Abida A '26
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Admissions Ambassador
Home country: Afghanistan
Ask Me About: Life at Dartmouth, the Economics major, being an international student, student employment
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Get to know Dartmouth better by connecting with a current student. Explore the profiles of some of our students below and email them with any questions you have about their experience such as life at Dartmouth, classes, or clubs. Please note we are not able to offer individual Zoom or phone calls with students.
The students, majors, and home towns here represent a portion of the student experience. Dartmouth students are from all 50 states, 96 countries, and more than 75 tribal nations and Indigenous communities. A full list of Dartmouth's majors can be found here.
Admissions Ambassador
Home country: Afghanistan
Ask Me About: Life at Dartmouth, the Economics major, being an international student, student employment
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Home state: New Hampshire
Ask Me About: Ledyard Canoe Club/Dartmouth Outing Club, Arabic, the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences, Dickey Center for International Understanding, study abroad, First Year Trips, campus jobs, snow sports, Dartmouth's housing community, growing up abroad, Christian life on campus
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Home state: Oklahoma
Ask Me About: Government Major, Native American and Indigenous Studies Major, Student Volunteering, Dartmouth Traditions, Pre-Law Track, Native Americans at Dartmouth (NAD), Tour Guide, Transition from Oklahoma to NH!!
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Home country: Georgia
Ask Me About: International Student Association, Language Study Abroad, Acapella, working on campus, Office of Pluralism and Leadership, transitioning to campus as an international student, mental health at Dartmouth
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Home country: Tanzania
Ask Me About: Working in the admissions office, being an international student, studying computer science, club soccer.
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Home state: Connecticut
Ask Me About: Quantitative Social Science and Economics majors, Men's Rugby, Sports Analytics Club, Investment and Philanthropy Program, undergraduate research at Tuck School of Business
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Home state: California
Ask Me About: Government modified major - Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE), studying Chinese, studying abroad, greek life, Catholic life, getting involved with the outdoors, skiing, and interning in Washington DC!
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Home country: Cameroon
Ask Me About: math, computer science classes, planning your week at Dartmouth, getting advice for your d-plan, Dickey international internships, and Christian organizations.
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Home state: District of Columbia
Ask Me About: My modified major (Government with Philosophy and Economics!), my minor (English), a cappella, theatre, and other ways to get involved with the arts at Dartmouth, civic/political engagement on campus, the women's club frisbee team, social life, First-Year Trips, traditions, school spirit/sense of community, the Dartmouth Outing Club, and anything else you're interested in!
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Home state: Oregon
Ask Me About: Math, history, and spanish departments; Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship; outing club trips; Greek Life; study abroad opportunities
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Home state: New York
Ask Me About: Taking advantage of the liberal arts and unique classes, having interests across many fields, political engagement, club sports, Greek Life, and Model United Nations!
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Home country: Ghana
Ask Me About: First-Generation Office, First-Year Summer Enrichment Program (FYSEP), being an international student, Dartmouth African Students Association (DASA), on-campus Jobs, engineering research, financial aid, EE Just Program, DALI Lab, Great Issues Scholars, First Year Trips.
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Home state: California
Ask Me About: Government major, English/creative writing minor, Dartmouth Democrats, World Outlook Journal of International Affairs, Dickey Center Great Issues Scholars program, The Stonefence Review, and adjusting to New England coming from California.
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Home state: Washington
Ask Me About: Biology, Undergraduate Research, pre-dentistry track, music (Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble, Independent Music Lessons), Dartmouth Center for Social Impact, running, First-Year Trips, Tour Guide, studying abroad (Beijing LSA+)
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Home state: Idaho
Ask Me About: History Modified with Economics Major, Public Policy Minor, Dartmouth Student Government, Club Tennis, Ledyard Canoe Club/Dartmouth Outing Club, Greek Life, Public Policy Research, Greek Leadership Council, First Year Trips, Orientation, Dartmouth Traditions, Rauner Special Collections Library
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Home state: New Jersey
Ask Me About: Neuroscience & Anthropology, Chemistry minor, Dartmouth Dance Team, Dartmouth Raaz, Pre med track, Club Ski, Dartmouth Outing Club
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Home state: Massachusetts
Ask Me About: Studying QSS with a Spanish minor, biology research (and how to get involved in research your freshman year), Dartmouth a capella, involvement in First Year Trips (go Lodj Croo!), volunteering off campus, being a tour guide, and college traditions.
