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.

Applicant’s Questionnaire – Short Answers

• Describe what home is to you? (600 characters)
• What is the most important extracurricular activity or hobby for you? Why? (600 characters)
• Describe EITHER an academic/extracurricular achievement OR a challenge that had a meaningful impact on you. What did it take to accomplish the achievement or overcome the challenge and what did you learn from that experience? (600 characters)

Applicant’s Questionnaire – Personal Essay I

Choose one of the following topics and, in the space provided, write an essay of your own composition. (6,000 characters) (*)

• Prompt 1 : What does Northfield Mount Hermon’s commitment to diversity and social justice mean for your education and which opportunities will help you grow inside and outside the classroom?
• Prompt 2 : If you could solve one global issue at home or abroad, what would it be and why?
• Prompt 3 : Describe a time when your perception of the world was challenged. How did that affect you?

Applicant’s Questionnaire – Other Information

If you answered “yes” to any of the below, please explain in detail and in your own words. (3,000 characters) (*)

• Have you ever had any scholastic difficulties?
• Have you ever had any scholastic difficulties?
• Have you ever withdrawn from school voluntarily for an extended period of time for reasons other than health?
• Have you ever had social or emotional difficulties?

Parents’ Comments – Short Answers

• In what type of learning environment does your child thrive? (750 characters) (*)
• Describe an experience that posed a significant challenge for your child. How did your child respond to that challenge? (750 characters) (*)
• What does Northfield Mount Hermon’s commitment to diversity and social justice mean for your child’s education? (750 characters) (*)

Parents’ Comments – Other Information

If the answer is “yes” to any of the below, please explain in detail and in your own words on an attached sheet. (3,000 characters) (*)

• Has your child had any scholastic difficulties?
• Has your child been dismissed, suspended, placed on probation, or received any other disciplinary sanctions?
• Has your child withdrawn from school voluntarily for an extended period of time for reasons other than health?
• Has your child ever had social or emotional difficulties?

Parents’ Comments – Additional Information

Is there any additional information you would like to share? (3,000 characters)

Graded Writing Sample

Your graded writing sample should be an assignment, written in English, from this academic year (preferably from English class). View the Gateway Knowledge Base article at Link for more information on creating PDFs.

• Briefly describe the assignment (500 characters) (*)

Recommendation

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