<p>My son is a '16. He loves the school in all the key categories (except maybe meal plan design - food is fine): academics, the arts, friends, fraternities and on and on. He’s in the middle of rush term and loving that too. He pledged a house and is getting to know the brothers. They have been great to him so far. The negative press is unfortunate but grossly exaggerates the bad choices some students make. Thankfully the student body is heavily dominated by kind, smart and funny kids. Prospective students would be wise to keep Dartmouth on your list.<br>
p.s. He loves the D Plan too - flexibility, access to internships and foreign study etc. He has not felt shortchanged on the breadth of topics.</p>