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[quote=Anonymous]It's so interesting what parents on this forum choose to fixate on (that your kid is going to college a bit later than their friends . . . the HORROR?!)

My DS is at Dartmouth, and a few thoughts here:
1) Unlike some of the posters here who feel like there's a binary answer to everything, the quarter system has its pros and cons. For my kid, it's been great. If you prefer less cognitive switching, and being able to take a wider range of classes (and be able to do things like double majors or modified majors like Dartmouth has), it's ideal. Yes it's extremely fast paced and you have to manage your time well.
2) It's a myth that kids on quarter system are boxed out of banking internships (whoever wrote that here about Stanford has no clue). 
3) Every school has a different schedule. Michigan gets out in Apr, some schools get out in May, many quarter system schools get out in June. Kids are going to be home at different times from their friends, but they will always overlap at some point. Get over it. They do.
4) Dartmouth is unusual in this regard, but they finish their first term at Thanksgiving and then don't have to go back until Jan. It's glorious and I can assure you that the kids love it. They are done with exams and can go home and enjoy their Thanksgiving without knowing you have to turn around and head back in a few days. Their friends are always home for Thanksgiving, and most of them head back afterward, but then they start trickling back home within a couple weeks later. 
5) Dartmouth has a sophomore summer. It's idyllic and amazing. They have the whole school to themselves, and kids try things they didn't before. It does make junior year fragmented, as they have to take a different term off. But many kids take the winter term off. So you get to experience a gorgeous summer and avoid a winter. 
6) Not having to go back until Sept also opens up August. Kids will finish their internships by early Aug and have a whole month to chill/travel, etc. [/quote]

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