There’s nothing like some good ole’ fashioned trickery to make your guardians proud of you. Follow these nine simple steps to blow away your visitors this Parents’ Weekend, and you’ll see a sizable jump in your Choate account—I mean, earn yourself a big hug. 1. Talk as much as possibleRead More

Looking at the calendar can inspire a sense of disorientation, especially with this striking realization: there’s only a week until Halloween. With such little time left, many Choate students have been scrambling for Halloween costume ideas. To give some inspiration, here’s a list of costume ideas from students around campus–Read More

Let me be frank: I decided to take a term abroad at King’s Academy, a boarding school in Jordan, to escape Choate. After two years of the same clothes, the same classrooms, and the same routine, I desired nothing more than separation from the quirks and traditions that make ChoateRead More

Prior to his pursuit of the Joker in The Dark Knight, Bruce Wayne is warned by his butler, Alfred, “Be careful, some men just want to watch the world burn.” We must internalize this advice beyond its cinematic purpose, because Alfred’s message can be connected to the much larger, widelyRead More

On June 22, 2015, Marc Maron hosted President Barack Obama on his comedy podcast “WTF”, and the President, less inhibited in his speech than usual, said something that would blow the minds of Americans everywhere: “We are not cured of it [racism]. And it’s not just a matter of beingRead More

“What would the hero of your life’s movie do right now?” asks Joe Rogan, a stand-up comedian and podcaster. “We define ourselves far too often by our past failures. That’s not you. You are this person right now. You’re the person who has learned from those failures. Build confidence andRead More

Growing up in Colorado as a nerdy violinist, I was used to being the only black girl—and often, the only black person in any given room. As a result, I learned how to walk through the world as the exception to the rule. I learned how to answer people’s awkwardRead More

The food gets better, students are told to follow the dress code, teachers start smiling more, the hedges are groomed and the grass cut, and white linens are topped with coffee and donut holes. What do all of these occurrences have in common?  They all come about when parents, grandparents,Read More

On June 17, 2015, a man opened fire during a bible study in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine members, including Reverend Clementa Pinckney, the church’s pastor and a member of the South Carolina Senate. The perpetrator, Dylann Roof, planned this crime, which took place in the Charleston Emanuel African MethodistRead More