Christmas day at my grandparents’ country house, an elegant pink brick building, once a Quaker meetinghouse, nestled in pristine snowy fields. Inside, a fire blazes merrily in the hearth. Stockings droop, overflowing with chocolate, marzipan, truffles, and trinkets. The tree glimmers with ornaments. Everything is candlelight, old wood and the smell of cloves. The elegant banisters and chandeliers are draped with yards of evergreen garlands. Christmas carols drift from an unseen stereo on the balcony. All around me is Limoge...

Williams is a very active and athletic school, and sports and exercise are very popular: many students participate in varsity, JV, or intramural sports, dance groups, and similar...

Although I'm only a freshman, I've taken a number of interesting courses but my favorites include Psychology 101, which was a surprise, since it's a large, survey-style intro course rather than the typical discussion-based seminar classes more common at Williams. However, I found the lectures varied, interesting, organized, and clearly presented. The labs are interesting and easy to understand. I have also highly enjoyed Latin 302, an...

Intelligent, driven,...

I did not use a private admissions counselor; they may be helpful, but they are absolutely NOT necessary to put together...