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>> Chatapalooza, we're going to jump into our next chat now
which is going to be about Dimensions
which is our Admitted Students Weekend coming
up on April 19th through the 21st.
As I said before, my name is Ethan, I'm an intern
at the office and I have Seanie and Ian joining me today.
>> Hi, I am Seanie Civale.
I'm a member of the class of 2014 and I'm
from Los Angeles, California.
On campus, I am a creative writing major
and an education minor.
Some things I'm involved in, I'm in, too, on campus dance groups
and I'm also a mentor for DREAM which pairs Dartmouth students
with kids living around the Upper Valley.
>> Hi everybody.
My name is Ian Blanco.
I'm also a member of the class of 2014 from Branchville,
New Jersey, and on campus, I am a soon to be government
and romance languages double major with Spanish and Italian.
On campus, I'm a part of DREAM also which is we work
with underprivileged kids in the Upper Valley.
And I also am an Italian drawing instructor which is part
of the language classes.
I'm essentially the assistant to the master teacher.
>> Great, so we are going to jump into talking
about Dimensions which is our Admitted Students Weekend,
again, if you're not familiar with it.
And what's really great is that it gives you an opportunity
to come to campus and really see what it's like to be here
as a student at Dartmouth.
And we'd love to answer any of the questions that you have.
So if you have any, please, feel free to post them
and we're going to jump right into them.
But did either of you guys come to Dimensions
and what was your experience like?
>> Yeah. I came to Dimensions as a prospective student
and I had the best time.
The thing that I loved about Dimensions is
that you truly feel like you are a student at Dartmouth
when you're there for the weekend because you get
to go classes, you get to go at--
to activities, you get to go to professor lectures,
you eat in the dinning halls, you do everything
that a normal Dartmouth student would do.
So you got a really good sense of, you know, the schedule
that you would have on campus, you know,
the type of people that go here.
You guys should check out the things
that you might be interested in doing,
so that's what I loved about it.
I think my favorite event was there was a cookie baking event
at one the coed Greek houses and I think that was my highlight.
[Laughter]
>> Yeah, I came to Dimensions as well.
Yeah, I had a great time.
You match up with a host to the Dimensions office
when you get here and we actually have a quick question,
could you let us know what the Dimensions schedule is about.
So when you get here, you're going to get matched
with your host and then they're going to give you a pocket
of information in which you have a schedule
for the entire weekend, the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
that you're going to be here,
and there are so much stuff to do.
You can basically choose anything you want
like Seanie said go to classes with your host, there's a number
of things you can choose from, it's-- there's a lot, yeah.
>> So we're going to be posting the 2012, the specifics
of the schedule later on in the week,
the kind of what's Ethan was talking about.
We have lots of academic open houses, we have public lectures,
we have opportunities for you guys to meet
with the admissions officers and kind of talk about financial aid
and funding and all those kinds of fun things
that are nitty-gritty that are--
the number of crunching that you guys are going to want to do
if you're interested in getting a little more perspective
on that.
You'll have an opportunity to meet
with the lots of administrators.
There's going to be student activities fair
where you can engage with a lot of the students
who run various student activities including club
athletics, different service organizations,
performing arts groups, lots of stuff going on.
So you'll really have an overwhelming number
of opportunities to meet current students, see what they do
on campus and get a sense of what it's
like to be here as a student.
So we have a question from MAW16,
do parents come to Dimensions also?
There are actually about a third of the students who come
to Dimensions do bring a parent.
And what's really great is that your parents have--
we have special programming for parents if they have questions
about professors and financial aid and what it's
like as a parent of a Dartmouth student.
We have a lot of opportunities for them
to go often do their own programming
and explore the campus and go on tours and things like that.
We don't have formal hosting for your parents.
Unfortunately, they can't stay with you
with the current student but we encourage them to stay
at a local hotel or motel in the area of which there are several
and we'll post the information about those later.
But you're certainly more than welcome to bring your parents
if it's-- if they're interested in coming.
>> Yeah.
>> I just wanted to take an opportunity, oh.
Seanie brought her parent, didn't you?
>> Oh yeah, I did.
My mom actually came with me
and it was funny 'cause I kept expecting her to ask me
to hangout with her or go to meals with her
but she had too much to do.
