Natalie Keim

RWIT was an insane concept to me. You show up with a paper, a prompt, or a question, and you work 1:1 with a writing tutor (for free!) to revise your paper or brainstorm and talk through ideas. You can bring literally any writing or research questions to the Center, and they will give you an hour of their undivided attention. RWIT helped me build confidence in my writing and adapt to a college-level standard of research, citations, and ideation.

SAS works with students, faculty, staff, and the campus administration to ensure that Dartmouth is accessible to students with disabilities. For me, this looked like getting academic accommodations after I was diagnosed with ADHD in the spring of my freshman year. Now, with more of an ability to understand my brain, and by partnering with SAS, I can request extended time on assessments, and a quiet, distraction-free testing room. SAS was also my first step when I began to suspect I had ADHD. They pointed me to a psychologist who helped diagnose me.

The Academic Skills Center's mission is to "assist students in achieving their academic goals.” They offer sessions on everything from time management to good notetaking to study tips. For me, the coolest part of the ASC was the 1:1 academic coaching. I met with a coach to go over how I could structure my study sessions in a way that was productive to the ADHD brain — my grades certainly thanked me.

Dartmouth classes are hard! I definitely needed help outside of my professor in my classes. Peer Tutoring offers both 1:1 and group tutoring for almost every subject matter at Dartmouth, with no cost to students! The back and forth of the sessions really helped me with my own learning and I was so amazed that it was free.

While not an official resource, I have been so impressed by the availability of Dartmouth professors. For example, this term, my Labor Economics professor offered to meet with me 1:1 when I was struggling in her class. All professors have office hours at least twice a week, and almost all professors accommodate requests for 1:1 meetings. All you have to do is ask!

Overall, while Dartmouth's academics are rigorous, I have felt very supported in my academic journey here, thanks to all of Dartmouth’s academic resources!