Another Dartmouth alum here. The remoteness is part of the draw. Coupled with a small student body and undergraduate-focus, you get a tightly-knit college community and an unparalleled NE liberal arts education experience. I would also note that the commute from Boston to Hanover is much easier than the one to Williams or Amherst (no windy local roads). For OP, you absolutely do not need to ski to enjoy the Dartmouth experience. |
Beautiful in the fall and the summer (where students do spend there one year.) |
This sounds right for a significant number of Dartmouth students. At our suburban high school, though, the kids who end up at Dartmouth more often than not just appear to have ended up at Dartmouth. In other words, they applied to a score of Ivy League schools and decided Dartmouth was the best option among those (if more than one) to which they were admitted. |
I think it goes in waves for what’s popular at certain high schools. Potomac has 5 going so far next year and at least one more acceptance. |
Most of these kids were pre-destined to attend Dartmouth at birth. Their parents are super active alums. |
This is what I've observed as well. I've seen several Kids accepted from our class turned it down for Brown, Northwestern |
Years ago I looked at - and liked - Dartmouth, but it wasn’t rural enough for what I was hoping for! My parents despaired a bit about where I’d go and I did, in fact, end up at Williams |