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[quote=Anonymous]I went to Dartmouth many years ago, and I wanted to add that I found the quarter system advantageous for making friends.  I established a group of friends my freshman fall, and we remained close all freshman year - and I'm still in close touch with several of them.  But sophomore year I was forced to make new friends (or rather, become closer to people who had previously just been acquaintances) and it really expanded my horizons.  Several of these new friends I'm also still close to.

Finally, the study abroad program is very different from other schools.  Most of the programs are abroad WITH a Dartmouth professor (as opposed to studying at a partner university), with a group of 15ish Dartmouth students.  When I studied abroad I really really bonded with those friends as well.

Anyway, I was left with a really diverse group of friends that I might not have bonded with were it not for the quarter system.  My DH, who went to a different Ivy, has a single group of friends, and that's it.  He met them freshman year, and never really bonded with many other people.[/quote]

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