Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. I can always predict what will happen next… in the math classroom, solving differential equations; in the window seat of the school bus, heading home; in my bed, curled up watching Netflix; in the places I'm familiar with. When I’m in my comfort zone, I have an...

When you meet someone for the first time, what do you want them to know about you, but generally don’t tell them? A sensory experience: me. How do I smell? Every week, I jubilantly await the arrival of Time Magazine in the mail. As soon as I see the red-bordered cover buried within the stack of bills, letters, and flyers addressed to my mom, I snatch it out of the pile and scurry upstairs to read it, start to...

When choosing a college community, you are choosing a place where you believe that you can live, learn, and flourish. Generations of inspiring women have thrived in the Wellesley community, and we want to know what aspects of this community inspire you to consider Wellesley. We know that there are more than 100 reasons to choose Wellesley, but the ''Wellesley 100'' is a good place to start. Visit http://www.wellesley.edu/admission/100 and let us know, in two well-developed paragraphs,...

How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago. “bon viveur; nec temere nec timide; memento mori” Respectively, these phrases translate to, “a person who lives high and well; neither reckless nor timid; remember that you will die.” These phrases inspire me as mottoes to live my life. They sound sophisticated and...

For every summer during high school, I think you should be doing something. Research, summer job, camp, travel, volunteer, it could be...

Dartmouth really is in the middle of nowhere. There's not much to do late at night regarding the town; the shops close relatively...