Chances are you've faced at least a few of these choices. It's even likelier that there were points at which you diverged from the path and couldn't follow it to the end. Every choice you make at Dartmouth has consequences, and every decision gives people a reason to define you. But many of these choices are superficial, peripheral and largely inapplicable to the "real world." In reality, her penchant for Collis and his fraternity have little to do with the content of their character. Instead of defining ourselves based on a superficial structure (ahem, a timeline), the real challenge is to figure out how these choices fit into a larger context, not just a fleeting Dartmouth reality. After four years, maybe Dartmouth will have completely altered your perspective on life, or maybe it will have just made you more cognizant of who you are but it definitely hasn't created cookie-cutter "types." Then again, what do we know? We're just sophomores.
The Road Most Traveled
