There’s no one Dartmouth story. People Places Pines is here to share the lives of Dartmouth students — and offer a little admissions advice along the way.
One of the most exciting times of the academic year for me is when we get to pick classes for the upcoming term. How does one know which classes to take? Here are three ways I guide my course selection.
Each week in the month of April, student bloggers will be bringing a post to you called "First-Gen Friday" — a series of interviews with current Dartmouth students who are the first in their families to attend college.
Coming into the winter, I would have never thought I could create a randomized quicksort function on Python or write a Socratic dialogue between two thinkers on pessimism.
I'm going to be completely honest: sometimes college is hard! I've compiled some resources that are great if students want to take some time to de-stress.
How has the D-Plan enabled you to explore various interests/opportunities?
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If you're looking into Dartmouth, you must have heard about the D-Plan by now. If you're still not sure what the D-Plan is, a simple explanation is that you get to decide when you're at Dartmouth, with a few requirements: you have to be here "on"
How frequently are students able to enroll in the classes they want?
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This was a question I thought about quite a lot at the start of freshmen fall. Now, as winter term is just around the corner, this question is again raised by many of us, myself included.
As someone currently working as part of the admissions team and the Collis Center for Student backstage production crew, I mean it when I say that it is incredibly easy to search and apply for a job here at Dartmouth.
Coming from a boarding school, I didn't get to work during the weekends. Coming into Dartmouth, I was excited at the prospect of being able to finally get into the workforce. There are many reasons why you would want to work.
