Dartmouth College Top Questions

"ragey" (they like to prty it up!) work hard, play hard. able to balance a million clubs with fratting and school

alcoholics, "crunchy" outdoorsy people, overachievers

Dartmouth College students drink too much alcohol.

An old essay written at the end of the nineteenth century compares Dartmouth to Sparta and Harvard to Athens. In other words, Dartmouth is seen as intellectually pragmatic, while Harvard is viewed as intellectually abstract. I am not sure if this captures the spirit of Dartmouth, which I found, as a student, to be intellectually compelling, motivating, and inspirational. My time at Dartmouth changed my life and made me want to become not a Wall Street honcho but a scholar-- and now I am. That said, these days, Dartmouth students are probably seen as rowdy, raucous, and full of vim, even if, during their quiet hours, they are hitting the books and tackling tough questions.

-Everyone is an athlete -Party, party, party -Nothing to do in the town

One stereotype is that Dartmouth is a fraternity-dominated, beer-drinking party school, mainly due to the movie Animal House. Another is that it is a conservative old boy network that is still an uncomfortable place for women and minorites. A third stereotype is that it is like other Ivy League schools, in that students there are very smart and very stuck up.

Intelligent people who know how to party

Dartmouth students are stereotypically viewed as one of two polar extremes: crunchy recluses or elitist binge-drinkers.

1. That all Dartmouth students are alcoholics 2. That Dartmouth is a "safety Ivy" with no academic standards 3. That there's nothing at all to do here 4. That the school is very conservative and close-minded 5. That you won't be able to find a good job since few people know what Dartmouth is

Alcoholics living in the woods