[Laughter] So I didn't see her much over the weekend
but it was cool because she got to get a sense of, you know,
what my life would be like the next year or so.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> So what do you guys think of the best parts
of the student experience that you got to see at Dartmouth
when you come up for Dimensions?
>> That's a good question.
I think my favorite thing was getting to go
to some of the classes.
It was just really cool because college classes are a bit
different from high school classes and it was just--
it was really nice to get to meet the professors who are
so welcoming, they seek out,
they know it's Dimensions weekend and they kind of seek
out who the prospective students in the classes are.
And I don't know, I just thought it was incredible to get
to the-- to get the opportunity to actually, you know,
sit down on those classes and get a sense of what the kind
of work I would be doing would be.
>> Yeah, sure.
>> My favorite part
of the Dimensions weekend was basically just
like the informal, getting to know the other students--
the other prospective students who are coming up to visit
in a more informal setting like on the Green or just getting
to know other people who go here.
That was that for my favorite.
>> So we have a question on what do we have to pack
for Dimensions, what kind of clothes you need to bring.
Sincerely, we can't predict the weather but we're hoping
that it's going to be really nice and springy outside.
And a lot of students will take an opportunity
in between different events who just lay out on the Green
which is a really-- it's a kind of the center and at the heart
of campus and you can really just enjoy the open air and look
up at the sky and just kind of relax and have conversations
with other prospective students and other current students
to really get a sense of what the weekend is going to be like.
And in terms of the number of days,
if you come for the full period of Dimensions if you're here
from Thursday night until mid Saturdays,
you'll need whatever you would normally bring for those couple
of days and we're hoping that the weather is going
to be really, really great for you guys.
Also, I have a question about the opportunity
to play sports, workout, et cetera.
I think a couple of the sports teams do kind
of have open practices especially some
of the club sports, there's a--
there are some of kind of activities for them to do.
And we also have alumni gym which is going
to be open to you guys.
It's our big student kind of physical eduction center.
Do you guys go down to the gym a lot?
>> Oh no, yeah I do, I do [laughs].
I love the gym 'cause I'm actually
in a PE class this term, kickboxing,
and so I spend my Mondays and Wednesdays there.
But at the same time, you can also--
I know there in Dimensions, they have all types
of stuff going on the Green.
I know every year their Frisbee team kind
of has an open practice.
I had never played Frisbee before and I went to that
and got to throw it around with the members
of the ultimate Frisbee team here so, that was real fun.
>> It's really, really great.
We have a question from Blueshamo [phonetic].
From videos, it seems
like Dartmouth students are super excited and outgoing
because I'm a bit more reserved and introverted,
like Dartmouth not be for me.
I would say that certainly,
everyone wants current students--
a lot of the current students are very outgoing and want
to reach out to prospective students
and get them excited about Dartmouth.
But by all means, there are so many different kinds
of Dartmouth students
and they're really isn't a typical student.
And I think if you come to Dimensions, you'll meet lots
of these students and just realize how much you can relate
to different student experiences.
So how about you guys?
Do you feel like everyone is super and outgoing
and there are reserved and shy people too?
>> I would definitely say that everyone is really excited
about the things that they're passionate about.
But I remember when I came to Dartmouth,
I myself was pretty scared.
And I think everyone when they get to Dartmouth
at first is pretty much in the same boat, everyone is,
you know, leaving home, coming to a new place.
And I think what you were saying about people being outgoing
and excited kind of builds as you go along your time
at Dartmouth but it's certainly not, you know, you show off
on campus and everybody is already kind
of crazy about Dartmouth.
That's something that kind of builds over time,
I mean there's definitely all types of people on this campus.
>> Sure. We have a question from Christiana [phonetic],
are there classes we get to visit?
Math classes are classes wherein the professors will be actively
teaching the class.
So you guys will actually have an option to sit in on any
of a long list of actual classes that are going on and we have--
because you'll be here on Thursday and Friday,
some of you will have an opportunity to go to several,
so you'll have a chance to see what an actual classes
like in a department that you're interested in.
But in addition to that,
we'll also be having academic spotlight lectures will be--
which will be on specific topics
that you guys will have an opportunity to sit and listen
to a professor talk about maybe some of their research
that they're really excited to share
with all the prospective students.
So you have a lot of chances
to really explore the academic opportunities at Dartmouth.
And we'll also be having special tours
of our new 1978 Life Sciences Center
which is a beautiful new building that they built
on the north side of campus.
