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

American counterintelligence is in a state of crisis: the New York Times recently reported on a leaked cable (a confidential text-based system) that indicated dozens of informants for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) — America’s only international intelligence program — were killed, arrested, or turned into double agents. This informationRead More

On October 8, 2021, 136 countries agreed upon a deal with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to enact a global corporate tax, which has been considered by experts and world leaders alike to be a significant breakthrough in the elimination of tax havens.  Members in confirmation includedRead More

Since its inception in 1789, the Supreme Court has been a critical part of the American system of checks and balances that holds the government accountable to the American people. The Court has the power to strike down any law it deems unconstitutional, which prevents any infringements on the rightsRead 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

Graphic by Katherin Chong ’25 Sitting on the cold, stone stairs leading up to Memorial House on my first Saturday at Choate, I patiently awaited the impending dorm meeting organized by our advisers. As I put on a mask of intrigue and happiness, I mentally prepared myself for a sluggish,Read More