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Violet Program: The Taft School
• Windsor, CT"• Chartered in 1874"• Located in the heart of New England, Loomis Chaffee is an internationally renowned co-educational boarding school for more than 700 students in grades 9 through 12 and postgraduates"• Loomis’ students, who represent through residency and citizenship more than 30#states and 50#countries, welcome new challenges, push themselves to experience new things, and are taught and mentored by some of the best teachers in the world"• Tight-knit community where individuality thrivesAbout The Loomis Chaffee School
The Loomis Chaffee School At a Glance
School’s MissionThe mission of The Loomis Chaffee School is to advance the development of students in mind, body, and spirit through rigorous academic programs, an inclusive community, and an emphasis on engaged citizenship. The school, as its Founders intended, seeks to inspire in its students a commitment to the best self and the common good."
• Student Essays"• Parent Statement"• Math Recommendation"• English Recommendation"• Principal/Guidance Recommendation"• Official School Reports/Transcript 2025 Standard Application Forms
•Respond to the#three required prompts using 200-250 words:"1. Aside from books or articles assigned for school, what book(s), article(s), podcast(s), and or documentary(s) have you most enjoyed in the past year and why?"2. 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?"3. Each person has unique characteristics that define who they are. Choose three words that best describe you as a person, and explain how they represent you."• Choose one of these essay prompts and respond in 250-500 words:"A. Explain an event or activity that has impacted your life and or your way of thinking."B. Explain a time when you made a decision you regretted. Explain why you made that decision. How would you approach the same situation differently if you could now?"C. What is the best piece of advice you have ever received? From whom did you receive the advice and how did you apply it?"D. Describe a moment when you felt left out or that you did not fit in well with others. What did you learn about yourself and others? How did you overcome that situation?"E. What is your favorite quote from a movie, book or a line from a song or poem? Please name the movie, poem or song, and tell us what it means for you.2025 Standard Application Student Essay Prompts
The Loomis Chaffee School Application Requirements• Part 1"• Candidate profile and testing information"• Part 2"• Short answer questions"• Parent/Guardian statement "• Part 3"• Grades"• Recommendations
• Which of the activities or interests that you selected in Part One are most important to you, and why? (1000 characters)"• Describe a community you are a part of – a family, neighborhood, town, city, team, activity, class, peer group, etc. – and its impact on your development as a person.#(750 characters)"• Choose one word to describe yourself and explain why it describes you. (1000 characters)"• Tell us something about yourself that we will not learn from other parts of your application. (1000 characters)The Loomis Chaffee School Short Answer Questions
Please answer one of the following questions thoughtfully and thoroughly:"1. Explain the impact of an event, activity or person that has changed your perspective. What did you learn, and how did you change?"2. Ne cede malis - or yield not to adversity - is the Loomis Chaffee School motto. Tell us about a time when you have faced a challenge, how you overcame it, and what you learned from it."3. The LC mission statement promises “to inspire in its students a commitment to the best self and the common good.” Describe how either “best self” or “common good” apply to your interests or experiences.The Loomis Chaffee School Essay Question
•January 15, 2025 • Application deadline for Fall 2025"• Applications received after this date will be considered on a rolling basis#after March 10#in the event space becomes available"•March 10, 2025 • All candidates who have submitted an application by January 15 will receive a decision on this date"•April 10, 2025 • All accepted candidates must enroll or decline admission offer by this dateAdmission Timeline