<p>The D-Plan has its pluses and minuses. It’s been denigrated in some places as a means of squeezing more students into too few on-campus rooms, but it’s also been praised for the internship and other options it provides. On balance, I’m in favor of it – and in favor of the quarter plan generally. I went to a semester school (many centuries ago), and I think I would probably have done better on a quarter system. That is something else for your friend to consider, AsianAlly. The quarter system is very intensive, but you have fewer classes at one time. I saw this more in law school than college, but it was still – what do I read tonight? I also have to mention the FSP [foreign study programs] at Dartmouth. Another one of the things that sets it apart from other schools. Okay, I’m biased. </p>