Portrait of Grace Chapin James

Grace Chapin James

Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions
She/Her/Hers

Missouri (St. Louis County south of I-64/US 40; Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Mary Institute Country Day School, and University City High School) and New York (Brooklyn)

You don’t have to fit every detail of birth through age 18 in your essays! A resume is not an essay—we can learn a lot about you when you focus in on a goal, interest, or experience and explore it fully, rather than feeling like you have to pack all of your accomplishments or achievements in to 500 words.

Grace’s advice for applicants