Candidate Profile (Common)

• Academic, Athletic and Personal Achievements (1,500 characters)
  • Please note your interests and activities in areas such as music, drama, art, community service, debate, writing, athletics, employment, or hobbies. We understand that some candidates have more opportunities for organized activities than others, but we are interested in how you spend your time outside of the classroom. Please only submit information from the past two years. Please use the “Add More” button below the first two listings if you would like to enter additional activities. If you still need more space, please use the “Additional Information” section. 
  • Academic, Athletic and Personal Achievements-List or briefly describe any academic or personal achievements of which you are especially proud. Use this area to note any academic honors you have received. (1,500 characters)
• Additional Information/Explanation (6,000 characters)
  • If you would like to provide any additional information that was not specifically requested or did not fit in the spaces provided, you may use the space below or upload a PDF (files must be under 1MB). Please only submit relevant information from the past two years. Do not upload grades, official test scores or transcripts in this section. If you have a document in a format other than PDF, you can download an official add-in for the latest versions of Microsoft Word that can convert Word documents to PDF. View the Gateway Knowledge Base article at https://www.gatewaytoprepschools.com/articles/6-creating-and-reducing-size-of-pdf-files for more information on creating PDFs. Please do not add pictures or scan printed documents. Doing so will potentially cause your file to be too large to upload.
• Multimedia Description 1&2 (1,500 characters)
  • Please check with the school to see if they have other ways of accepting multimedia.
  • Students who have a very strong interest in a particular area are invited to submit up to two links to multimedia content. Examples of multimedia content that students have provided in the past include YouTube videos, music files, and art portfolios. Be sure to provide a description of the content in the space provided. Many schools no longer accept CDs, DVDs, videotapes or portfolios. Links are the simplest and most commonly accepted way to send multimedia to schools. NOTE: If you have more than two links you may add them to the “Additional Information” section above along with a description. Please limit additional link submissions in the “Additional Information” section to no more than three multimedia links. If your multimedia will not be available until later, do not delay in submitting your Candidate Profile now. Each school participating in the Gateway system has alternative means of accepting multimedia later in the application process. Consult each school for directions.

Candidate Short Essay

REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS 150-250 words – Approximately 1,500 characters

• Tell us about a time that your life changed or you had to make a big decision that required grit or resiliency. What did you learn about yourself in that moment? Is there anything you would do differently if you could do it all over?  (1,500 characters) (*)

Candidate Long Essay

CHOOSE ONE PROMPT — REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS 300-500 words  (3,000 characters) (*)

• Prompt 1 – Describe a time you were able to speak up for others or to uphold a personal or family value.
• Prompt 2 – Describe a decision that was difficult, but was the right choice.
• Prompt 3 – Tell us about something you do just because you like it, not because you’re good or successful at it.
• Prompt 4 – Tell us about a quality or trait that you believe others appreciate about you.
• Prompt 5 – For Grade 11, 12, and PG Applicants Only: What are you hoping to gain out of completing the rest of your high school experience at Hotchkiss? What does success look like for you at the end of your Hotchkiss career?

Additional Information

• Have you ever been dismissed, suspended, placed on probation, or received other serious disciplinary sanction? If yes, please provide a full explanation. (3,000 characters)
• Have you voluntarily withdrawn from school for an extended period of time for reasons other than health? If yes, please provide a full explanation. (3,000 characters)

Parent Statement

• Please share your observations about your child’s strengths and opportunities for growth. 2,000 characters or 350 words or fewer. (2,000 characters) (*)
  
  

Recommendation

• Current Principal/Counselor Recommendation (*)
• Current English Teacher Recommendation (*)
• Current Mathematics Teacher Recommendation (*)
• Personal Recommendation (*)
• Special Interest Recommendation