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What makes a strong admission essay? One that’s well written, of course, but also thoughtful and authentic. This is your chance to show us who you are beyond grades, test scores, and lists of activities. Your essay provides insight into your character, perspective, and motivations. The following essays are examples of just a few terrific admission essays written by members of Hamilton’s Class of 2030. We hope they provide you with inspiration.

Hamilton’s 2026 men’s hockey national championship team returned to the spotlight during Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 2-4, as the College celebrated the program’s historic season.

Justus Doolittle, Class of 1846, was among the first American Protestant missionaries to build cultural and educational connections between the United States and China. His legacy not only represents Hamilton’s broader historical contributions to global scholarship and intercultural exchange, but also continues to inform research and inquiry on campus today.

In its first meeting of the 2026-27 academic year, the Hamilton Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa elected 7 members of the Class of 2027.

Students and recent graduates kept busy with research, writing, and presentations over the summer, and the fall semester began with student academic awards presented at Convocation.

A new academic year brings plenty to discover on the Hill: new faces and programs, updated spaces, and new ways to learn, connect, and collaborate. Here’s a look at what’s new at Hamilton, along with a few things still to come.

Softball standout Emma Tansky ’25 didn’t retire her bat and glove after her career as a Continental came to an end. When not working as a dermatology assistant at Bryn Mawr Skin & Cancer Institute, she’s a ball girl for the Philadelphia Phillies.

A celebration erupted moments after the overtime goal sailed into the net. Hamilton’s first national men’s hockey championship didn’t come from a breakthrough strategy or a singular star, but from something less tangible that has been a long time in the making.

More than 200 Hamilton students stepped off campus this summer to engage in global exploration and academic discovery, funded in part by the College’s International Summer Research Fellowships. Here's a look behind the curtain of four of those experiences.

That we sometimes want friends who are mean is not only the topic of a journal article co-authored by a Hamilton College professor, it’s now award-winning research on a global stage.