Tips for Visiting

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We have some suggestions to help you make the most of your time on campus.

  • Register for your visit. Registration for tours is required and will allow for quick check-in when you arrive.

  • Arrive early. We recommend that you arrive in Hanover at least 30 minutes before your scheduled event. This ensures enough time for parking, walking to the Admissions Office, asking current students questions, or grabbing a cup of coffee in our lobby.

  • Consider where you will park. Visitor parking is located in G-Lot, a short 15-minute walk to the Admissions Office, or in the Anderson Garage, a 10-minute walk to the Admissions Office.

  • Wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather. New England weather can be unpredictable, so be sure to check the Hanover, NH weather forecast. Campus tours are 75-minute walking tours—please dress for functional comfort. Layers are always a wise choice!

  • We sometimes adjust for inclement weather. If there is a chance of rain, please bring an umbrella. Tours go out in all types of weather. We reserve the right to cancel the walking tour if the weather poses a danger to our student tour guides and visitors. This happens on rare occasions, such as thunderstorms, blizzards, ice storms, etc.

  • Hungry? It's easy to find great local food in Hanover at the College dining facilities or in town.

  • More to do at Dartmouth. Find more information about events happening during your visit on the Dartmouth Events Calendar.

Questions? Email the Office of Undergraduate Admissions or give us a call at (603) 646-2875.

 

Your Campus Visit Roadmap

If you've not done so already, many Admissions Beat listeners will soon embark on a campus visit, whether by road, rail or air, or perhaps via a keyboard and screen. To ensure you're prepared to get the most from that journey, host Lee Coffin, dean of admissions and financial aid at Dartmouth, has recruited two expert tour guides. They are Elena Hicks, assistant vice president and dean of admissions at Southern Methodist University, and the former dean of admissions at Loyola University, and Matthew Hyde, the dean of admissions at Trinity College, and the former dean of admissions at Lafayette College. They've got lots of advice for students and parents alike — including how, during a tour or information session, a parent might quietly deploy a strategically placed "elbow," which can signal "that might be something you should look into," while being careful not to express an opinion too strongly at this early stage of the search.


Your Campus Visit Roadmap

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