So if there are students out there who are interested
in the life sciences, that's going to be really great spot
for you guys to check out.
A question, how close is the Dimensions experience
to the actual Dartmouth experience?
What do you guys think?
>> I actually thought when I came to Dimensions
that it was very representative of Dartmouth as I know it now.
Yeah, you get to like-- like Ethan was saying,
you get to actually go to the real classes.
When I was here, I went to Indian drumming
with my host, it was a great class.
Yeah, it was really great.
>> And I think another thing about Dimensions is
that everyone on campus gets really excited about it,
everyone knows it's Dimensions weekends, everyone, you know,
knows that there's going to be prospective students milling
around and I guarantee you will have current students come
up to you--
>> Yeah.
>> -- want to talk to you, want to get to know you.
So, I'd say it's definitely representative
of the Dartmouth experience.
>> We have a question from Stephanie77 [phonetic],
will we get a chance to experience a little bit
of the major we want to enter into?
So there are actually going to be, in addition to classes,
a bunch of departmental open houses where you're going
to be able to go in and meet with the administrators
and professors of specific departments
if you don't have an opportunity to attend the class.
But hopefully, with all the classes going on, you'll be able
to find something that you're interested in,
whether it's a more introductory class or an upper level class
and really get a sense of the kind
of stuff you would be studying
if you were here taking actual classes.
We're also going to be having open houses for our Dickey
and Rockefeller Center.
Basically, each of those Dickeys for international understanding
and Rocky is more public policy.
And these are co-curricular programs
that really allow students to engage with the material
in a slightly different level outside of class
and you can get funding from these organizations and they set
up internships and they have really great programming
and lecture series that really allow students
to take their academic experiences to the next level.
So we have a question, when you came to Dimensions,
did you already know what you wanted to do
and if you wanted to come Dartmouth?
>> I actually did.
Dartmouth had been my first choice for a while
so I actually did know coming to Dimensions, but I know that most
of the people that I talked to didn't know and I think
that that's what-- it's really great for.
For me, it really just kind of confirmed the sense
that I was making the right choice and gave me a glimpse
of what my life would be like.
But for a lot of people,
it's what really helps them make the decision
and I don't know if you do that.
>> Yeah, yeah, I would definitely agree.
I was pretty much set on coming to Dartmouth as well.
But a lot people that I met here
that weekend weren't really sure,
they had a big decision to make.
So for them, I know that it did make a big impact
on their decision.
>> So for the two of you, who did really wanted to come here,
why was Dartmouth your first choice?
What really pulled you to the school?
>> Well, I actually grew up, as I said, in Los Angeles,
California, very different from Hanover and for a while,
I'd been getting the sense that I really wanted to go back East
and to go to a place where I want to be in a city and I want
to be surrounded by, you know, like in LA,
I want to be surrounded by the city all the time.
And I don't know when I came
to visit Dartmouth before Dimensions actually,
I just got a really great sense from everybody I met--
that I met on campus, from my tour guide to, you know,
a couple of students that stopped to chat with me
and to everyone in admissions and I don't know,
it's just that coming to Dimensions basically just kind
of sealed the deal for me.
>> Yeah, Dartmouth was my first choice because of the D plan.
So at other universities, we have-- they have semesters,
fall semester and spring semester,
but Dartmouth puts the academic year
up a little bit differently.
We have four quarters and that's called the D plan
and that it allows you to travel abroad more easily.
Last term, I was in Italy, Seanie was in France,
and that was what really attracted me to the school.
>> So we have a question, what advise do you have
for making the most of Dimensions weekend?
And a lot of other schools have similar programs
but they're not always very accurate with the reflections
of the actual student experience.
And I think that, in my opinion, really making the most
out of Dimensions is-- it comes down to go into the things
that are going to be most relevant
to your life as a student.
So take advantage of the academic open houses
and the lecture series and I'm sure it's going
to be beautiful outside and you're going to want
to just layout on the Green and maybe just meet people,
but that's one side of the Dimensions experience.
But on the other, there is a lot of great information
and programming that's going to be going on that's really going
to allow you to make a more informed decision especially
for al lot of the students who have been accepted
in multiple places and really need to make a tough decision.
We have another question.
Hi, I'm from LA also same as Seanie,
how difficult was the transition
with the weather and the environment?
