Nate Rehm-Daly

I come from a poor neighborhood in lower Harlem. I went to a public school there. Coming to NMH, I thought everyone was going to be preppy, rich, and snobbish—but I soon realized that income didn’t matter all. Students were chosen to come here because they’re nice, cool, and motivated.

All the courses I’ve taken have had their own personal flair, but my favorite course is Humanities 2, which is composed of two classes: World Religion and World History. I especially enjoyed World Religion because I learned about Buddhism and Hinduism, which I’d never been exposed to. For our final project, we could research anything that included religion and history. I did my project on the samurai of Japan, a topic that has fascinated me since I was young. It was amazing to learn about something I’m really interested in—for school.

I remember feeling very intimidated by my sophomore English teacher, Jim Block, because I’d heard he was a hard grader. I got a B- on my first paper and felt disappointed for the rest of the day. But when I actually talked to my teacher about the paper, I realized his criticisms were not only valid, they were ones that other teachers probably wouldn’t have made. I learned more about writing in his class than I have in any other English class.

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