Dartmouth College Top Questions

What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?

Garrett

howwww to use google calender? And that you don't have to go out every Friday night. A lot of it though I just had to learn through experience.

martie

How to pick classes.

Jack

I wish I had known more about the idiosyncracies of the social life. Even though it is a greek-life dominated school its fraternities and sororities are very different than frats and sororities at other schools I have visited.

Rebecca

I wish I had known that its okay to talk to faculty and your dean; they're there to help you! I was always afraid of the adults, but after working for them, I now regret that I didn't utilize the first year resources more. The administration is extremely friendly and always willing to help those in need. Also, the greek system is extremely strong on campus, but it's not scary. They are not exclusive and the majority of students are affiliated. It's friendly!

Rukayat

I wish I knew that I didn't have to major in a science to be premed. I am still premed but I took the long and winding path. I should have been prepared to get Bs rather than the stright As that I was used to getting in high school. This is a tough college with a rigorous academic curriculum. I wish I also knew how to appreciate myself more so that I would have made wiser decisions but I guess that is what college is about. At the end of the day, I have no regrets.

Dustin

The large gap between students and the administration.

Darren

I wish I knew that you should get a flu shot every fall. They really help!