>> That actually was one of my biggest concerns coming
to Dartmouth and I can just kind of share
with you my personal experience.
Last year when I was a freshman, I was on campus
for all three terms, and the winter, I will slightly does--
it does get pretty cold.
There's a few weeks where it's pretty cold,
but at the same time, the winter offers the kind of experiences
that I never got to have living in LA.
So I got to be on an intramural ice hockey team.
Every Sunday afternoon,
my entire freshman floor would go skating
on our compound together, all kinds of things like that.
And I would also say that there's something
about Hanover fall and Hanover spring that's really unlike any
other place.
It's incredibly beautiful and it absolutely makes up for the two
or three cold weeks of the winter, so, yeah.
>> So we have another question,
will there be time during Dimensions to meander
about the school and the town or schedule is pretty packed?
So the schedule is pretty much
up to you how you want to spend the time.
There's-- there are only a few completely mandatory events
that we expect a lot of the students to come to.
One of which is our formal welcome that's going
to be happening on Thursday night and if there are people
who can't attend Dimensions in person, we encourage a lot
of the accepted students out there to tune in online.
You'll have a live broadcast to that.
But in addition to that,
there are really only a few very mandatory events
and then there are so many different things going on
and we've talked about a lot of different parts
of the Dartmouth experience.
So it's really going to be on you guys to look at the schedule
and see how you want to spend your time.
But I think that that kind of freedom is pretty indicative
of the Dartmouth experience.
As a student, I know, for me, there have been
so many opportunities and resources out here
and ways you can spend your time
across different performing arts groups and sports teams
and service organizations
and mentorship programs and what not.
And it really is on the individual student
to take advantage of the resources and harness them
and make the best out of their academic experience.
We have another question, what does your host do?
Do you have to hangout with them?
Do you have to go their classes?
So I think its going to be a-- it's a pretty free experience
and everyone's experience is a little bit different.
But this year, we're going to try and pre-match all
of our accepted students who are coming to Dimensions
with someone who has similar interest,
students from the same geographical area,
and you'll have an opportunity to indicate those preferences
when you register for Dimensions and you'll be able
to communicate with your host beforehand which will be really,
really great and you can meet each other and they're involved
in your experience as Dimensions--
at Dimensions as much as you want them to be.
So you can hangout with them, you can go to their classes,
you can go to class that you want to experience.
They're going to be happy to walk you around, take you out,
try and show you what Dartmouth is
like from a student perspective, from a social perspective,
they'll have meals with you, take you to the dining halls,
lots of things like that.
What was your experience with your host?
>> Oh, I had a great experience with my host.
It was me staying in her room
with another prospective student.
And it was great 'cause she was really just there
to kind of guide me.
They're not going to be with you the entire weekend following
you around.
But it was really nice to be able
to automatically get a personal opinion about Dartmouth
and she could kind of guide me to the event that she thought
that I would like based on my interest.
And I know that she also took me out to lunch once,
showed me my way around campus.
But for the most part, they're really there to just kind
of help you get a grasp on the weekend so you're not lost
and you'll never not know what to do.
>> Yeah. For me, I had a great experience with my host.
It was kind of a-- it's kind of what you make it,
where the host are really excited to have you here.
They're really excited to show the school,
to be passing that on to you.
But it's really what you made of it.
So I got meals with my host, but then I was able to go
and do my own thing when I wanted to.
So don't feel like you're locked into anything.
>> Great.
>> Yeah.
>> So we have another question.
How much do you think the D plan affects your social interaction?
So I think this is a great--
a question about the student experience
that you were talking about,
the D plan beforehand, so what do you think?
>> Yeah, I think the D plan is amazing.
It's allowed me to do things that I would not have been able
to do had I gone anywhere else.
As far as your social interactions,
I think the ten-week term is real great
because it breaks the year up really nicely.
Yeah, I don't-- what do you think Seanie?
>> Yeah, actually I'm-- Ian
and I both spent our past winter term study in abroad,
I was in France and he was in Italy.
And I think one thing that people don't really think
about is, yes, you are away from campus but you're also
with other Dartmouth students.
So, there is the possibility
to make incredible friendships away from campus.
So, even if I did, you know, didn't see some of my friends
from Dartmouth campus for 10 weeks, I also made a group
of incredibly awesome new friends
that I never would have met otherwise.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah, really great.
