The 1,193 students in the Dartmouth Class of 2023 are a diverse, accomplished bunch—and the College's admissions office has dizzying stats to prove it. To get past the numbers, we pulled aside a handful of first-years at the end of the fall term to ask them about their prospective majors, where they’re from, and how they’re settling in on campus.

“I love the abundance of cool study spaces on campus.”

Chelsea-Starr Jones
Charlotte, NC  |  Biology/Genetics

“The first-year enrichment program, Latinx, and black community here are so tight-knit. I’m able to be proud of my myriad of identities.”

Naomi Valdez
Miami, FL  |  Envr. Engineering/Government

“People are so welcoming and people love to teach you the things they're passionate about.”

Daniel Lin
San Jose, CA  |  Sociology

“I’m already amazed by the people I have met here.”

Isabelle Wilson
Piedmont, CA  |  Neuroscience

Jack Poss
Chattanooga, TN  |  Economics

Myles Epstein
Boston  |  Engineering

“My favorite part of every day is having random conversations about really prevalent and interesting topics with people I just met.”

Marisa Natarajan
Portland, OR  |  Economics/Government

Sarah Lou
Vancouver, Canada  |  Biomedical Engineering

“One thing I was not expecting is the crazy fast pace of the quarter system. It keeps you focused.”

Mihir Sardesai
Seattle  |  Government

“My first New England fall!”

Katya Pronichenko
Los Angeles  |  Envr. Studies/Economics

Matt Dempsey
Hopkinton, MA  |  Economics

Nils Wildberg
Princeton, NJ  |  Biochemistry

Andrew Schaeffer
South Freeport, ME  |  Math/Physics

“The fall colors here are amazing.”

Caris White
Long Beach, CA  |  Psychology

Julia Battle
Charleston, WV  |  History

Connor Luck
San Diego  |  Biology