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Home country: Singapore
Ask Me About: Taking Gap Years Before Dartmouth, Economics Major, Public Policy Minor, Great Issues Scholar Program, Tucker Center Interfaith Engagement, The Dartmouth Outing Club, Campus Traditions, and First Year Trips!
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Home state: Colorado
Ask Me About: Pre-Health Track, Native & Indigenous student life, Women in STEM (Women In Science Program), graduate school medical research, independent undergraduate research, Student Accessibility Services (Dyslexia), Tour Guide, Sexual Violence Prevention Project, Sports Analytics Club, Peer Mentor
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Home state: Colorado
Ask Me About: Figure Skating Team, Ujima dance troupe, cognitive science major, film major, research jobs, D9 Greek Life, Northern Colorado, Ghana, snowboarding, ballet, Dartmouth's physical fitness facilities
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Home state: Connecticut
Ask Me About: Dance team and performance groups, undergraduate research, Women in Science project, Parliamentary Debate Team, Ledyard Canoe Club, Design Thinking at Dartmouth
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Home country: India
Ask Me About: All things Dartmouth! I work as Project Manager at the DALI lab, a TA in the CS department, a computational biology researcher at the DHMC, and with admissions to mentor and interview international students. I'm the co-President of Women in Computer Science, I co-host a radio show, and love to hike, bike and ice skate. I'm also happy to talk on-campus jobs, modified majors, first-year trips, etc.
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Home state: West Virginia
Ask Me About: Economics, Anthropology, Film and Media Studies, double majors, modified majors, the outdoors, film on campus, sports analytics, working for a varsity sports team, or literally anything else!
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Home state: Massachusetts
Ask Me About: Engineering modified with Economics major, Human-Centered Design minor, Dartmouth Ski Patrol, Design Corps, Women in Business Club, greek life, winters at the Dartmouth Skiway, the Fifty!
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Home state: California
Ask Me About: Chemistry major, Hispanic Studies, Dartmouth Center for Social Impact, undergraduate research, study abroad, pre-med track
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Admissions Ambassador
Home state: Illinois
Ask Me About: The Dartmouth (student newspaper), English Department, Government Department, being a First-Gen student, Black student life, creative writing, the Humanities
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Admissions Ambassador
Home country: South Sudan
Ask Me About: OVIS, OPAL, first generation community, Dartmouth Social Impact, on-campus employment, economics major, entering Dartmouth as an undeclared major, campus life, campus resources and academic support, internships, Dartmouth culture, student organizations
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Home state: Ohio
Ask Me About: Economics, Earth Science, Environmental Studies, Theater Department, Student Performance Groups, The Dickey Center for International Understanding, Irving Institute, Dartmouth Undergraduate Law Journal, Photography, Greek Life, Club Sports, First Year Trips
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Home country: Singapore
Ask Me About: Double majoring in Economics & Quantitative Social Science, Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages minor, non-profit consulting with the Dartmouth Center for Social Imapct, The Dartmouth newspaper, Chamber Orchestra, and being an international student (Singapore & The Philippines)
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Home state: Delaware
Ask Me About: Club Swim, Mental Health Union, The Dartmouth newspaper, Dartmouth traditions, Research, Dartmouth Center for Social Impact, First Year Trips, food on campus!
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Home state: New York
Ask Me About: The Dartmouth Dialogue Project, the Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship/ programs with the Tuck School of Business, the Dartmouth Club Ski Team, Jewish life on campus, Greek life, the Dartmouth Consulting Group, minoring in Hispanic Studies, and the transition from living in New York City to Hanover!
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Home state: New Hampshire
Ask Me About: Improv/comedy at Dartmouth, snow sports, Club Ski Racing, ski instructing, music at Dartmouth, Greek Life, local spots to eat, what weather is like in the Upper Valley, Tour Guide
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Home state: Maryland
Ask Me About: Quantitative Social Science, A Cappella, Club Sports, Spanish Minor, Exploring the Arts at Dartmouth, First-Year Trips
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Home state: Texas
Ask Me About: History mod. Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages (ASCL), International Studies Minor; First Year Trips; research on campus; blogging for the Admissions Office (Peoples Places Pines); gluten and dairy free diet on campus; traveling to campus from the South, managing Hanover winters; studying abroad; D plan
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Home state: New York
Ask Me About: Government and Public Policy, The Dartmouth Aires & a cappella, Glee Club, the Law Journal, theater/arts on campus, First Year Trips, traditions, Tour Guide, Civics
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Home state: Missouri
Ask Me About: I am from St. Louis, MO, but was born in Phan Rang, Vietnam! I'm a prospective ASCL major with a minor in Public Policy on the Pre-Health track. Here on campus, I am in an all-male acapella group, D-EMS, volunteer at Dartmouth Center for Social Impact, shadow at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, and am in two research labs (one being social and the other brain sciences).