So we have a question about what is the best way to Dartmouth?
Are there buses, trains, or combination of the two?
Also, it's definitely going to depend
on where you're coming from.
But we're-- even though we're in the middle of New Hampshire,
we're actually not that far from Montreal and Boston,
just a couple hours either way.
And we have actually the Dartmouth Coach
which runs buses every couple of hours from Logan
in South Station in Boston that a lot of students will use
to get up to school if they happen to fly into Logan.
We also will have busing for students coming from Manchester
if students fly in there.
So we're going to try and do our best to make sure everyone
who wants to come to Dimensions is able to come to Dimensions.
And I think that a lot of students who come
to Dartmouth don't necessarily--
they're a little scared of the fact that Hanover is kind
of in the middle of New Hampshire and a little away
from the more urban environment.
But I think that in the end,
it's a really great place to spent four years.
What do you guys think?
>> Yeah. I actually-- I am from New Jersey,
so I grew up pretty close to New York City.
And so for me coming here, it was not as big of a change
as I expected because in Hanover, there's so much to do.
You know, I've never been bored here.
So yeah, it's definitely a small town but you'll never feel,
you know, and there are lots of things to do.
>> Yeah.
>> So we have a question.
Would you say that the weather in Hanover is better
than the weather in places like Ithaca?
So certainly, not to have any competition among the schools
that you might have been accepted to hypothetically,
but I think that the weather in Hanover is actually very,
very beautiful, and it-- every season is very special.
The fall, the leaves are very pretty and the foliage changes
and there are actually leaf-peepers.
There are a lot of older people who will come and take tours
of the kind of the greenery in and around the Upper Valley
where Dartmouth is and really enjoy the scenery and all
of the beauty that's around campus.
And then in the winter,--
>> Yeah.
>> -- we got some beautiful snow, in the spring,
everything is warm again.
Snow melts and we have the Green to layout on in the summer,
which you guys are going to be heading
into your sophomore summers.
>> Yeah.
>> Yes.
>> You guys can talk about that maybe a little bit.
>> Yeah, well, I know I'm incredibly excited.
In case don't know, everyone at Dartmouth spends their--
the summer after their sophomore year on campus.
And it's an incredible opportunity
because it's the time when you get to really get
to know every-- the other members of your class.
None of the other classes are on campus so a lot of groups
that normally function during the year like acapella groups
or dance groups will hold auditions.
So, if you're not a part of something during the rest
of year, you can maybe be a part of it during the summer and get
to try out new things.
And also, of course, the weather is beautiful I know.
I know people tend to spend a lot of time
down by the Connecticut River.
There's swimming ducks down there
that you can go hangout on in.
I'm so excited.
>> Yeah. What I will say about the weather was something
that I didn't expect or know before I came
to Dartmouth is Dartmouth is special
because each term is a different season,
so the term really embraces the weather.
So even though you're here in the winter,
we have winter carnival which is the big weekend in the winter.
And really Dartmouth students make the most, I would say,
of the weather that-- at whatever season they're in
and that was something that I really had no idea about
and I was really excited about when I get to Dartmouth.
>> So we have a question.
Do kids stay on campus on the weekends or for the most part,
do they take trips to Boston, Montreal et cetera?
I think that some students head
down to Boston maybe once every couple terms,
not the most regular thing.
I think that a lot of stuff is happening on campus each weekend
and you're going to be hard-pressed
to not find something on your schedule
that you'll be really excited about
or you need to be there for.
What do you guys think?
>> Yeah, I personally haven't ever taken a trip but I know
that is something that's really easy to do
if you do want to do it.
But I do, I identify with that experience, like a lot of times,
you just have so much going on, there's so many things
that you want to do that there is really no reason
to leave Hanover.
>> Yeah. Yeah, I went to Boston one time, but yeah,
there's usually-- I mean it's not like you want to leave,
like I want to be here on the weekends 'cause it--
Dartmouth is just an amazing place
and I just want to be here.
>> Great. So we have a question about how do the students feel
about the dorm rooms and the dorm facilities?
So for you guys, if you're coming in as freshmen students,
you will have the first year residential experience or FYRE,
it's what we call it here, and you'll be in one
of five undergrad-- freshmen clusters
with an undergraduate adviser and that's kind
of our equivalent of an RA.
