Is Dartmouth too small for me?

CityLiving
Fri, 28 Apr 2017 05:27:20 +0000

Hello,

I’m a prospective '21 and really like Dartmouth as an academic fit. However, I have some concerns about the social scene that make me hesitate to commit. I’m from a city, and I like going out and partying on the weekends and hope to find lively social scene at whatever school I attend. Given its small size and rural location, I am a little concerned that Dartmouth won’t satisfy me like a larger school would ( Michigan and UCLA for example). I like the frat scene at Dartmouth, but I don’t want to spend four years doing the same thing with the same people. I come from a very small high school, so I might lack perspective, but is less than 4500 undergrads a large enough community where I can meet new people and have a very active social life?