Past the tumbling hills and serene fields and through the big bay window lies my sanctuary; the bright yellow colonial farmhouse I call home. A number of summers ago however, it also served as my prison. The summer had just begun when I clumsily mounted a pony for the first time at a birthday party and, like an unbalanced sack of potatoes, unexpectedly tumbled off. Desperately hungry for some cake, my resulting broken wrist was revealed only after a thorough...

I hope to be an engineer and eventually an entrepreneur. Not just any engineer though, I want to be able to work in multiple scientific disciplines, explore interests outside of STEM, and have the fundamental communication skills to be a leader and run a business. At an internship this past summer at a small R&D company, working directly alongside entrepreneurs and other students solidified this goal. Dartmouth’s unique combination of liberal arts education and great engineering programs would...

Saying yes to the dress was one of the most frightening moments I’ve ever experienced. The moment? Playing football. The dress? Putting on our comically mis-sized uniforms The summer before seventh grade, a number of friends jokingly suggested I join the pee-wee football team. As a defiant pudgy kid who still hadn’t hit his growth-spurt, I brushed off their jeers, and took their challenge seriously. Overly confident and brazen, I somehow signed up without asking my concerned parents....