I visited Dartmouth and liked that it felt like a small liberal arts college, but it had the resources of a large research university. Also when I walked around campus, everyone was smiling and no one was alone. It had the quintissential college feel with people playing frisbee on the green to students on their laptops leaning against a tree to students in libraries. I don’t consider this a negative, but it is a very preppy school if that’s something that turns you off. Also 60% of students are involved in greek life, so if that doesn’t appeal to you, there will stil be people not involved in the greek system, they would just be in the minority. Also, if you’re looking for diversity, it exists at Dartmouth but in a unique way. 4% of students are Natives which is incredibly high, but black population is fairly low at about 8%.