Halloween Happenings at IMSA
With Halloween happenings all around, we had quite an eventful last week of October. From the costume contest to IN2’s Spooky Party, there was a wide range of activities and…
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How to IMSA: Class Essays
A common sentiment expressed by IMSA’s external visitors is, “If IMSA’s a math and science academy, its humanities departments must be bad.” But any sophomore who’s received feedback on their…
UChicago Announces Dramatic Revision of Admission Policy
Co-authored by Grace Yue (’20). This past summer, the University of Chicago startled seniors across the nation with a dramatic shift in their admissions policy. In a surprising announcement, the…
Does Race Matter? A Look at the Harvard Affirmative Action Lawsuit
For the past three weeks, a tense trial in Boston has pitted Harvard and its affirmative action policy against the Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) in a lawsuit whose outcome…
Look at What Anti-Semitism Has Done
When I was younger, I never liked being Jewish. To me, my religion meant Hebrew school after normal school, fidgeting at Torah services, and being told to believe in an…
Teachers’ Dissertations
Co-authored by Grace Yue. Aside from IMSA’s residential aspect, another quality that distinguishes it from other high schools is the number of PhD-holders among its staff (55% of teachers hold…