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Home country: Canada
Ask Me About: Dance groups at Dartmouth, First-Year Trips, Dartmouth Engineering, greek life
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Home state: Washington
Ask Me About: Undergraduate research opportunities, Dartmouth Outing Club trips, receiving accommodations through Student Accessibility Services, having a sibling at Dartmouth, ski instructing at the Dartmouth Skiway, working on campus, adjusting to small town living coming from Seattle (a much larger city).
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Senior Fellow
Home state: Texas
Ask Me About: Biomedical engineering research at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, studying abroad (in Greece!), Greek life, dining options, cultural/religious groups, and running a small business on campus!
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Home state: New Jersey
Ask Me About: Dartmouth Center for Social Impact, Dartmouth Outing Club, People of Color Outdoors, Spanish minor, first-year trips, Economics department, Dartmouth traditions, and transitioning to Dartmouth life
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Home state: Hawaii
Ask Me About: Natives at Dartmouth, Hōkūpaʻa (Pasifika Student Organization), Pre-Law at Dartmouth, The Dartmouth Law Journal, The Dartmouth student newspaper, Greek Life, Undergraduate Research, Studying Abroad
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Home state: Tennessee
Ask Me About: Government modified major (Politics, Philosophy, & Economics/PPE), theater (department and student-led), Dartmouth Emergency Medical Services, First-Year Fellows/Rockefeller Center/internships, Jewish life, Russian (or any languages) at Dartmouth, on-campus jobs & financial aid, the North and winters as a southerner
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Home state: New York
Ask Me About: Studying one of Dartmouth's interdisciplinary majors, Jewish Studies double major, the Dickey Center for International Understanding, Project Preservation, undergraduate research, study abroad during winterim, finding off term internships, TAing
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Home state: Arizona
Ask Me About: Religious studies, classical languages, greek life, Dartmouth College radio station (WDCR), interfaith dialogue on campus/the Tucker Center, Christian communities, the Dartmouth Apologia, interning in DC, Rockefeller Center First-Year Fellows, researching for a professor (URAD), study abroad (in Athens and Edinburgh), archaeology, the DOC Fifty!
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Home state: New Hampshire
Ask Me About: club sports, Jewish life at Dartmouth, student research opportunities, the government department, foreign policy opportunities, corporate recruitment at Dartmouth
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Home state: New Jersey
Ask Me About: Being a first-generation low-income (FGLI) student, pre-med, Taekwondo Club, First-year trips, Neuroscience major, Nathan Smith Society Shadowing, undergraduate research, E.E. Just Program, Dartmouth EMS (DEMS)
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Admissions Ambassador
Home country: Yemen
Ask Me About: International student experience, Economics major, International Studies minor, financial aid, King Scholarship, work-study, the Dartmouth.
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Home state: Massachusetts
Ask Me About: Majoring in Philosophy, Politics & Economics, The Dartmouth Political Union, The Dartmouth Dialogue Project, the Government Department's Domestic Study Program, working in DC, & Catholic life
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Home state: Hawaii
Ask Me About: Geography and International Studies, Dartmouth Law Journal, Dartmouth Minority Pre-Law Association, Women's Club Water Polo, Sports Marketing Assistant Campus Job, Native American Program, Hōkūpa'a
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Home state: Massachusetts
Ask Me About: Biological Sciences major, Music major, pre-med/pre-health track, Seventh Day Adventist student life, Dartmouth QuestBridge Scholars Network Chapter, shadowing at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, studying abroad (Full Immersion Rome Experience), Dartmouth College Radio, Pathways to Medicine Scholars Program, balancing the arts and sciences, anything and everything else in between!
