Uncommon app essays: Tommy Guo
Afterword If my life were made into a picture book, with each page illustrating the most important moment of that day, you would discover...
Uncommon app essays: Michael Stahler
I was 12 years old when I read the letter addressed to my parents, a confidential report that would define most of my adolescent life. It...
Uncommon app essays: Lily Taffett
Liminal spaces have always fascinated me. To be in two places, two cultures, two thoughts, but essentially in neither, seemed impossible....
Uncommon app essays: Jake Margolis
My favorite riddle is, "Together, two coins make thirty cents and one of them is not a nickel. What are the coins?" As with most riddles,...
Uncommon app essays: Gabby Richardson
Two hundred sixty one days ago… …And from the blue corner. Weighing 150 pounds. She hails from the wealthy streets of Lower Merion. She...
Uncommon app essays: Amy Boutselis
“I’m seeing double!” “Wow, there are two of you!” and “Are you a clone?!” are all reactions I have received from people when they see my...
Uncommon App Essays: Ailish Dougherty
It’s hard to describe that moment right before a race. I’ve heard of that mystical phenomenon of getting “in the zone,” where the noise,...
Uncommon App Essays: Emily Morris
I am the youngest of four siblings. My oldest brother, Sam, is a Marine Colonel. I’ve shared a bedroom with the other two, Milton and...
Three people you don't want to be in a college conversation
One would think that since high school seniors spend every waking moment of our short-lived adolescence writing our CommonApp, meeting...
Transitioning from summer to school
Hello LM students! I trust you’ve all had a wonderful summer. My hope is that it was filled with ice cream cones, summer lovin’, and...