Anonymous
09/16/2025 08:13
Subject: Dartmouth ...Oh the partying!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm not an expert, but it does seem campuses with long winters, not much else going on nearby and a strong Greek influence pretty much has the trifecta for being at risk of serious alcohol issues.
Ha. I was discussing schools with my dermatologist and he said his uncle developed alcoholism at Cornell.
Yes, the same is true of a close friends' child, sadly. This story isn't limited to one college.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 08:11
Subject: Dartmouth ...Oh the partying!
Dartmouth should realistically be ranked in the 40-60 range…. It is a poison ivy.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 07:46
Subject: Dartmouth ...Oh the partying!
Yikes. I am hoping for a balanced, fun college experience for my kid, but alcohol culture does not sound "fun." I hope current parents can weigh in about whether this is still the case at Dartmouth.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 07:40
Subject: Dartmouth ...Oh the partying!
Anonymous wrote:I'm not an expert, but it does seem campuses with long winters, not much else going on nearby and a strong Greek influence pretty much has the trifecta for being at risk of serious alcohol issues.
Ha. I was discussing schools with my dermatologist and he said his uncle developed alcoholism at Cornell
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Anonymous
09/15/2025 21:36
Subject: Re:Dartmouth ...Oh the partying!
Anonymous wrote:More than 10 years have passed since this thread - is Dartmouth culture any better for non-drinkers?
Would be a better idea to simply start a new thread.
Anonymous
09/15/2025 21:31
Subject: Re:Dartmouth ...Oh the partying!
Anonymous wrote:Isolated or not...seems like the story chronicles behavior that is beyond belief.
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/confessions-of-an-ivy-league-frat-boy-inside-dartmouths-hazing-abuses-20120328?page=2
More on Andrew Lohnse:
https://dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/articles/confessor-returns
Anonymous
09/15/2025 21:30
Subject: Re:Dartmouth ...Oh the partying!
Anonymous wrote:More than 10 years have passed since this thread - is Dartmouth culture any better for non-drinkers?
Probably not:
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2025/09/kluger-if-you-like-ideas-but-not-people-transfer
Anonymous
09/15/2025 20:58
Subject: Re:Dartmouth ...Oh the partying!
More than 10 years have passed since this thread - is Dartmouth culture any better for non-drinkers?
Anonymous
08/20/2013 15:25
Subject: Dartmouth ...Oh the partying!
Anonymous wrote:It's amazing how all of the party scene at Dartmouth (and all of the NESCAC schools in NE) really made them less desirable and much worse academically more recently...oh wait, they're still among the best and most desirable schools in the U.S. It's not like this is a secret - if it's not for you, look elsewhere.
Thanks for the helpful guidance but I think the oriignal post already acknoweldged the fact that the DC could go "elsewhere"? That's kinda stating the obviousl.