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 Statement-Short Answer 

We are interested in learning more about you in terms of the qualities we deem critical for St. Paul’s School students: traits like kindness, curiosity, intelligence and perseverance. Please answer the questions below in 2-3 sentences (300 characters or less).

• What is one of your personal strengths that can help others? (300 characters) (*)
• What was the last thing that sparked your curiosity so deeply that you wanted to keep learning about it on your own? (300 characters) (*)
• Who has been your greatest teacher outside of your family, and what have they taught you? (300 characters) (*)
• What is something you accomplished that required a lot of hard work and makes you proud? (300 characters) (*)
• Is there anything else you would like us to know about you? (600 characters) 

Parent Statement-Short Answer 

• At St. Paul’s School, advisers work closely with families to support students. What would you want the adviser to know about your child, and in what areas will adults need to offer support?  (2,000 characters) (*)
• Please briefly describe your relationship with your child’s school.  (2,000 characters) (*)
• Additional Information – Please use this space to provide any additional information. (6,000 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