2019-2020 Dartmouth

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Just a little support and hope for all of y'all waiting. I applied last year and was complete 9/01/18 (GPA 3.86, MCAT 514, URM). I applied to 13 schools and was rejected by every single one before I received my only call to interview at Dartmouth in February. I was waitlisted and eventually accepted in early summer. I've heard my story multiple times on the Dartmouth sdn thread so please don't lose hope until the fat lady sings!
 
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bigmemer said:
Just a little support and hope for all of y'all waiting. I applied last year and was complete 9/01/19 (GPA 3.86, MCAT 514, URM). I applied to 13 schools and was rejected by every single one before I received my only call to interview at Dartmouth in February. I was waitlisted and eventually accepted in early summer. I've heard my story multiple times on the Dartmouth sdn thread so please don't lose hope until the fat lady sings!
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Did you send a letter of interest beforehand or was it a completely spontaneous interview invite?
 
I focused on my service and leadership activities as this was the weakest part of my app I was still addressing at the time. I pretty much said what I learned from these activities, explained what they meant to me in the context of my personal background/history, and how they were influencing my projected career path in medicine. Then I said why I felt Geisel was a good place for that. I actually was waiting for a pub and started a new research project but idk my PI never really got back to me on that oof.

I will say Geisel does love its non-traditional, outdoorsy, and "quirky" applicants. It seems to me that they like people with unique personalities, hobbies, and life experiences. They also pick really "down to earth" people, everyone in my class is extraordinarily friendly and eager to help each other. 10/10 experience would apply again, contemplating even staying here for residency.
 
bigmemer said:
I focused on my service and leadership activities as this was the weakest part of my app I was still addressing at the time. I pretty much said what I learned from these activities, explained what they meant to me in the context of my personal background/history, and how they were influencing my projected career path in medicine. Then I said why I felt Geisel was a good place for that. I actually was waiting for a pub and started a new research project but idk my PI never really got back to me on that oof.

I will say Geisel does love its non-traditional, outdoorsy, and "quirky" applicants. It seems to me that they like people with unique personalities, hobbies, and life experiences. They also pick really "down to earth" people, everyone in my class is extraordinarily friendly and eager to help each other. 10/10 experience would apply again, contemplating even staying here for residency.
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It really is something in the air there. Interviewed at other schools, both higher ranked and lesser ranked and none gave me the feeling that dartmouth did. Gonna be real heart broken if I get the R after my interview.
 
Cultivating_Brainz said:
It really is something in the air there. Interviewed at other schools, both higher ranked and lesser ranked and none gave me the feeling that dartmouth did. Gonna be real heart broken if I get the R after my interview.
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When did you interview there?
 
Cultivating_Brainz said:
It really is something in the air there. Interviewed at other schools, both higher ranked and lesser ranked and none gave me the feeling that dartmouth did. Gonna be real heart broken if I get the R after my interview.
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I second this completely. After my interview it became my top choice. I was very surprised by how much I loved the students and environment there.
 
mangoangel said:
Just popping into this thread as an M2 who did my undergrad at Darty (though I am elsewhere for med school) to offer myself to answer any questions about Hanover and the surrounding area or Dartmouth as a larger organization - really loved my time there
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Thanks for offering your insight! Any tips for surviving the winters? And how much of a “small town” vibe would you say there is? Do you have a sense of what the major employers/ industries in the area are?
 
SmallWorldWonders said:
Thanks for offering your insight! Any tips for surviving the winters? And how much of a “small town” vibe would you say there is? Do you have a sense of what the major employers/ industries in the area are?
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I also graduated from here a year ago and well the winter's can definitely be brutal, I would definitely invest in a nice coat (doesn't have to be canada goose, but that seems to be the uniform here) it is super small and for such a small town there's a surprising number of amazing thai restaurants, but end to end of hanover... very walkable. Not a lot of industries that are super close by... very deep in the woods from my understanding so it's great for the outdoors and the fall here is PERFECT. For employers, your best bet is a college related or affiliated position. A few local shops and stores in the area but there's been a lot of turnover in the past few years.
 
SmallWorldWonders said:
Thanks for offering your insight! Any tips for surviving the winters? And how much of a “small town” vibe would you say there is? Do you have a sense of what the major employers/ industries in the area are?
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Winter is not really any worse than anywhere else in the Northeast, good winter coat (mine is from Macy's, no need to go super pricey) and boots (everyone owns LL Bean boots for a reason, they are superior and last years, mine are going on 8 right now as a life-long east coaster) and you'll be fine. If you have a car good tires are absolutely key to surviving the roads in the winter.

Hanover is a very quaint (read: tiny) town. Population of 10,000 and it feels like it. There is really not much going on other than the college and the hospital (which is technically not even in Hanover, it's in Lebanon). There is a small downtown with lots of restaurants (typical college town stuff) and a few shops. Only grocery store in town is pricey, but there is better selection a short drive away in Lebanon. It's a pretty far drive to any major city (Burlington VT is about 1.5 hours, Boston is a little over 2hr without traffic). So yeah, very strong small town vibe.

Outside of the college and hospital (plus a VA hospital in White River Junction just across the river in Vermont) industry in the Upper Valley doesn't really exist. As much as I love Hanover I would probably never come back for residency because my SO in finance would never be able to find a job in the area outside of academia/healthcare.

edit: grammer
 
Any sub 70 LM applicants receive a II?
 
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