Does this sound like a Dartmouth personality

ohmadre
Tue, 18 May 2010 18:35:15 +0000

I definitely concur with Hollow’s post - some Dartmouth students lean right, but more left, some are preppy, some are crunchy, most though not so simply reduced to that kind of stereotype.

Its good you realize you son will have to take matters more into his own hands on this. I have noted GC’s from across my state also promote only schools within that state- especially public universities- to the extent that I wonder if they are instructed to do so. CC is a rich resource. However, don’t let it give you misimpression that your son will be hugely disadvantaged at the schools he is considering because his background is not highly resourced. Many students at any the schools he is considering come from public systems where no one ever heard of TASP (believe me!). At these schools, the fact that your son hails from a Utah public school (public is my assumption based on your ‘more highly resourced’ comment so I apologize if I am wrong) with his credentials may be a hook.

Based on the way you have described your son, I feel that you have done a really great job in identifying Dartmouth as a potential school. (If you haven’t already, explore the Dartmouth Outing Club page)