<p>i wanna go there b/c of the dorms =), only 2 or 3 ppl per suite. but i didn’t understand wat the double-triple thing was, does that mean 6/suite?</p>
<p>double-triple </p>
<p>double are 2 in a room a double triple can be a 2 room dorm with 3 people or a 3 room dorm for 2 people</p>
<p>I like the sense of community and comraderie. I’ve also never lived in the snow! :p</p>
<p>the picture my interviewer painted for me was too perfect to resist.</p>
<p>comaraderie-you can build that at almost any school lol, community, yeah i guess the D is kind of secluded, but any other reasons? i have an interview coming up and i would like some advice. i also like the D-plan (i mean who could forget about that right?)</p>
<p>Honestly the camaraderie is unique, I don’t know of anywhere that comes close. For example, anyone you meet from Dartmouth will say they “love” it. Its just the mentality, people love to be positive about the place and it works. There are good times and bad times like anything, but overall it is truly distinctive. I have witnessed this from the alumni networking side, its amazing how much alumni will help you. </p>
<p>The D plan is two sided. I didnt like the quarter system because there was more work, i.e. three sets of finals a year instead of two. BUT having only three classes to focus on is great, you really get into them. Sophomore summer is the biggest gift you can imagine, jumping into the river and getting to know your class is what its all about. Finally the study abroad programs are great with the D-plan, you really get to see the world while paying Dartmouth tuition.</p>
<p>Do you only take 3 classes at a time?</p>
<p>Yes. (10 characters)</p>
<p>Ooh I like that.</p>
<p>And Xanatos… doesn’t your name mean “death” or something?</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>I think that’s “thanatos.”</p>
<p>See, I know I could be happy at any college. But I feel like I would be the happiest at Dartmouth. Everything tangible about the school is perfect. However, I can say that for one or two other schools as well. The separating factor is the overwhelming feeling that Dartmouth gives me. It just feels perfect, and I suppose that’s what all the CCers call “fit.”</p>
<p>people generally pick Dart over top LACs (williams, amherst, etc.) because of the ivy name. that’s the bottom line.</p>
<p>Wow you’re dumb. There are so many other, more important reasons that people pick Dartmouth. Stop trying to create arguments.</p>
<p>yeah, i guess i am dumb, i wanna go to dartmouth, b/c it’s an ivy and that i like it out of all the ivies (i don’t know y 
it’s just me and I don’t )</p>
<p>Ritchieboy,</p>
<p>that is not true (even though my daughter did choose Dartmouth over Amherst and Williams). When she got accepted to Darmouth, I purposely ran interference for her amongst family members because I did not want her to think that she had to attend an Ivy because she got in to one. For most of the admissions process, * my first choice was Williams to the point that when she went up for admitted student days, I was ready to send the check*. As a matter of fact it took a moment for me to get over that she was attending Dartmouth instead of Williams.</p>
<p>If you have spent any time at any of these schools (D stayed at Williams 3 times , overnights, attended classes, knew people, and 3 times - the sme drill at Amherst) you will find that each school has its own distinct personality. While there are many some similarities between all 3 schools in the end my daughter told me that it was the people at Dartmouth that won her over -she started school with a group of friends that she met during dimenisions, some she knew from visits to Williams and Amherst and they all committed to coming to Dartmouth together.</p>
<p>One of the things that she also liked was the discussion group that was set up for 08’s immeadiately after the RD decisions were released that gave her an opportunity to "meet’ some of the 08’s before coming to campus. They talked about everything: computer selection, doc trips, first year seminars, english class placements etc. </p>
<p>The doc trip was another whole situation as my kid who can be a bit of a fashionista who did not believe in “getting dirty” had one of the best experiences of her life. When I picked her up from the Doc trip, they acted like it was going to be 100 years before they saw each other again (actually it was going to be a little more than a week). I must be something bout 5 days unwashed that really bonds a group. </p>
<p>She has never regretted her decision to attend Dartmouth. I recently asked her does she still love Dartmouth as much as she did in the fall and her response was ** more**</p>
<p>^I want to go to Dartmouth. :)</p>
<p>I think Dimensions is the same weekend as my prom. :(</p>
<p>I believe that it’s an alternate transliteration of the Greek thanatos…</p>
<p>…That’s what I thought, but I didn’t want to assert anything I wasn’t sure of.</p>
<p>Why I want to go to D:There’s really no other chance to live as a college student, relatively carefree, in “farfaraway” fairytale-land for 4 yrs, making awesome friends etc. I’ll get my taste of city living during the first few yrs after graduation. But it will never be like college again–even if I do choose to move back into a rural community.
oh and btw:
Dartmouth’s applicant pool overlaps most with Princeton, Harvard, and Yale etc. not LAC’s.</p>
<p>Does anyone have the Fiske Guide? It highlights the overlap schools for each college.</p>