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Dartmouth College Visit Report by fogfog

Visit to Dartmouth College in March 2009 by fogfog
(Parent of Student, HS Class of 2011)
(Member since October 22 2009 with 198 posts)
 
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Visit Activities:


Information Session: Yes - Info session was excellent. Woman provided great information with humor and frankness.

Campus Tour: Yes - Nice student guide--though tour was a walking tour of a few major sites, since school was on break, we saw no interiors

Campus:


Friendliness/Courtesy of Students:
Guide was nice. Campus on break


Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff:
Met only receptionist for info cards.


Appearance of Campus:
Campus appeared well maintained--though did not see interior of any buildings. Had we know campus tour was exteriors--could have done it via Google Earth

Off-Campus:


Area Immediately Around Campus:
SMALL SMALL town of Hanover--very nice, very clean. Kind nice people.


City/Town/Community:
Hanover is small and remote. The people seemed very nice.

Campus Visit Notes for Dartmouth College


Visit Description:

We took the bus from Boston to Hanover...Easy and inexpensive.

Information session was helpful, but walking tour did not include bldg interiors since school was on break.

People in town were very nice. We had a good lunch at a local greasy spoon filled with Hanover's finest.

Our concern is there ins't substance free housing--and Dartmouth has a rep of being a big drinking school---
As a varsity student-athlete, out son wants to be in a dorm situation that fosters abstinence from drugs/alcohol

Other Comments (Transportation, local attractions, parking, etc.):

Easy bus from Boston to Hanover.