<p>My D is a freshman at Dartmouth. A big positive for her was the quarter system. She has wide academic interests, and definitely wanted to study abroad with a language minor or possible major. She felt the quarter system allowed her a good length of time for study abroad without losing a whole on-campus semester. Obviously, there are downsides - the academic pace is intense, probably more intense than semesters, and she doesn’t match with any friends, except one girl who is at an art school on the quarter system.</p>
<p>Good or bad - the D-plan definitely makes Dartmouth different.</p>