I saved most of the parent essay questions in a Master File. Some I have since deleted, but here is what I still have (all this season). This is all publicly available on their sites but it saves the trouble of looking it up. I don’t know how much they change YOY.
Choate:
- Please share with us the values you’ve instilled in your child and how our community might benefit from those values/lessons.
- What qualities would you like to see your child develop while at Choate?
- Ownership of the decision to come to Choate can play a significant role in a student's success. Please describe how the decision was reached to apply to Choate.
- What motivates your child?
- What event would you consider the most significant in your child’s life
- What, to date, are the biggest academic and extracurricular challenges your child has faced? *
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Optional: Is there any other helpful background information about your child that you feel is important and would like to share that is not included in these forms (e.g. personal, social, cultural, religious, or medical)? Please share your ideas here about any supporting information you believe is relevant.
Have any of the Applicant’s parents/guardians attended a boarding school?
Have any of the Applicant’s parents/guardians attended a boarding school?
Yes
No
Exeter:
- Please describe your child’s academic strengths and weaknesses.
- Please describe your child’s personal strengths and weaknesses.
- For boarding applicants: After reading our materials and learning about Exeter, how do you think your child will adapt to the challenges of living away from home in a dormitory?
- Is there anything else you would like us to know about your child?
Groton:
What qualities of character and mind in your daughter or son most delight you?
What do you believe your son or daughter will contribute to this community?
There are many fine schools to choose from in this country. What has led your family to submit an application to Groton?
Is there anything about the sequence of your child’s schooling that we should know? Did your son or daughter ever skip or repeat a year? Was your son or daughter ever asked to withdraw from a school, suspended or put on probation? Please explain.
Hotchkiss:
What do you think would be helpful for our community to know about your child that would help ensure the best possible experience at Hotchkiss?
Lawrenceville:
• What qualities of character and mind in your daughter or son most delight you?
• What do you believe your son or daughter will contribute to the school community? Have you any concerns about your child’s readiness for independent school?
- What has posed the biggest academic and/or extracurricular challenge for your child?
- Is there anything about the sequence of your child's schooling that we should know? Did your son or daughter skip or repeat a year? Was your son or daughter ever asked to withdraw from any school, suspended or put on probation?
Hope that helps you get an idea for several schools.