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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I spent four years in the late 90s as a non-greek teetotaler at Dartmouth and had a fantastic experience and did not feel in the least socially isolated. Socially there is plenty to do in Hanover whether or not you drink (colleges are inherently social environments no matter where they are), and I still went to plenty of Greek parties (most of which are open) without drinking. If anything, I'm sure the social scene is even milder now after rooms despite the sensationalist stories that crop up.

In academics and extracurricular opportunities as well as post-graduate positioning, Dartmouth was truly amazing. Folks cannot underestimate the value of a college that's a hybrid between a Liberal Arts College and a research university, with the cachet/network of an Ivy. The access Dartmouth undergrads have to faculty is undoubtedly unparalleled in the Ivy League. 
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Dartmouth would be a great school if it had more students like you. Why can't the frat boy booze loving losers just skip college.[/quote]

An interesting rhetorical question, indeed. My question to you PP is this: What will you do when your little girl/little boy comes home from college (maybe one that charges $60k/year) and wants to enjoy some beers in the basement with friends? Are you going to stomp your feet and hold your breath -- withhold monetary support, maybe? Young people go to college to get an education and that may include some interludes of drunken behavior and debauchery. The fact that young people engage in such behavior at almost every college in the country means that the normative behavior includes those frat boy booze lovers you look to exclude. Be careful with the judgmental disdain, it has a way of coming back to bite you in the a$$. [/quote]

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