Heya Shah ’26, Mumbai, India Ryan Alves Rocha ’26, Três Corações, Brazil “My interest in the intersectionality of gender, class, and “At PINE Restaurant, Professor Michele Tine and I will religion in the developing world brings me to Dartmouth. engage in an exciting conversation about her research I want to understand how public policy shapes the lives on the impacts of poverty on schooling. Then, I’ll head of women. The modified majors at Dartmouth will let to the Dickey Center, where I’ll explore the intersection me explore women's, gender, and sexuality studies and of schooling and public policies through my Human government simultaneously, while the D-Plan’s flexibility Development Fellowship. I’ll end the day walking to will help me combine academics with public policy expe- McLaughlin, excited to eat brigadeiros with the Brazilian rience through the Rockefeller Internship and First-Year Society and certain that Dartmouth is the close-knit Fellows Programs. I look forward to relaxing on the Green, intellectually-driven community I’ve always longed for studying in the stacks, and being part of Dartmouth’s as a first-generation college student.” collaborative and close-knit community next year.”
Mahina Damon ’26, Honolulu, HI “Dartmouth’s intimate scale enables the kind of inclusive, supportive community that I hope to join. My primary goal is to learn from one of the top Indigenous Studies programs our country has to offer. I also hope to enroll in classes taught by Professor N. Bruce Duthu in Native American law and policy and to join the Native American Program to broaden my Native community. I would also love to join the Dartmouth Outing Club, attempt to conquer backcountry skiing, and engage with professors over lunch at PINE.”
Chadani Timsina ’26, Syracuse, NY Brennan Welsh ’26, Lake Charles, LA Joanna Jou ’26, El Paso, TX “After classes with Professor Randall Balmer, my favorite “Dartmouth’s mission to provide an unparalleled educa- “Dartmouth feels like home. Coming from a small school, I tion to students regardless of their financial limitations author, and immersing myself in LGBTQ+ courses like value Dartmouth’s tight-knit community. I’ll be surrounded and backgrounds appeals to me. Everyone deserves ’Evangelicalism’ and ’Getting It: Sex and Religion,’ I will and engaged in endless conversations that continuously access to a rigorous education no matter their identity be equipped to study the complex relationship between celebrate multi-dimensional intellectual curiosity. I’m or income. As an activist who fights for racial equal- excited to invite Professor Witters to lunch at PINE, where modern Christianity and the LGBTQ+ community. With ity but also understands the importance of self-care, Dartmouth’s D-Plan, I can travel the world to research I’ll ask him to be my mentor as we connect over what Dartmouth’s emphasis on student physical, social, and how these communities interact. Whether I’m trying to shapes human biology. I’ll find myself exploring health ski or ordering level-ten spiciness at Base Camp Cafe, mental well-being delights me. Dartmouth’s willingness inequalities while interning at DPCS Community Health to take action makes me want to join the picturesque no day of research will be complete without the New and guiding future Dartmouth Bound participants through community and collectively fight for equity and justice.” Hampshire air pushing me out of my comfort zone.” creating their own Dartmouth.”
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