On the first day of sailing program this summer, I walked toward the river with my trusty yellow lifejacket slung over my shoulder. Smiling as I inhaled the salty air, I was filled with the usual first-day anticipation for the eight weeks I was about to spend on the water. The sights and sounds of the waterfront felt so familiar that I almost forgot something was different this year: instead of being a sailor in the program as I had...

Tell us about an intellectual experience, either directly related to your schoolwork or not, that you found particularly meaningful. In the beginning of IB Biology last September, I anxiously awaited the day that my teacher would announce the long-term project she gave to her 11th grade students each year. I already knew the assignment would be to create a handwritten study guide, aptly named an “objective notebook,” containing all the IB objectives that we would cover throughout the course and...

As an eighth grader deciding to attend Biotechnology High School, I had a vague idea of what I was signing up for. As a magnet school for sciences, I knew Biotech was full of talented students from all over Monmouth County. I knew that it was an International Baccalaureate World School, which meant a rigorous course schedule and lots of work to go along with it. However, I quickly found out that these fantastic educational opportunities did not come without...

Write about a meaningful book from your childhood that you believe should be included in the children's section at the local library. When I thought about the childhood book that has influenced me the most, the first one that immediately came to mind is Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy World by Richard Scarry. This book is a collection of 33 short stories, each one detailing the adventures and mishaps of a different character. The protagonist in each story is an animal...

As an eighth grader deciding to attend Biotechnology High School, I had a vague idea of what I was signing up for. As a magnet school for sciences, I knew Biotech was full of talented students from all over Monmouth County. I knew that it was an International Baccalaureate World School, which meant a rigorous course schedule and lots of work to go along with it. However, I quickly found out that these fantastic educational opportunities did not come without...

Tell us about a time when you were most excited about an idea, discovery, or other aspect of a learning experience. (250 words) I've taken Spanish every year since kindergarten. As a little kid I was excited about the prospect of learning to speak a new language, but somewhere along the way Spanish became a tedious class with no practical applications that I saw. I walked into my IB Spanish class this year fully expecting it to be boring and difficult....

For my personal statement, I first thought of writing about swimming because my main extracurricular activity is swimming. However, I thought about my application overall and saw that swimming was heavily represented in my resume so I decided that writing about a different aspect of my life would be a better complement to the rest of my application.

I lucked out because I was able to apply to only one school because I was accepted early decision. However, in hindsight I should have spent more time building...

I did not use a private admissions counselor, but I was able to ask questions...

I interviewed with Dartmouth and I found the interview process relatively stress-free (I say this as someone who generally gets nervous for interviews). It was...

Fill your time doing something you like! As someone who has sailed in a summer program since...

I'm an athlete and that fills the majority...

I'm not sure yet! That's part of the reason why I wanted to...

I took recruiting trips to four fairly similar schools that I had narrowed down based on the type of school I wanted (Colgate University, Williams College,...

After touring dozens of schools, I decided that my preferred location would not be in a city and I also knew I would prefer something in the New...

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, NH, which is a small but great college town. I love the fact that I'm going to school in New Hampshire because it's a beautiful area, but I probably won't...

I reached out to the assistant swim coach via email and...

I will probably need to take out some amount of loans, but I'm applying for as many scholarships as I...

Be yourself in your application; don't worry about trying to be who you think the school...

Choose teachers of classes that you work the hardest in. Also ask teachers early and in person...