually became my favorite class. The professor was very funny and created a relaxed classroom environment where I enjoyed looking at diversity in different contexts, such as college admissions and group dynamics.
This class was a perfect mix of philosophy, classical studies, and writing. We were able to reflect on societal views, our own ideas of optimism and pessimism, and how we can lead more fulfilling and compassionate lives.
My first experience with computer science was my Freshman winter, and I quickly became interested in the subject. I followed up CS1 with CS10 in the Spring, which I found just as cool. I love how you can solve problems by applying logic and math with computer science, and I look forward to diving deeper into the major!
Econ 21 is required for all Econ majors, and I loved my experience with Professor Gustman. He made the material super easy to digest and allowed me to take exams in my timezone, which I thought was really nice.
It was really interesting to study public speaking in an asynchronous environment, and I came away with a deeper understanding of not only public speaking but speech writing. I wrote a separate blog post about the class, so check it out!
Since English was one of my favorite classes in high school, I wanted to take another writing course at Dartmouth. This was a great choice, as it was a perfect mix of lecture and discussion. I loved reading and learning about several American dramas, and even discussing modern topics such as Trump's rhetoric!
SummerShanghai
I took my Sophomore Summer off, which many international students do, and got involved with the Tuck School of Business through the Bridge and Paganucci programs! You can read more about my summer experiences in my blogs!
This was my first class from the QSS department, which was long overdue considering that I'm a QSS major! I really enjoyed picking up some coding skills and tackling problems like transitional justice with quantitative approaches.
I took Econ 25 in the Fall, and Econ 35 was the next course in the game theory sequence! It was really fun to apply game theory to cool concepts like sports, Covid-19, and auctions.
This was my first time taking a music class even though I have been involved with music my entire life, whether that was playing the piano or learning how to make beats. I loved this class because I not only learned more about music, but more about Native culture as well!
SummerNew York
I took my junior summer off to pursue a management consulting internship in New York. I had a wonderful experience!
I absolutely loved this class! Theatre was one of my favorite classes in middle school, and so it was great to reconnect with theatre again in college. The professor was amazingly kind and passionate, and the final project was a really fun group performance!
This was a small class of around 15 people, which allowed us to have intimate discussions of readings and theatre. I loved hearing from my classmates, as we used our personal experiences to guide us in our understanding of materials. My final project was a protest on campus, which also really fun and refreshing take on performance!
Hi everyone! After a short and uneventful summer break (where I traveled from Shanghai to NYC and then to Hanover), I'm finally back on campus after over a year of being remote! Although things are certainly different since I left, with the addition of new faces, masks and more, it actually doesn't feel like I've been gone for that long. I've only been back for a week, and I'm already getting settled in the daily routines from Freshman year: grabbing lunch at FoCo (the dining hall), hanging out on the Green after my 2A class, and catching up with people around campus. The only strange part is that I'm now a Junior, while I still feel like I just got here!
Although I'm excited to introduce snippets of my classes and social life this Fall, I wanted to dedicate this blog to explaining how I got to campus and moved in to my dorm! While it might not seem important to all you prospective students during application season, it definitely will become a must-read once you prepare for the trip to Hanover. To get started, I took the Dartmouth Coach from New York City to Hanover. It's a direct trip that runs almost everyday, and the best part is that the coach has WiFi! It's super affordable (there's free tickets available if you're on financial aid), and I love taking the coach to get to New York City or Boston. Once I got to campus, I appreciated the scenery and buildings that I had missed, and went ahead with moving in to my dorm!
This year, I'm living in Gile and I'm the Undergraduate Advisor for a floor of '25 (freshman) residents! I got here a few days early, so I had time to get settled in before classes started. Most of my time was spent unpacking my stuff which I had left from Freshman year. Since I thought I was just going on a Spring Break trip my Freshman year before campus got shut down for Covid-19, I had left almost everything at Hanover! A year and a half later, and I'm finally reunited with my stuff. As you can see from the cover photo, I had so many boxes that I had to ask for the help of some friends to move everything up to my room!
Setting up my room for the year!
Although I still have a few more boxes left to unpack, I'm feeling pretty good about my room so far. Although getting to campus and moving in was definitely stressful, it was made a lot easier by friends and Dartmouth resources such as the coach. Now that I have everything set up, I'll be ready to tackle another term of work and fun. Stay tuned for more!
Being a super senior ('23) is like being an incoming freshman ('28) in that you get to make a new set of friends. Luckily, Dartmouth is a small school with many social spaces students can tap into.
With the beginning of Week 5 of spring term already upon us comes an outline of my schedule for the term. From trying new activities to settling into courses and club positions, this is what I've been up to during my most beloved term!
This spring in Spare Rib, the intersectional feminist zine and feminist collective on campus, has been quite busy and exciting with a bunch of new events. Keep reading to find out more!
