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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Apr 12, 2002
Pros: Small Community of Top Notch Students and Professors
Cons: COLD! SNOW! SNOW!
Summary: My daughter has spent the last four years at this top-notch college and is graduating this May. This is certainly a milestone not only for her, but all who love and adore her as well. On this momentous occasion, I will give you the low down on ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 21, 2004
Pros: Academically stellar, great professors, opportunities for people with varied interests
Cons: A backward social scene that isn't really all that fun
Summary: I graduated from Dartmouth College in June 2003, and would just like to take a few minutes to tell you about all its pros and cons. ACADEMICS Academically, Dartmouth is an outstanding college. The professors are dedicated and professional, yet ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 22, 2000
Pros: Hanover
Cons: Hanover
Summary: I'm away from Dartmouth right now and I'm homesick; Dartmouth wasn't even my first choice, that's how much I love it. What makes Dartmouth such a great place is the emphasis on undergraduate education and sense of community.
Because of the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 30, 2000
Pros: you can have fun with friends
Cons: none
Summary: Many people believe that the fraternaties and sororities of Dartmouth should be banned. I happen to disagree. The great system is a great way to spend time with friends. I enjoyed college and got good marks while taking part in a fraternity. You ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 29, 2000
Pros: small(ish) classes, friendly campus, fiercely loyal alums
Cons: all social life revolves around the college
Summary: It is cliché to say that college is the best four years of your life, and although I cannot say if this is going to definitely hold true for me (I just graduated in June with ABs in Government and Latin American & Caribbean Studies) it is hard for me ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 14, 2000
Pros: Currently a terrific school. Mix of education and social life.
Cons: Treats students like garbage.
Summary: Three and a half years ago, when I got my acceptance letter to Dartmouth College, I was incredibly excited. I was going to get to spend four years in beautiful New Hampshire at a school that had an excellent academic reputation and a thriving social ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 31, 2000
Pros: It's not the river
Cons: It's faaaaaaaaaaar!!!
Summary: My freshman year was spent in a 200 foot cube with another girl. I lived in a corner room on the first floor of Cohen, the farthest of the Choate dorms.
The Choates are a million miles from everything. Well no... they are immediately behind ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 9, 2000
Pros: 225+ years of tradition
Cons: 25 years of nutty social engineering
Summary: I am an alumni councillor of Dartmouth College, and while attending the most recent AC meeting I heard an appropriate, if nutty, joke made by one of our speakers
"How many Dartmouth Alumni does it take to change a lightbulb" ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 5, 2000
Pros: Professors who are focused on the students
Cons: Few big name professors
Summary: Less than 24 hours ago, I handed in the last paper I will ever write at Dartmouth. It was nearly 25 pages long and dealt with the roles of journalism and the press in James Joyce's Ulysses. This is the typical kind of work expected from a Dartmouth ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 2, 2000
Pros: lots of restaraunt options, great variety, within walking distance of campus
Cons: none
Summary: OK- I'm going to have to break this review into parts, or it will be too long - this one will focus on Hanover's restaurants - of which there is a wide selection.
I'm from the West Coast (Seattle), and when I told my friends I was going to New ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 18, 2000
Pros: great, nice people, skiway rocks
Cons: expensive
Summary: Dartmouth is a great school to begin with, but once you consider the athletic department, you will never look back. Dartmouth has it's own skiway which you can use anytime there is snow. In New Hampshire there is a lot of snow so it's available all the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 21, 2000
Pros: almost everything
Cons: too many frat boys
Summary: I couldn't have imagined how much I would love Dartmouth. I felt at home there from the moment I arrived, and didn't lose my sense of awe in the entire four years I was there. I have never felt so connected to a place, and it will always be a part of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 20, 2000
Pros: Great professors, focus on undergraduates
Cons: Intense language classes, some large "weed out" pre-med courses
Summary: Dartmouth is first and foremost dedicated to undergraduate learning. I emphasize this because it is not the case at many of the other Ivy league schools (notably Harvard, Cornell, U Penn, and Columbia). I never had a TA run a class, and my professors ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 20, 2000
Pros: Great Academics, Great Social Life, Undergraduate Focus
Cons: Rural Location, Administrations trying to change the social scene
Summary: I love Dartmouth and cannot imagine a better college experience. That being said, Dartmouth is not for everyone.
The college is in Hanover, New Hampshire - about 2 hours from Boston (the nearest "real" city). If you are looking ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 18, 2000
Pros: Teaching, small classes, personal attention
Cons: Grade inflation
Summary: First off, I may be a bit biased in my epinion as I am a student at Dartmouth; but so be it. The best thing about the academics at this school is by far the teachers. I never dreamed that I would come to college and get so much personal attention from my ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 17, 2000
Pros: Peer rec, alumni interview
Cons: Difficult statistics, difficult to get in
Summary: The name of the game at Dartmouth admissions is to be a well-rounded student. (surprise surprise) It is best to have a good base in a few key areas: academics (grades and test scores), leadership, school activities, athletics, and community service. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 17, 2000
Pros: Coaching, comraderie
Cons: winter doesn't last all year
Summary: Dartmouth Skiing offers the best program in the country, period. Since 1924, Dartmouth has ranked among the top five teams in the country. And since the 1924 Olympics in Chamonix, France, there has never been an Olympic Winter Games without a Dartmouth ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 4, 2000
Pros: Great community, very open, no sorority rivalries, wonderful network of women
Cons: small houses, moderately high dues (although there are scholarships and work study programs), and constant battles with the administration to maintain autonomy
Summary: I can't say enough good things about the sorority system at Dartmouth, and this comes from someone who swore upon entering that I would never join a Greek organization.
One nice thing about the Greek system at Dartmouth is that you don't rush ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 26, 2000
Pros: teachers, range of classes, teachers, library, teachers, off campus programs
Cons: advisors
Summary: There are a couple of images that come to mind when you talk about an Ivy League school. They are the oldest schools in the country. They are places to find some of the best scholars, brightest teachers and motivated students in the country. In the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 25, 2000
Pros: Serious but fun, camraderie
Cons: Still a club sport
Summary: Many current and former Dartmouth rugby players will agree with me that our involvement with the team was one of the highlights of our Dartmouth experience.
Rugby is both physically demanding and fun. It combines a need for high levels of ... read more
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