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Dartmouth is amazing. First it is a fairytale land of love, and then after Homecoming the freshmen are loathed. Then it is up to every schmuck to make it. If you are coming you'll love it for its intensity. The resources stay plentiful and it is up to you to find and access them. Everything is competition so get ready to get better at whatever it is that you want most. You are in for a surprise if you think you are the best singer... for instance. The people are friendly as ever. Come, I'll show you the ropes.

The one complaint I have about Dartmouth is Hanover, the town itself. There is no place to shop and it's pretty secluded. There is, however, a lot of school pride which is a huge plus. Everyone here loves the college. It is the perfect size: not too big or too small so that you run into a lot of people you know while still having the opportunity to meet a lot of new people as well. Dartmouth's D-Plan is pretty unusual, but really cool because it allows for students to take any term off in the year rather than just summer. And staying on for sophomore summer allows for class bonding. We are also on a quarter system, which is pretty unusual. It's great in that we get more opportunities to take a variety of different classes and makes things seem to be moving along faster. The major drawback is that everything is moving long faster so that it seems like finals are just around the corner from midterms.

Dartmouth has amazing professors who are incredibly accessible. You will fall in love with them and they will open your eyes to academic subjects you never would have thought you'd find interesting. You will also find it really easy to get to know your professors on a personal level, to take them out to lunch, to be their research assistants (no grad student competition!), etc. The size of the school is pretty good. It keeps class sizes down and gives the school an intimate feel. If there were more students, then extracurricular student groups would have higher membership/meeting attendance, but that's really the only downside to a small school in my opinion. There are some really fucking awesome students here, whose ability to juggle difficult classes while saving the world will blow your mind away. Overall, everyone has a love/hate relationship with this school. There are things about it that suck --winter, Hanover, the fact that friends leave campus for off terms. But then again, there's winter carnival, the cuteness of all of the mom and pop stores in Hanover, and the fact that the "D-plan" (Google it) allows us to have amazing internship and study abroad opportunities all over the world.

I love my school and right now I don't think there is anything I would change. If life was perfect all the time, then I wouldn't look forward to the good things or appreciate them. And the troubles bring me closer to people because we can help each other through them. At the start of the term, there seems to be a lot of school pride, with people wearing clothing that has the Dartmouth insignia on it. It's quite amazing and I don't think anyone wouldn't be happy to go to Dartmouth.

The best thing about Dartmouth is the atmosphere and the people who go here. The one thin that I would change is the language requirement. I think the school size is just right. When I tell people that I go to Dartmouth, they are generally like "wow that is a really good school" and they think that I have to be a genius to go here. I spend most of my time in class or on the field/doing anything that involves lacrosse. I think the administration at Dartmouth is great. The biggest controversy lately has been the return of Beta and kicking out the sorority that was in their house. One experience that I will always remember is going off of the rope swing into the river in the fall. most frequent student complaints are about the difficulty of the class.

The best thing about Dartmouth is all the awesome students. Everyone has done something incredible and is brilliant in a different way. Plus, students care about each other- there's no competition. Students are incredibly proud of Dartmouth and are very loyal to the school and other Dartmouth alums/students. I think the size is just right, maybe a tiny bit small.

The best thing about Dartmouth is the sense of community. Unless, for some reason, you hate Dartmouth -- then the sense of community becomes a constant irritation. But in my opinion, it's this sense of community, fostered by the remote (but beautiful) location, the relatively small size, and unique traditions that makes Dartmouth so awesome. We're like a little self-contained society with its own unique slang/lingo, games (pong), and inside jokes that only Dartmouth students understand (mostly built on DOC trip traditions). And most of the students do enjoy it. There's a ton of school pride and you hear about alumni "bleeding green" until they die. Very hard core.

the best thing about dartmouth is the school spirit. there's just the right amount of people. people are dartmouth are really down to earth. I spend most of my time in foodcourt. the small town is perfect because it has everything one needs, but nothing extra.

Dartmouth is a wonderful college located in THE PERFECT college town. Local restaurants with a few bars, and small shops line the main street of Hanover which is set just beyond the campus' central meeting place in beautiful weather, "the Green". That being said, the social life truly is on Frat Row - don't be turned off if you think you aren't the stereotypical "sorority girl" or "frat dude". The Dartmouth students pride ourselves on offering inclusive, creative and, yes, wild parties. I never would have predicted that I would become a member of a local sorority (less restrictions imposed on you because you're not affiliated with national organizations), but I've met really great women as a result! The surrounding community loves its students and the students as well as the many organizations they are involved in are very tapped into serving the community.

best thing about dartmouth is my friends and the campus. I would change the river dorms. they are TERRIBLE (far away, not nice at all). The school is just right i think with any more people it would be way to crowded. People are taken back when i tell them that I go to dartmouth. they are always like wow. i spend most of my time either in my dorm or on the lacrosse field (includes floren, field, locker room etc) hanover is a cute college town, the only thing i would change is i would put a chipotle in it. the administration tries to support everyone as best as they can. recent controversy is an athlete cheating on a test. there is definitely a lot of school pride.