Can a Dartmouth Student answer this?

ChrisCuber
Sat, 05 Nov 2005 21:28:34 +0000

Dartmouth’s generally considered the “cool, down-to-earth” Ivy, and I’d say in general that’s true. I’ve encountered very little snobbiness, and people are just genuinely friendly. As someone who probably leans toward the aforementioned “poor kids” category, I really don’t feel looked down upon at all because of my economic background. I suppose most here have at least some degree of nerdiness (otherwise, they wouldn’t be here), and though I live in a nerdier dorm than most, I can say that it’s a far cry from what you’d see at, say, Case Western or MIT.

Unfortunately, I can’t help much when it comes to transfer apps: I’m a '09 and don’t plan to ever need one. However, studying is taken seriously at Dartmouth. People just know how to let loose when they need to. There are an abundance of study areas on campus, from the extremely busy (Novack, parts of Collis) to the tomb-like (tower room, reserve library, dingy nooks in the Baker stacks).

Hope this helps!