<p>D is a 14, and she is absolutely in love with Dartmouth. She honestly feels it is the best college on earth. She did pledge a sorority, and like everything else at DM, she loves it. In terms of drinking, there is absolutely no pressure to drink. If you want to, fine. If not, no one cares. Many kids even play pong (the game of choice) with water. The whole school is filled with smart, enthusiastic kids that love their college, have many diverse interests, and everyone finds their niche.</p>
<p>As a parent of a '14, and soon to be parent of a grad student, Dartmouth, the smallest and most rural of the Ivies, has proven to be the right fit for our kids. My '14 loves the rural, safe and nurturing environment. He loves the friends he has made there. He has attended frat parties, but is a non-drinker. It is all about choices. There is so much that Dartmouth has to offer.</p>
<p>I note that in your other post you are asking about having your child graduate early so s/he can go on to med school. It all goes by so quickly, why not let them enjoy 4 years of learning in such a great environment. A common complaint among graduates is that they wish they could have spent more time on campus. They have the rest of their lives to work. </p>
<p>To paraphrase a famous quotation, Dartmouth is a small college and is not for everyone, but for those that choose it, love it. Congrats and best of luck in your child’s decision.</p>
<p>My joy and excitement for D '16 subsided just a bit when Mapquest calculated the distance between our home in CO and the college in NH and when Kayak calculated the airfare.</p>
<p>A friend recommended buying airline tickets during specials and way-in-advance to soften the financial blow. To that end, how early will the students return to campus for Winter Term? Classes will begin Monday, January 7,2012. </p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Check out the academic calendars here:
[2012</a> - 2013 Academic Calendar](<a href=“This page has moved”>This page has moved)
final exam schedules here: [Final</a> Examination Schedule - 2012-2013](<a href=“This page has moved”>This page has moved)</p>
<p>But you also want to check the residence hall dates here: [Winter</a> & Spring Housing](<a href=“Home | Office of Residential Life”>Home | Office of Residential Life)</p>
<p>They just announced the graduation speaker for this year: the founder of Teach for America. Groan. A worthy enterprise, no doubt, but I think most of us could predict what she’s going to say already. The '11s get Conan O’Brien, and we get bored stiff. Or maybe she will reach beyond the obvious and surprise us all. Could it be?</p>
<p>Hi Magnum, Thank you for your response! If classes resume on Monday, January 7, 2013, will the students be returning to campus just that weekend? While the exam schedule for 2012-2013 is posted, the housing calendar isn’t yet.
Noobly, HK</p>
<p>You can call or email them. Usually they open up the Thursday before a Monday start.</p>
<p>Contact Us
E-mail: <a href=“mailto:residential.life@dartmouth.edu”>residential.life@dartmouth.edu</a>
Address: North Massachusetts Hall
Campus mail: HB 6231
Phone: (603) 646-3093<br>
Fax: (603) 646-1677
Staff
Director of Housing - Rachael K. Class-Giguere
Associate Director of Housing - Elicia S. Rowan
Administrative Assistant- Gwen A. Williams</p>
<p>Consolation, Conan will be impossible to beat. [Conan</a> O’Brien Delivers Dartmouth’s Commencement Address - YouTube](<a href=“Conan O'Brien Delivers Dartmouth's Commencement Address - YouTube”>Conan O'Brien Delivers Dartmouth's Commencement Address - YouTube) </p>
<p>But she recognizes her challenge. [Teach</a> For America Founder Wendy Kopp to Deliver Commencement Address|Dartmouth Now](<a href=“http://now.dartmouth.edu/2012/04/teach-for-america-founder-wendy-kopp-to-deliver-commencement-address/]Teach”>http://now.dartmouth.edu/2012/04/teach-for-america-founder-wendy-kopp-to-deliver-commencement-address/) I am still looking forward to it.</p>
<p>To all new parents, please check out the Dartmouth channels on YouTube and Flickr with your '16 to get a pulse on Dartmouth. There is so much more than the Greek system.</p>
