Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. (Max 650 words)

Leading up to high school, my family moved a total of about ten times. My dad works for the [Organization Redacted], so this was a requirement of his job. My twin brother and I were born in [Place Red

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To tweet or not to tweet?

Social media has an interesting effect on high school students. It is an outlet for expression, but it also pushes them to be just like everyone else. Using Twitter or not doesn’t really matter, but t

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What work of art, music, science, mathematics, or literature has surprised, unsettled, or challenged you, and in what way?

​The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint Exupéry, challenged me to be a better person. I heard of it from a friend; she showed me a little book with these cute illustrations and said it was great so fa

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Occasionally, students feel that college application forms do not provide sufficient opportunity to convey important information about themselves or their accomplishments. If you wish to include an additional essay, you may do so.

​I recently discovered something I knew very little—well, really nothing—about, that was so exciting it was all I could think about for days. It was as if the new experience opened my eyes and caused

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“One of the great challenges of our time is that the disparities we face today have more complex causes and point less straightforwardly to solutions.” Omar Wasow, Assistant Professor, Politics; Founder, Blackplanet.com This quote is taken from Professor Wasow's January 2014 speech at the Martin Luther King Day celebration at Princeton University.

​Picture a beautiful fall morning. The leaves are starting to change color. Birds are chirping. The sun is just barely up, framed perfectly between a few puffy clouds, and the autumn air is crisp, coo

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(1) Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences that was particularly meaningful to you. (About 150 words) (2) Please tell us how you have spent the last two summers (or vacations between school years), including any jobs you have held. (About 150 words)

Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences that was particularly meaningful to you. (About 150 words) ​Last summer I worked at a camp in Pennsylvania as a

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What in particular about Yale has influenced your decision to apply? (100 words)

I am hesitant to say shopping period, because I am sure others are going to answer the same way, but honestly shopping period is the factor that most makes me want to apply to Yale. The hardest part o

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