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Written by: hwadmission • September 27, 2021

By Katharine ‘22 Prior to leading my first middle school campus tour, I prepared for potential questions. “Is it true that you get 5...

Written by: Hadley X • September 23, 2021

By Eric ’25 Hi everyone! My name is Eric, and when I stepped onto this campus for the first day of school, I was definitely nervous. As a...

Written by: hwadmission • January 21, 2021

By Joie ’22 From kindergarten through eighth grade, I had been a public-school student and would soon be the only one from my middle...

Written by: hwadmission • January 19, 2021

By Crystal ’21 Before stepping foot on Harvard-Westlake’s campus sophomore year, I had only ever known public school. Seeing the...

Written by: hwadmission • December 3, 2020

By Alice ’21 I moved to the US from China in 2017. Before 9th grade, I grew up in Beijing and received a regular public school...

Written by: hwadmission • December 2, 2020

By Margaret ’23 Coming from a public school, my experience at Harvard-Westlake (HW), an independent school, has been a big change....

Written by: hwadmission • December 1, 2020

By Cionnie ’22 Prior to attending Harvard-Westlake, I was completely unaware of how much my life could change in the matter of...

Written by: hwadmission • November 18, 2020

By Lauryn ’26 There are several ways to prioritize your school work during this stressful time. Utilizing the X blocks that...

Written by: hwadmission • November 9, 2020

By Annie ’23 I have been a part of the athletics program at Harvard-Westlake since 7th grade and I am grateful every day that I made...

Written by: hwadmission • October 20, 2020

By Sarah ’22 Do: Try new things! It’s always good to get out of your comfort zone and be adventurous, especially because of how...