Dartmouth is it really going downhill?
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Anonymous
| No. Dartmouth has always been Dartmouth and it would have a long way to go before it headed "downhill". |
Anonymous
Yeah sure, Cornell is way better. Lolol |
Anonymous
| The racially segregated fraternities/sororities were a huge turnoff to me when I was looking. Plus it's cold and remote. |
Anonymous
| Dartmouth is one of the top 10 or 15 universities in the entire country. Even if it went downhill (which it hasn't) it has a long way to fall. |
Anonymous
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I don't know if it's going "downhill;" it has never been identical to the other Ivies and in many respects they seem to be happy with their identity. If your DC has extensive summer work, travel, internship, or other plans, bear in mind that Dartmouth requires undergrads to remain on campus and enrolled in classes for at least one full summer.
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Anonymous
| I went to Dartmouth and would love for my daughters to have the same opportunity. It's so competitive, they likely won't, especially coming from DC area. Would I have a long talk about frat basements? You bet. Is it really too different from anywhere else? Nope. |
Anonymous
| I should add that the old boy network really helped launch my career. That alumni network was amazing, even for a young, female liberal like me. That network includes many women now. |
Anonymous
| I also went to Dartmouth and found that it has opened doors throughout my career. I made wonderful friends there, loved the outdoorsy environment, had personal relationships with many professors who often had students over for dinner, and learned a ton. I avoided the whole frat scene though--it wasn't for me, and I will be happy if the school continues to crack down on any extreme behavior. In terms of who it is NOT for, I would think kids who don't like cold weather or rural areas or who can't think for themselves. An immature student could lose his or her way there. I also doubt my own kids would get in, but I also would happily send them. I too would have a serious talk about alcohol abuse, but I will have that talk no matter where they go. |
Anonymous
Among my kids, my nieces and nephews, and their friends, we know several current Dartmouth students. Even they say there's way more drinking than at other schools. |
Anonymous
| A good friend went there and says there is an ugly frat/drinking culture but that you can avoid it and have a good experience. I do wonder if things are improving with the new focus. |
Anonymous
| Three words: Keggy the Keg |
Anonymous
| Three words: Keggy the Keg |
Anonymous
Way to blame the victims. |
Anonymous
+1 Sorry. Opting out of toxic frat culture or choosing not to go to an Ivy just to say you went to an Ivy even if it isn't for you seems the height of thinking for oneself. Alumni networks, prestige, high rankings really mean nothing if you're miserable for 4 years. |
Anonymous
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One thing that is true is that while the acceptance rate doesn't show signs of 'dartmouth going downhill', administrators will not be happy with their yield - which I believe has fallen.
Yield is more telling of the health of a school over admissions rates |