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Admissions Ambassador
Home country: Afghanistan
Ask Me About: Government and Economics major. Tucker Center, Muslim Students Association, being an international student at Dartmouth
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Admissions Ambassador
Home country: Kenya
Ask Me About: First-Generation Office, First-Year Summer Enrichment Program (FYSEP), Being an international student at Dartmouth, Women in Science Internship Program (WISP).
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Senior Fellow
Home country: Turkey
Ask Me About: Cognitive science research, study abroad opportunities, Dartmouth admissions blog (People Places Pines), Guarini Center for International Education, language learning at Dartmouth, and saying yes to new opportunities!!
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Senior Fellow
Home state: New York
Ask Me About: Anthropology major, Classical Studies minor, undergraduate research, Global Health Fellows, dance groups, First-Year Trips, learning to ski at Dartmouth, Camp Kesem, Dartmouth's D-plan, greek life
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Home state: Maryland
Ask Me About: Dartmouth Center for Social Impact, pre-med, Mental Health Union, the African American Community, psychology major, classics minor, first-year trips, adjusting to the outdoors/rural Hanover from a suburban hometown, residential life experiences,
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Home state: Washington
Ask Me About: Hosting a radio show, Tone Deaf acapella, Casual Thursday improv, greek life, taking ski lessons at Dartmouth Skiway, studying abroad in London, and adjusting to life in New England from the PNW.
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Home country: Zimbabwe
Ask Me About: Christian Community on Campus, Club Ultimate Frisbee, Photography and Dartmouth Yearbook
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Home state: Connecticut
Ask Me About: Undergraduate research opportunities, varsity athletics, pre-health track
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Home country: China
Ask Me About: DALI lab, Design Initiative at Dartmouth, Tuck Undergraduate Programs, Dartmouth Chinese Students Association, Marketing Student Program, Dartmouth traditions, Greek Life, and being an international student at Dartmouth!
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Home state: Ohio
Ask Me About: Government major modified with philosophy & economics, The Dartmouth Newspaper staff, club field hockey, First-Year Trips
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Home state: South Carolina
Ask Me About: Being a first generation college student, all things music, studying languages at Dartmouth, Language Study Abroad Programs, walking on to a Varsity team, club sports, winter at Dartmouth, Nathan Smith Society, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Research,
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Home state: Washington
Ask Me About: Double majors, environmental law, photography, The Hood Museum, the Government Department, campus jobs, civic engagement
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Home state: Illinois
Ask Me About: Economics, Environmental Studies, preprofessional/finance clubs on campus, club basketball/club sports, piano, undergraduate opportunities through Tuck School of Business, Greek life
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Home state: Montana
Ask Me About: (Oglala Lakota) Studying NAIS double minor Public Policy & Anthropology (Pre-Law Track), first gen/low income, applying early decision, Indigenous Fly-In Program, QuestBridge Scholar, Natives At Dartmouth, Native Dance Nations Society Dance Club, Powwow Committee, Indigenous Peer Mentor, Fossil Free Dartmouth, Spilled Ink Poetry Club, Dartmouth Organization of Rural Students (DOORS).
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Home country: Pakistan
Ask Me About: Parliamentary Debate, Muslim Student Association, South Asian Student Association, Office of Pluralism and Leadership, Sexual Assault Prevention Program and Research, Dickey Center, Funding Opportunities, Experiences as an international student, Admissions Ambassador
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Home state: Alaska
Ask Me About: Being pre-med, transitioning from Alaska, undergraduate/first year research at Geisel School of Medicine, the Dartmouth Outing Club, campus traditions, and studying abroad in Paris!
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Home country: China
Ask Me About: Comparative Literature major, activism on campus, the Spare Rib magazine, the Parliamentary Debate Team, the Asian and Asian American LLC, working with OPAL (organizing committee for the AAPI Heritage Month), undergraduate research in the humanities, the international student experience (Chinese)
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Home state: Minnesota
Ask Me About: The Women in Science Project (WISP), the Dartmouth Forensic Union, Undergraduate Research in Physics and Astronomy Department, the Sexual Violence Prevention Project, the Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault, the Physics and Astronomy Society, Greek Life, the Sexual Assault Peer Alliance, Study Abroad, and Research Internships
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Home state: New Jersey
Ask Me About: Neuroscience! My Education minor (and how I discovered my interest in childhood brain development thanks to the liberal arts curriculum), the Pre-Med track, the Triathlon team, shadowing physicians at the hospital, greek life, having a student job, The Dartmouth 50!!!!! (and directing it!!)
