Photo courtesy of Yujin Kim ’23 Dear Miss Tiffany Xiao, We regret to inform you that our credible sources have leaked information that lead us to question your competence as a Choate student. This investigation is still in its early stages, so consider gathering some friends from the mock trialRead More

Graphic courtesy of Yujin Kim ’23 Dear Choate Community,  We are the Wellness Committee, a student-run initiative focused on improving student wellness at Choate. Led by three seniors and advised by Dr. Francisco Lopez, the committee is composed of 16 Choate students. Most of you probably don’t even know weRead More

Graphic courtesy of Yujin Kim ’23 In late September, students first began displaying the tell-tale symptoms of what many have labeled the infamous “Choate Plague.” For many students, the first giveaway was waking up with a slight sore throat — but perhaps that was from yelling too hard while cheeringRead More

Graphic Courtesy of Yujin Kim ’23 I believe there is nothing in this world that is simultaneously as loved and hated as the pun. As such, essay that it would be a good idea to discuss them. Puns are a bizarre linguistic development, one that makes a mockery of theRead More

Dear new student, Congratulations on getting through your first month at Choate! As most students can attest, Choate is very different from other schools, so it’s normal to feel a bit overwhelmed as a newcomer. It’s also just as normal to still feel overwhelmed even after being here for aRead More

When I was little, the school I attended in Bogotá, Colombia offered standardized testing every year in November. I remember sitting in my seat, my feet barely touching the floor, as I wrote my name on the cover page of the test booklet and filled in other basic information. IRead More

I applied to only three boarding schools on the east coast: the top three. During the summer of seventh grade — months before I began the high school application process — Choate was ranked fifth among private high schools and third among boarding schools by Niche, the popular online resourceRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim ’23 With all its glowing reviews, one would have expected Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights to make an impact. Yet, I failed to find the magic that many others raved about.The premise of the book was simple enough: essayettes about how the mundane and everydayRead More

Graphic by Yunjin Kim ’23 The first week back on campus, I began asking my friends what they thought of Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights. The consensus was clear: many students found the text to be less than delightful.After attempting to power through the collection of essayettes at theRead More