Dartmouth v Davis

marlenexmauh
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 00:20:35 +0000

I was completely set on going to Davis for two years now and was ecstatic when I received my acceptance, however I just recently found out that I was accepted into Dartmouth. I know Dartmouth is an amazing school and ridiculously prestigious but i’m just worried that for my major, Davis might better. At Davis I planned to major in environmental policy analysis and planning, but since Dartmouth is a liberal arts school I will be under the more broad major of environmental science. I was concerned that because Davis is such a strong school in my major that I will loosing out on specialized teaching as well as opportunities working in policy making as Davis is so close to the capital. Yet on the other hand, Dartmouth holds an incredible amount of name recognition and could open up unexpected doors for me.
Another concern for me was that Davis seems to have an atmosphere that is more welcoming and inviting where Dartmouth is rather isolated. I’m a bit nervous at committing to a school in the middle of nowhere
Overall though my main question is whether it would be easier for me to succeed and get a job as a graduate from Dartmouth or Davis.

(financial aid to both school is relatively the same)