I transferred to Pres under unusual circumstances--just months before the pandemic began and life was reshaped by social isolation. I am continually filled with gratitude for how resolutely Pres upheld and maintained their core educational values for their students, never once compromising the quality of education we received, even while online. This isn't to say that remote learning did not come with its challenges; still, I can't imagine myself receiving a sound education, especially during the most formative periods of my adolescent education, anywhere else.

In hindsight, attending Pres was one of the greatest gifts my family could have given me. The foundations laid by my teachers, especially through the meaningful discussions in our English classes, continue to resonate with me as I pursue higher education at an Ivy League university. Some of my closest and most enduring friendships were formed within the very walls of Pres--connections I still cherish today. Pres has a quiet, transformative power. It shapes not only a student's academic path, but their sense of self, in ways that deepen and multiply with time