Graphic by William Gao/The Choate News Ever since second grade, I’ve known that I want to be a writer. But I didn’t think that high school would be the time to pursue that passion. In my mind, the purpose of attending a college-preparatory school like Choate was to, as theRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News Amid the chaos of hockey games, essays, and tests, I went into the last week of winterlude with a goal to meditate every day during one of the school year’s busiest weeks. Meditation is accessible to all and easy to learn. It seemed almostRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News When I first arrived at Choate as a freshman last winter, I was overwhelmed by the complex layout of the 458-acre campus. Being directionally challenged was a constant struggle, despite the tours that my roommate frequently gave me — our favorite quarantine activity. TheRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News As an elite, college preparatory school, Choate is expected to prepare students for future studies in college and beyond. This intent, however, isn’t always realized. For example, in the Math Department, a disproportionate amount of students require extensive extra help and/or tutoring to keepRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News We’ve all heard the saying: it’s not what’s on the outside that counts, but what’s on the inside. Never has this statement been more true than with Spencer House, the best dorm on campus. Is it too obvious to say that Spencer does notRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News Hunger hits me the strongest after swim practice, but a close second is anytime my brain is working — while studying, calculating the latest possible time I can get up for class without arriving late, or thinking about how long a spider web hasRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News In fifth grade, my math class studied fractions. I knew a test awaited me at the end of the unit, so I proceeded to do what I’d always done as a student: pay attention in class, take careful notes, ask questions, and do theRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim ’23 When carefully considering all the options I had for high school back in eighth grade, I made an extensive pros-and-cons list of each school and its academic programs. In retrospect, applying to private boarding schools was a choice of immense privilege that I did notRead More

Graphic by Katherine Chong ’25 There is a reason that Choate allows new students to take only five classes. At such an academically rigorous school, taking five subjects is already a heavy workload. On top of that, students join sports teams, clubs, ensembles, and other extracurriculars as they become acclimatedRead More