Colby College Admission Essays

I love laughing. Laughing loudly, a little smile, or just a silly grin, I love them all. A laugh everyday can release my stress from school. When I am sad, I take a big breath and ‘ha!’ A silly laugh makes me laugh at myself,…

From a young age, music has been an essential part of my life. I remember listening to my parents’ vinyl records and being mesmerized by the melodies and lyrics. As I grew older, I began to explore different genres of music and eventually discovered my…

A thrift store is a naturally dynamic world, with a constant influx of the unknown and an incessant purging of the unwanted. Any moment may yield a glimmer of Fendi drowning in an ocean of Gap, everything marked $3.99. The objective is to find the…

Bound by the limits of my hearing impairment, it took me three years to realize the clocks at school actually make a noise. As Mrs. Neilson lectures, pressured by the deadline of the AP test, she leaves little room for pauses. Intrigued by every word,…