Destination: Dartmouth and Beyond
Raymond Rodriguez
During the summer before my senior year of high school, I received an invitation from an obscure place in Hanover, NH known as Dartmouth College. The invitation was to “Destination Dartmouth,” a 3-day program for promising students of color to visit the College and explore what it had to offer. I was blown away. Dartmouth offered everything I looked for in a college: excellent off-campus programs, extensive social justice and community service opportunities, and an intimate campus community where I would be more than just a number and instead an individual who could impact the lives of other students. I was ready to submit my application right away, but what I heard from some students made me question my Dartmouth experience.