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Home state: Hawaii
Ask Me About: Government major modified with Economics, minors in Public Policy and Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS), Student Government, Model United Nations, House Council, Hōkūpaʻa Pan-Pasifika Club, Native Americans at Dartmouth (NAD), Hillternships, On-Campus Jobs, Admissions Ambassador.
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Home state: Rhode Island
Ask Me About: Dartmouth Outing Club, Sustainability Office Intern (Free Market Thrift Store), Dartmouth Skiway, D-LAB, first-generation experience, the climbing gym, Hanover, & the Upper Valley, First-Year Trips, Dimensions, Study Abroad (Prague)
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Home state: Pennsylvania
Ask Me About: Neuroscience major, Spanish minor, Pre-med, undergraduate research, acapella, First-Year Trips, greek life, Learning Fellow
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Home state: New York
Ask Me About: Theater (departmental and student-run), Linguistics, a cappella, Jewish life, Stonefence Review (literary magazine/poetry), The Jack-o-Lantern (satire publication), Dartmouth Formula Racing, study abroad, research, local internships, music lessons (IIP), dance, skiing, food allergies, crossword puzzles, Greek Life involvement
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Home state: New York
Ask Me About: my Economics major modified with Math; my Philosophy minor; the Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC); the Dartmouth Consulting Group; Class Council; the Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC) / People of Color Outdoors; the Admissions Blog - "People, Places, Pines;" Mathematics; being an Undergraduate Advisor (UGA); and the Dartmouth Housing Communities.
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Home state: New York
Ask Me About: Biology major, french minor, pre-med track, a capella, Nathan Smith Society shadowing, research, study abroad, club ski, and tour guide!
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Home state: Virginia
Ask Me About: Economics mod Philosophy major, Computer Science minor, Rockefeller Center for Public Policy, Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship, Dartmouth Investment and Philanthropy Program, Dartmouth Blockchain, Soyeya Dance Troupe, music at Dartmouth, study abroad, interdisciplinary interests, research opportunities.
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Home state: Maryland
Ask Me About: Women in Business, Study Abroad, Dartmouth Consulting Group, First-Year Trips
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Admissions Ambassador
Home country: Poland
Ask Me About: Pre-health track, acapella, study abroad, songwriters at Dartmouth, performing arts on campus, life as an international student
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Home state: New York
Ask Me About: Computer Science, Human Centered Design, Club Women's Basketball, social impact non-profit consulting, the ceramics studio, Italian Study Abroad (and the department), big law internships, philsophy & AI student research, venture capital, and gaining first-time experience in organized outdoor activities
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Home state: Texas
Ask Me About: Economics major, Art History major, double majors, Improv on campus, Museum Club, IM sports, Greek Life, Design Consulting in DesignCorps (part of Thayer), managing dietary restrictions in college
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Home state: Maryland
Ask Me About: Catholic student life, photography, the Aegis (yearbook), International Studies minor, African student life (Senegalese!), Dickey Center internships abroad (Madagascar), French drill instructing, DOC break trips, summer a cappella
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Senior Fellow
Home state: Montana
Ask Me About: Native Americans at Dartmouth (NAD), Dartmouth's Christian community, political involvement, internships, study abroad (I went to New Zealand and DC!), modified majors, financial aid, fly-in programs, campus jobs, and good coffee and eats in Hanover!
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Home state: North Carolina
Ask Me About: International studies minor, studying and interning abroad, Chinese at Dartmouth, Great Issues Scholars, Living Learning Communities, outdoor opportunities, First-Year Trips, World Outlook, Collis After Dark, residential houses and events, giving tours, and alternatives to Greek life
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Home state: Rhode Island
Ask Me About: Government, Economics, Philosophy, and Spanish departments; sustainability programs; Study Abroad opportunities; research.
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Home state: Arkansas
Ask Me About: Environmental Studies major, Italian major, Public Policy minor, study abroad, research, community service, the Energy Justice Clinic, the Policy Research Shop, the Dartmouth Cheer Team, POLIS (pre-professional government society), the Writing Center, tour guides, internships, and the transition from living in the South to the North.
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Home state: Georgia
Ask Me About: Economics, Engineering, undergraduate research, Student Government, transition to Dartmouth, Greek Life, Improv Group, first generation college student, student life, and admissions process!
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