Dartmouth College

in their years at their respected school. Jake Tapper spoke at his commencement speech on behalf of the class of 2017 at Dartmouth University. He starts out by giving credit to the president of Dartmouth and the Board of Trustees for doing everything they possibly could to help out the students in the class of 2017. He tells the class and all visitors to the school of Dartmouth, that the class of…

very top of their craft. I have been able to experience first-hand the life of a lawyer and how they scrutinize and think about legal issues. From this experience, I confirmed what I want to do with my life. Two years ago, when I was a senior in college, I lacked this fundamental understanding about myself. I applied to a few law schools and to a number of jobs. Although I was admitted to the wait list at Columbia Law School, I was not sure at the time if law school was right for me. After two…

puts on their annual college fair. Schools that attend are from a wide variety of education styles, parts of the country, academic standard, and cost of education. All throughout high school Shelly has been a 4.0 student and almost got a 4.1 her sophomore year due to the advanced classes she decided to take, so she shouldn’t have an issue getting into school, right? Dartmouth College, Stanford, Princeton, Yale University, and Harvard University were among some of the top colleges to visit her…

isn’t a one single best university in the world however there is something called Ivy League Universities. No, its not an university that educates you about the plant ‘Ivy’ good try though! Ivy league universities are a group of long-established colleges and universities in the eastern US that have…

were kind of their friends and a few people who are in the popular crowd. Seth and Evan have been doing everything together since they were children, but their plan to be roommates at college falls apart when Seth is not accepted to their school of choice, Dartmouth. Evan on the other hand still decides to attend Dartmouth and room in instead with their other…

need to continue competing, balancing demands of relationships with entities of coaches, teammates, parents, and friends, and then to addressing the termination of an athlete’s career. Addressing their identity at times may affect them as well. College athletics may form an ego identity for certain people that their around as well such as their parents, peers, and even strangers or accolades to athletes for their performance. This support and encouragement might seem positive…

would affect the amount of alcohol drank by under aged drinkers, because if an eighteen year old does not know when he will be consuming alcohol next time he will be drinking as much as he can that if he gets trouble he gets it for a reason. The Dartmouth study of 2007 shows this relationship, by the fact that in the last month less underage people consumed alcohol in the States, than in Europe, but when they drank they drank more than people in European…

What's happening inside our classrooms? And how many schools even broach the topic? Students should be required to take a financial literacy class before graduating from high school. A financial literacy class will help young adults prevent and avoid future mistakes concerning their finances, also the financial literacy class will help high school students develop skills they will later use in their future careers. Incontestably, students should be enforced to take a financial literacy class…

you’ve put in is one number under 5. Having a higher grade point average does not mean the student is better fit for certain elite colleges, a student with a lower GPA and higher work ethic may be able and ready for the hard work involved in college. Having a stronger work-ethic, being persistent, and studying hard is what I believe should get students into colleges. Having an end goal and achieving long term goals will benefit one’s success over time. Making goals to get an A on the test math…

A college education is an important stepping stone in many students lives. What is a college education though, and how do you get one? In the article “How to Get a College Education” Jeffrey Hart, Professor at Dartmouth University, he argues his own opinion on the experience and struggle of today's students working to achieve an education after high school. He also goes on to talk about what he believes should be the goal of a further education. No only are students not being taught basic and…