And you're meant to really be there as your mentors,
they can be there to help you figure out classes or talk
about something personal if you have a problem going
on in your life that they're really meant
to be someone you can go to who has a knowledge of the resources
at Dartmouth that are available to you and really make sure
that you have a great transition to Dartmouth.
And then in terms of the actual rooms,
they're all a little bit different.
So it's hard to talk a bit
about what the typical Dartmouth room is, but do you guys want
to talk about your dorm experiences?
>> Yeah, definitely.
I lived my freshman year,
I lived in a residential cluster called the River and it's kind
of funny because it has the stereotype of being--
and one of the worst freshmen dorms.
But I thought-- I think that's kind of funny
because I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
And I think that's just because every sin--
no matter where you live especially freshman year,
you're going to have that first year experience.
You're going to have an undergraduate adviser living
on your floor and most floors, you know,
you really do make a strong connection to the people
who live on your freshmen floor.
So in terms of the actual facilities, I think,
I have never had a bad experience with them.
I don't know, I think that the dorms
at Dartmouth are generally really nice.
And the freshmen sometimes get some
of the nicest ones on campus.
>> Yeah absolutely.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah, that was my comment.
Even now being an upper class man, I guess technically,
I'm sometimes jealous on the freshmen dorms
because they're so nice.
>> Yeah.
>> But yeah, I would say overall the dorm facilities here
are great.
The staffs who work at the school, who clean them
and keep them up for you are amazing, they're so friendly
and I've had a great time.
I haven't had a negative experience at all.
>> Yeah.
>> And I just want to mention,
in addition to the dorm experience
after your freshman year, there are going to be lots
of other places that you can live
on campus even though you're required to live in one
of these first year clusters.
So for example, we have something called the Sustainable
Living Center in which students can apply to live
in that residential building that's a little more energy
efficient, a little more concerned with the way
that it uses materials and recycling, you know,
all that kind of stuff.
We also have affinity housing whether you're--
if you identify with a specific community.
We have language houses if you want to live with a set
of students who are going to be committing to speak only
that language in the house.
So there are lots of different ways that you can find residence
and find home at Dartmouth and you're not limited
to just dorms too after your freshman year
which is really, really nice.
And you can find something that really suits you
and will give you a great four years here.
We have another question, do many kids live off campus?
What do you guys think?
>> There's definitely an option but I--
I'd say that most people tend to live on campus and it's kind
of funny because we say off campus, but really a lot
of the off campus houses are basically right here.
>> Yeah.
>> Nothing is going to be more than like a five,
ten-minute walk from the Green so, even if you do live
on campus, you definitely--
off campus, you definitely still feel, you know,
integrated into Dartmouth life.
So, it's an option.
>> Absolutely.
>> And in terms of the specific number, it's about 12 percent
of students who live off campus.
And as Seanie was saying, it's not that far at all.
It's not like you would ever be driving to school to go
to a class or anything like that.
And I think what that-- what does appeal to some students
about living off campus is
that you can have slightly more people living with you
and you'll have a kitchen and a living room and you can have
that experience and really feel--
it'll be a little more homey.
But that being said, there are kitchen facilities in all
of the dorms especially the freshman clusters
where you can cook for yourself if that's something
that you're interested in.
Big question, why should I go to Dimensions?
Well, what do you guys think?
>> That is a big question.
>> That's a big question.
>> I think, you know, as I said before, it really can be kind
of a thing that really kind
of helps you make your final decision
if you aren't making a decision
because it really does give you a really great glimpse
into what your life could be like at Dartmouth
and I don't think that there's really any other way
to get that.
So, I think there's just something about being here
and getting to actually talk to people in person and getting
to go to all of these things
that can't really be replicated any other way so,
come to Dimensions.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah, please come to Dimensions.
I would say, you know, you've worked so hard your whole life,
you've gotten into Dartmouth, you're amazing,
you owe it to yourself to come to Dimensions
and give it the best you have and to experience a school
in a way that you really can't through brochures
or whatever else through hearing about it, it's really--
it was life changing for me.
>> Definitely.
>> So if you guys are interested in coming to Dimensions,
you can find the registration information online
on our admissions website and we'll be posting a link to that.
And if you have any specific questions about your experience
on coming to Dimensions, you can give us a call
at the admissions office where we'll be happy to talk to you,
and if you want to only come for part of Dimensions
because maybe you have something else that you need to do
that weekend whether it's a family commitment or something
like that, we're happy to try and make that work
for you guys also because we think it's a really special
opportunity for you guys to come to campus
and really see what it's like to be here as a student.
