Dartmouth Students

buffalowizard
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:58:26 +0000

It all depends on what crowd you decide to hang out with. At first, especially while I was on the CT/MA bus to Dartmouth for my DOC trip ([DOC First-Year Trips: Dartmouth College’s Outdoor Orientation Program](First Year Trips)), I was really worried that the school would be filled with pretentious New England prep school kids. And while there are plenty of those (heck, there was a whole bus full of them!), the student body as a whole is much, much more diverse than that, both in terms of “categories” (racial, socio-economic, geographical, etc) and in terms of personality.

Unless, of course, I’m pretentious and stuck up, too… and I really hope that’s not the case! I really hope not…

But anyways, don’t worry at all about pretentious prep school kids from Greenwich and the like. The stereotype (prep school kids and frat parties) is incredibly true for those who seek it, but for those who seek a calmer, more down-to-earth atmosphere, there’s tons of that as well. Rest assured that there are plenty here who had the exact same concerns as you coming in. These people will become your friends.

I hope this helps. If you have any other questions, feel free to p-m me.