Senior fall, I took CLST 10.13: the New Testament, THEA 29: Dance Theater Performance, and MATH 97: Individual Research. This was my last term before graduating Dartmouth College.
CLST 10.13 (Prof Whaley) was a course cross-listed in the Classics and Greek departments; I took it as a Classics course. CLST 10.13 teaches students how to read the New Testament with a critical eye. In our class, we read Mark, Galatians, and 1 Peter. The course was conducted as a seminar, with short presentations and lectures interspersed throughout as necessary. Evaluation methods included three essays, a research presentation and write-up, a film review, a final paper, and participation credit.
Here is an example of an essay I wrote for the course.
THEA 29 (Profs Heginbotham and Stenn) was a theater class of five students that taught us how to collaborate and create an entirely original dance piece. We started the course with primarily short-form creative exercises before beginning to build a long-form choreography that ended up being around three minutes. Along the way, we read The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp and watched various performances, such as Murmurations by Le Patin Libre. Evaluation methods primarily included written work in the form of journal entries and participation in the form of both dance creation and two final performances.
MATH 97 (Prof Mucha) was the second term out of a two-term schedule for completing the math honors thesis. I completed my thesis in mathematical modeling and also drew from a variety of other disciplines including sociology and public policy. My thesis ended up being awarded High Honors by the math department and was also short-listed for the Best Presentation award. Linked here is my paper and my presentation.
EXTRACURRICULAR ENGAGEMENTS, OTHER
Aside from my coursework, I also wrote weekly for Dartmouth’s admissions office blog. Here is my personal author page.
I continued my previous engagements in my dance troupe Ujima as well as the Nathan Smith Society. I also took an intermediate Pilates class this term for my own interest. In the Nathan Smith Society, I helped in putting on pre-health events such as a Geisel-Dartmouth College mentoring kick-off and other events hosting physicians, such as our Clinical Conversations series. When I wasn’t helping coordinate or host the event, I often attended them out of my own interest. In the spring, I continued my tenure as co-coordinator of NSS and finished my tenure as co-director of Ujima.
I was a part of Dartmouth Generations and their various initiatives, such as Memory Lane at Kendal Assisted Living Center. Due to COVID and labor shortages, many of our previous programs are still getting rebooted and had limited capacity. During this term, I continued my year-long tenure as co-Vice president of Generations and main coordinator for our sub-group Memory Lane, where we visited Kendal and interacted with adults living with Alzheimer’s and/or dementia.
Aside from my primary work-study job as an admissions blogger, I continued working as a Head Usher for the Hopkins Center for the Arts. I virtually tutored English and math with the Siena Literacy Center back home in Michigan, as well as Ringle. I also attended more events with Agape Christian Fellowship and Logos this term, and finished up my fellowship with the Eichler ’57 Fellowship for Healthcare Leaders, writing this poem for our graduation. I took my MCAT in the spring break before this term started and secured housing for the job at OrACORe that I secured in December 2022. It was a busy time!