Hi ‘16s & graduating students!


Over 700 students submit applications every year to volunteer for the First Year Trips Program. Because of the quantity of applications, it is not in the capacity of the Trips Directorate to evaluate these applications on our own. For several years, the Trips Directorate has selected a group of 20-30 additional readers from the senior class to help in the process of reading and grading Trip Leader applications. In the past, the Trips Directorate has nominated seniors to join this process based on prior involvement in the Trips program. This year we are opening the process to the entire class of 2016 in order to increase transparency.


Over the past four years, hundreds of ‘16s have been committed to and involved with the Trips program in some capacity. This is your last opportunity to continue to impact the program and contribute to welcoming the Class of 2020.


The 2016 Trip Leader Application Readers will be a holistic and representative group of graduating students that is committed to the communities of Dartmouth; each reader will assist in selecting a diverse group of Trip Leaders to welcome the Class of 2020 by reading and grading Trip Leader applications. There will be 20 to 30 readers who individually meet the criteria below.


Trip Leader Application Reader Criteria:

  1. Graduating students who are not applying to the 2016 Trips Program.

  2. Must have some experience with Trips (as a trippee, trip leader, crooling, or directorate member).

  3. Committed to bettering Trips and creating a volunteer base that is fully representative of Dartmouth’s student body by selecting a diverse collection of Trip Leaders.

  4. Be willing to spend 8-12 hours a week reading apps from April 1st to April 15th.


If you meet the above criteria, please consider filling out a (very) short interest form by March 1 to grade Trip Leader applications for Trips 2016. This is NOT an application but merely an opportunity to express your interest in becoming a Trip Leader Application Reader.


If you are interested, please fill out this form.


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Thank you!

Apoorva Dixit, Victoria Nelsen, and Katie Zhang

‘16 Trip Leader Trainers
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DOC First-Year Trips Program
Dartmouth College
Robinson Hall 103
Hanover, NH  03755
(p) 603.646.3996
Blog: http://docfirstyeartrips.wordpress.com

Josh Cetron '16, Director
Anna Gabianelli '16, Assistant Director