Please fill out this form if you are applying to Haverford using the QuestBridge application in our Early Decision or Regular Decision processes only. If you are submitting a Common Application or a Coalition Application you do not need to complete this form - these questions are already asked on those applications.
SUPPLEMENTAL WRITING SECTION A Haverford education is distinguished by the extraordinary trust placed in students, the emphasis on student agency in all facets of the academic and community experience, and the cultivation of ethical leadership. All of this is embodied in our student-run Honor Code. The Haverford Honor Code is not a set of rules, but rather a statement of shared values centered on the concepts of trust, concern, and respect. It serves as an educational tool in and of itself and provides a powerful framework for our community, emphasizing and supporting qualities we see as essential to a Haverford education. Among other things, the Honor Code at Haverford shapes:
Please give us a better sense of what you are looking for in your college experience by answering the following questions:
1. Tell us about a topic or issue that sparks your curiosity and gets you intellectually excited. How do you think the environment at Haverford and the framework of the Honor Code would foster your continued intellectual growth? Using the QuestBridge application, you may have chosen to write about a topic that intellectually excites you. If you did, we hope you take the opportunity to either: - Expand on the topic you already wrote about, including how Haverford specifically will support your intellectual path (please do not copy and paste the same response from your QuestBridge application) OR - Take this opportunity to tell us about another intellectual passion and how Haverford will empower you to further explore this.