From behind the curtain, all I can hear is the rustling of the audience shifting in their seats, amplified in the moment of silence before the lights go up. I take a deep breath and push past the curtain, taking in its familiar musty smell. I wait for the spotlight to hit me. When it does, it’s blinding. I make my way to center stage, and with each step I feel myself transform. I pull my center of gravity...

When I feel passionate about something, I dive into it. It’s why I’m prone to finish a good book the same day I start it, and why I spend over 40 hours working to get our school newspaper in during the week before the deadline. It’s why, as a member of student government, I devoted the entire month of February to help my school raise the most money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s nationwide contest. And...

I’ve visited Yale twice, once for my dad’s 20-year reunion, and again this fall. As a kid, I felt like I was walking through a fairy-tale, complete with ivy-wrapped, gargoyle-topped towers. When I returned, it hadn’t lost its magic, but I realized what made Yale unique was the people. Touring campus, hearing my dad’s stories of his Trumbull days, and sitting in a class, I felt the sense of community fostered by the college system, pictured...

This semester I took a lecture called "Disney." It covered just about everything, from corporate...

Yale is known for its a capella scene, as well as for political activism...

I used a private admissions counselor and would highly recommend it. I was able to get immediate feedback tailored...

Yale is above all a supportive and nuturing environment...not something...

I was deferred from early admissions, which was at the time a major dissapointment. I felt like I had no chance of getting in--but...

I'm an editor for an online student publication, and I've acted in stage productions and student films. At...

I would have given myself more time. Like pretty much every rising senior, I told myself I...

Driven. Curious....

I would increase communication between underclassmen and upperclassmen. From my experience, upperclassmen...