Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution. I consider myself a rather articulate person. Well, I should be. I have focused my life around one goal—expressing myself. This I do as I avidly compete in...

While arguing a Dartmouth-related case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1818, Daniel Webster, Class of 1801, uttered this memorable line: ''It is, Sir…a small college. And yet, there are those who love it!'' As you seek admission to the Class of 2022, what aspects of the College’s program, community, or campus environment attract your interest? Please respond in 100 words or less. I subconsciously measure my fit with a school based on its proximity to a golf course, perhaps...

Twenty years ago, the world met Harry Potter and his companions. One of the more memorable lines from the J.K. Rowling series was spoken by Albus Dumbledore: ''Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.'' What ideas or experiences bring you joy? I close Anscombe’s “Brute Facts” in frustration. I was drawn to philosophy because it attempts to answer the deeper questions of life, but the...