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.
Situated on the other side of the globe, Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学) is an elite Chinese institution with a long-standing partnership with Dartmouth.
The sidewalks and roads are illuminated at night, and drivers are generally more cautious because they are used to pedestrians crossing the roads and bikers in the bike lane.
After a 23-hour flight, 2 transits, and 2 delayed check-ins, I finally found myself (plus a recently discovered love for The Office) at Boston Logan Airport.
As I have just started my last year as a Dartmouth student, I have been reflecting on my time here and I have come up with a list to things I wish I knew my freshman year.
Can I conduct my own research as an undergrad in my field of choice (even if it's not STEM related)?
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Definitely! There are a ton of opportunities to get involved with research even in non-STEM fields. One popular program to secure a research position and funding is through the Sophomore and Junior Research Scholars program.
Something that is relatively important to a Dartmouth term that has an unnecessary mysticism about it is the elusive period of testing at the end of every term known simply as "finals." While they are certainly difficult and do take a lot of work,
Both because I am working on a big midterm assignment, and I am taking one of the most amazing classes I have ever taken at Dartmouth, my mind can’t seem to wander from “Borderlands Art and Theory” this week.
Okay, I have to admit that whether living in Hawai'i has inspired my love for warmth and the sun or it's just an upside that I live there, I tend to gravitate toward warm places.
This is a question that I get from a lot of prospective students and visitors, and before I go on to my more detailed answer I just want to say; Yes! Of course, I sleep!
As someone who won't receive financial aid but whose parents aren't eager to provide spending money, I'm wondering how students manage expenses for activities, day-to-day items, and outings. I'm also wondering if the College provides many free events?
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In terms of off-campus activities, there are a lot of great things to do in nature around campus, like hiking, that cost nothing or next to nothing.