<p>HardKnocks - we’re in CO too, and just sent our son off to Dimensions. I was actually thinking that we’re very fortunate to have Southwest offering non-stop round trip flights from Denver to both Boston AND Manchester. From what I can tell it’s pretty easy to get airfares on those flights for $150 or so per leg, which isnt too bad. Nonetheless, its great to have non-stop options to both airports. And, with Southwest, you can purchase tickets months in advance without having to worry about change fees, since SW doesn’t ever charge them.</p>
<p>dukedad, Thanks for the tip! I usually find the deals by checking all the airfare search engines like Kayak, but Southwest doesn’t participate in them. </p>
<p>Were you at the reception earlier this month? My D was sick, but she did attend the alumni holiday party in December with four other EDs.</p>
<p>Just a tip. Manchester is closer than Boston (doh) but the transportation options from there to Hanover aren’t as convenient or frequent. Upper Valley Shuttle runs three times a day for $59 one way (<a href=“http://www.uvshuttle.com/);%5B/url%5D”>http://www.uvshuttle.com/);</a> Dartmouth Coach runs eight times a day (seven on Sunday) for $38 one way (<a href=“http://www.dartmouthcoach.com/schedules.html[/url]”>About | Dartmouth Coach) – and, on busy travel days, they just add bus after bus to get everyone where they need to be. Admittedly, it’s a three-hour ride from Boston versus two from Manchester.</p>
<p>Parents weekend: Hi All, did the parents receive anything about parents weekend this summer? I didn’t know if the college sends something out?</p>
<p>Schedule of events isn’t posted yet, but 2011 sample on website. But date is set. July 27-29. Looks much like First Year Family Weekend, but in July.</p>
<p>[Sophomore</a> Family Weekend](<a href=“Home | Collis Center for Student Involvement”>Home | Collis Center for Student Involvement)</p>
<p>I was in Hanover this past weekend. Had a business trip to Providence, so since I was so close, had to tie a visit in. Every time I step foot on that campus I love it more. The feeling there is just so special. We ate at the new 3Guys BBQ place, it was pretty good. It’s nice to have another option. I’m hoping the DM baseball team wins at Cornell this weekend. There were a bunch of baseball parents at my hotel (they were playing Harvard while I was there), and they were a great group of parents. Such fun! </p>
<p>We should all get together during family weekend. This time both my parents and my inlaws are coming, lol. They have never seen DM, and summer seemed like the best time.</p>
<p>Dumbo, looks like they will have fun family events at Collis starting at 7 pm on the Friday night. We could meet then at the entrance to Collis.</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing parents weekend… not sure if I will go on Friday night or show up early on Saturday. I get to drop by the college often… have a great night.</p>
<p>Does anyone know when they come out with the financial awards for fin aid for the summer term? I didn’t know when they send out the info (if it goes out at 1 time or rolling).</p>
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Does anyone know when they come out with the financial awards for fin aid for the summer term? [\quote]</p>
<p>since summer term is technically the first term of the school year, summer fin aid will be part of your fin aid package for the 2012-13 school year. I’d imagine those come out soon, since they will be sending out bill for 12X on May 11. [2010-2011</a> Academic Year Billing Schedule](<a href=“Billing & Paying Tuition: Welcome”>Billing & Paying Tuition: Welcome)</p>
<p>Magnum, would it work to meet after the Friday night events? We might be a little late to the Friday night events, although I hate to miss anything. The events were so fun last year. However, with my parents/inlaws with me, it will change the trip a bit, as they’ll want to have dinner at a normal time. '14 parents, post what works best and we can arrange a meeting time!</p>
<p>Dumbo and other '14 parents, I agree, Friday night will probably be the night you will want to have dinner with your kid, if they agree (ha ha), and since the usual Sophomore weekend schedule has activities for the evening in Collis, we can all run into each other sometime later that evening.</p>