Allow me to preface this by explaining that I have grown up in the theater. I have been hit with pangs of tragic reality and swept away by fantastical tales in black boxes more times than I can count. I love stepping out of my own mind for a short hour and a half or so to be immersed in the complex stories of other personalities and perspectives to work out my own inquiries about the human experience. When I...

My name is Adrianne Owings. Your first inclination may be to make a Rocky reference—trust me, it’s not original. Or maybe, because you adhere to more intellectual instincts, you’re going to start waxing poetic with the likes of Adrienne Rich. I hate to inform you that, in both situations, you’re still several letters off. My name has never been spelled correctly—neither first nor last. Over the years, my family has lovingly referred to me as �...

After an explanation to my father about the meaning of Lux et veritas, we walked out of the visitor's center down Elm, gave a nod to Harkness, and enjoyed the cool air of New Haven in the fall. The students, one group engrossed in a debate about the merits of technology, stood in stark contrast to the quaint charm of Old Campus. Suddenly, I saw myself, black tea in hand, humming a tune from the last Out of the Blue...

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I was originally deferred from Yale's Early Action pool, and I decided to visit my admissions counselor in February to make my...