Swarthmore students’ worldviews are often forged by their prior experiences and exposure to ideas and values. Our students are often mentored, supported, and developed by their immediate context—in their neighborhoods, communities of faith, families, and classrooms. Reflect on what elements of your home, school, or community have shaped you or positively impacted you. How have you grown or changed because of the influence of your community? (250 words)

Recently a coworker asked me if my parents were together. They aren’t but unlike many other kids with divorced parents, I only ever see one. My biological father is a drug addict who is probably in ja

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If you could change anything in the world, what would it be? Explain why and how you would change it.(750 words)

My eyes flutter open, the sound of sobbing in the near distance. I take a deep breath and scurry my way out of my bedroom and into the kitchen. I peer in, already knowing what I will find: my mom sitt

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Why Yale?

Yale's residential colleges provide a tight-knit community with diverse perspectives that allow learning not just in the classroom but every moment on campus, something I value hailing from a small ru

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What inspires you?(35 words)

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Yale’s residential colleges regularly host conversations with guests representing a wide range of experiences and accomplishments. What person, past or present, would you invite to speak? What would you ask them to discuss?(35 words)

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You are teaching a new Yale course. What is it called?(35 words)

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What is something about you that is not included anywhere else in your application? (35 words)

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Yale carries out its mission “through the free exchange of ideas in an ethical, interdependent, and diverse community.” Reflect on a time when you exchanged ideas about an important issue with someone holding an opposing view. How did the experience lead you either to change your opinion or to sharpen your reasons for holding onto it? (400 words)

I’m a socialist, so taking an economics course–AP Macroeconomics, at that– was not my first choice. Truth be told, I never really saw the other side of things. However, I’ve always been open-minded, s

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Tell us about a topic or idea that excites you and is related to one or more academic areas you selected above. Why are you drawn to it? (200 words or fewer)*

Bipolar disorder is known for causing major mood swings, but most people don’t know the true demons. My mom was diagnosed with bipolar disorder before I was born. As a child, I didn’t understand the i

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Dartmouth celebrates the ways in which its profound sense of place informs its profound sense of purpose. As you seek admission to Dartmouth's Class of 2027, what aspects of the College's academic program, community, or campus environment attract your interest? In short, Why Dartmouth? Please respond in 100 words or fewer.

Sitting on the Green, I ponder the months ahead of me: hiking, joining the outing club, lunching with Professor Chang at PINE to discuss fMRI research, experiencing my first snow and snowball fight, d

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"Be yourself," Oscar Wilde advised. "Everyone else is taken." Introduce yourself in 200-250 words.

“You’re the only perfect thing in my life, I can’t have you making mistakes.” That’s me, my mom’s perfect child. I didn't talk back to her; I didn't steal someone's phone, and I didn't cause CPS to be

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Labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta recommended a life of purpose. "We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things," she said. "That is what we are put on the earth for." In what ways do you hope to make—or are you making—an impact? 200-250 words

I wake up to the sounds of sobbing and can’t help but think not again. I get out of bed and rush to my mother who is crying on the kitchen floor for the third time this week. I try to console her but

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