<p>Though I will admit that I had the same concern when I applied as well, being an individual of rather modest means, my worries have been largely groundless. The “average” Dartmouth student–if there is such a thing–seems to come from an upper-middle or upper-class family. I concur with virtually everyone here in that Dartmouth students are by and large the nicest group of people one could hope to meet, and snobbish students are few and far between. I’ve only met a few (typically in the “rich” frats), and have only been the recipient of snobbishness from one or two individuals, hardly enough to be a real deterrent.</p>