We have another question, would you recommend staying
with the student we know if we come to Dimensions
or would you suggest staying in a hotel?
So as I mentioned before, we're going to try and match all
of the students who are coming to Dimensions with another host.
And if you have someone who you know specifically that you'd
like to stay with, we're happy to set that up for you too.
Sometimes, it makes it a little easier of an experience
and you have someone who you already have a familiar face
with and you can have the comfort
of having them show you around.
So if you do have someone specific you want to stay with,
we can help you try and set that up too.
Another question, will all prospective students stay
with other prospective students, i.e. will you have more
than one prospective student to a host
and it's definitely going to vary?
Hopefully, we'll get in new hosts this year
that we can do one-to-one for each student but sometimes,
it's nice if you also have another prospective student
with you, with the host who can help show you around
and is exploring the campus with you and that it's nice to have
that bonding experience too.
Did you guys have anyone with you when you had your host?
>> Yeah and she's actually still one of my good friends today so,
that's what I really liked about it.
I don't know, we got to know each other pretty well
throughout the weekend and we talk--
we got to talk during the summer about being excited
for Dartmouth and what DOC trip we are going to be on.
And now, we're still friends to this day, so.
>> It's really cool.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah same, living with me was another prospective student.
It was great.
We explored the campus together,
got to know each other really well.
Yeah, I really enjoyed it.
>> What do you do for food?
So we're actually going to be giving meal tickets
out to Dartmouth-- to all the prospective students
for the Dartmouth dining halls
and we actually have a beautiful new--
all you can, all you care
to eat dining hall called the 1953 Commons
that we just opened this past year which is going
to be really exciting for all of our prospective students to see,
really, really great food.
I think that at Dartmouth, the food is generally pretty good
and we'll have lots of free food events
as well in addition to this.
What's your experience with food at Dartmouth had been like?
>> Oh, I-- food at Dartmouth is awesome.
And I was kind of spoiled.
I grew up-- my dad was a really good cook
and I have not been disappointed.
And as he was saying, we just had renovations
on our main dining hall,
it's called the Class 1953 Commons and it is beautiful.
And it is kind of, basically, every kind of type
of food that you want there.
One really cool thing is that they have like one little--
one rotating section that'll have food
from different cultures and it changes every few weeks.
And also off campus dining is really good as well
if you want to do that.
>> And we'll also have Kosher and Halal vegetarian options
for anyone who is just to explore some of those.
So we are trying to make sure
that everyone can eat comfortably when they come
to Dimensions and really get an extra sense of what it would be
like to be here as a student.
What was your favorite event of Dimensions?
What do you guys think?
>> Tough question.
Well, as I was saying before, I went to this cookie baking event
at one of the coed Greek houses and cookie baking
that doesn't really do [inaudible] 'cause they have
literally every single type
of ingredient you could possibly imagine putting in cookies
and even ones that you wouldn't really think would normally be
in cookies, and that it was packed.
There were so many people, I'm just sitting
around making cookie dough and a bunch of the members
of the house were, you know, talking to us asked us
about our experiences and then putting the cookies in the oven
and bringing them back out.
So I think that was one of my highlights
because I ate way too many cookies.
But there is all kinds of things
like that throughout the entire weekend.
>> Yeah.
>> And off the end.
>> My favorite event had to be the activities fair
because you-- it's held in Leede Arena
which is the big arena on campus.
And what it is is all the different groups, clubs,
whatever activities on campus set up a little station
and you can go around to activity fairs,
sign-up to get information from them, meet current students
and see what the school is all about and see
if they find groups that match up with your interest
and I really enjoyed that a lot.
>> Great.
>> So thank you guys for joining me and thank you to all of you
who tuned in to the chat.
We're going to be starting our next one in about ten minutes
and it's going to be talking with students who have live--
who are living far from home and what their experience
on campus has been like in terms of that, and congratulations
on being accepted to Dartmouth.
Again, if you want to register for Dimensions,
you can do that on our admissions website
and it's going to be April 19th through the 21st
and we're really looking forward to seeing you.
Congratulations.
>> Yeah.
>> Congratulations.
>> Congratulations.
Come to Dimensions.