just visited dartmouth.. loved it but question

saila
Sun, 14 Aug 2005 21:30:32 +0000

Yep, the D plan definitely helps out with jobs/internships. Another fun plus is being able to go on a mini roadtrip and visit your friends at local schools who are on the semester plan. You get to hang out at their parties and meet new people all without the stress of classes! One of my best friends will be sophomore at a college with a trimemester system, and she does a lot with her friends from college during the breaks. She still sees most of her high school buds, but you might be surprised how important your Dartmouth friendships become. Of course, their is some overlap as well. The spring breaks of trimester and semester colleges are almost identical (with the exception that ours is a few days longer!) And it is stressful with finals 3 times a year instead of twice, but with only 3 classes, it feels a little more manageable because the material isn’t as spread out, so you retain it better, and there is less material to focus on at one time. Trimester also makes it much easier to study abroad, because you only miss 1/3 of a year on campus instead of 1/2.