Williams College Application Essay

Please note: the Williams Writing Supplement is optional.At Williams we believe that bringing together students and professors in small groups produces extraordinary academic outcomes. Our distinctive Oxford-style tutorial classesin which two students are guided by a professor in deep exploration of a single topicare a prime example. Each week the students take turns developing independent workan essay, a problem set, a piece of artand critiquing their partners work. Focused on close reading, writing, and oral defense of ideas, more than 70 tutorials a year are offered across the curriculum, with titles like Biomedical Ethics, Women in National Politics, and Extraterrestrial Life in the Galaxy: a Sure Thing or a Snowballs Chance?Imagine yourself in a tutorial at Williams. Of anyone in the world, whom would you choose to be the other student in the class, and why?(Please limit your response to 300 words.)