<p>In trying to decide between ND and Dartmouth, but the prominent frat and drinking community is one of Dartmouth's weak points for me. I am not at all interested in frat life (maybe when I turn 21 but not before then), and I am a little worried about this particular aspect of Dartmouth, in that I would be in the minority there. Although ND has drinking problems of its own (another student got so drunk he fell asleep into my host's bed without realizing he wasn't in his dorm room haha). I just wanted to make sure that there is a place for me at Dartmouth if I choose not to partake in the drinking scene. Is there a higher or lower drinking rate on campus for those on a pre-med track?</p>
<p>Also, from current students, have you experienced a lot of "preppy" behavior from classmates? I'm from Ohio, and I'm worried about encountering (or worse, being paired with as a roommate) priveliged kids from Long Island or wherever out east that would look down on me for the fact that I'm from the Midwest. I had a feeling of this from my Dartmouth host, but his roommates were much friendlier. Surprisingly, one of the best friends I made during my brief stay at Dimensions was from NY. I know that no matter what school you attend, you will run into such people (<em>cough</em> Yale <em>cough</em>), but is it a serious problem at Dartmouth?</p>
<p>I'm not trying to flame/upset/offend anyone here, it's just that these are very important questions to me, being a minority on campus (a conservative-leaning, lower-income, slightly nerdy Midwesterner), and are about the only things that might keep me from attending Darmouth. Any objective opinions on these subjects would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>-Chris</p>
<p>P.S. Those coughs are authentic--I have some kind of allergies ;)</p>