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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My strongest and most positive memories about Dartmouth were actually about academics and non-partying pursuits, but I also had a lot of fun while I was there.

There was alcohol and there was excess, but I think 12:05 hit the nail on the head -- it wasn't materially different than any other of my friends' schools ("There was free-flowing alcohol combined with young adults making questionable decisions at every college I visited as an undergrad.") and if anything the party scene was safer because it was on campus and everyone walks everywhere (as opposed to my UVA or Georgetown friends in off-campus apartments and driving drunk).

The Greek scene as Dartmouth is also a lot more diverse -- in terms of people who do and don't drink, and do and don't fit conventional sorority or fraternity stereotypes -- than at other scools I saw at the time, where a smaller percentage of the campus was into the Greek scene but did it much more intensely and uniformly if they did.[/quote]

This balanced approach is precisely why Dartmouth is an exceptional Ivy. There are aspects of going away to college that should not be uprooted. Learning how to manage one's life both academically and socially is essential to a successful undergraduate experience. Health and safety should not be forgotten, but letting the young adults figure out how to handle themselves socially is intrinsic to living successfully and independently. [/quote]

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