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Application for Admission - 2008

(Application deadline: February 1, 2008)

2008 RESESS summer program dates: Tuesday, May 27 - Friday, August 8, 2008

Please answer each question completely.

1. Full Legal Name
Last Name
First Name
Middle Name
   
2. Citizenship
Permanent Resident Status Yes  No
Number: A-
Date Issued:
Country of Citizenship:
Country of Birth:
   
3. Current Mailing Address
Number and Street or P.O. Box 1
Number and Street or P.O. Box 2
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Area Code & Telephone Number:
Area Code & Work Telephone Number:
   
4. Permanent Mailing Address (if different from Current Address)
Number and Street or P.O. Box 1
Number and Street or P.O. Box 2
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Area Code & Home Telephone Number:
   
5. E-Mail
Primary E-Mail Address:
Secondary E-Mail:
   
6. Education Information
Current Institution:
Major(s):
Minor(s):
Cumulative GPA:
Major GPA:
Total Credit Hours (June 2008):
Expected Date of Graduation:
Current Undergraduate Academic Standing (Year): 2nd3rd4th
   
7. Current Coursework
List all courses you are currently taking:
   
8. Research Interests
In which fields of research are you most interested?
Primary:
Secondary:
   
9. Employment History
Please list your employment experience, starting with current or most recent
position first; include summer and part-time work.

From
  (Mo./Yr.)   

To
  (Mo./Yr.) 

        Employer's Name        
City and State

       Title or Position      
Held

Supervisor's
       Name/Telephone #      

 
10. Computer Background
Please list your computer experience (programs, programming):
NOTE: This question is for informational purposes only. It will NOT be used to determine eligibility.
   
11. Academic and/or Professional Affiliations
Please list all honors, scholarships, academic and/or professional memberships and extracurricular activities:
 
   
12. How did you hear about the RESESS program?
RESESS web site Conference, please specify
Publication, please specify
RESESS recommended to me by
   
13. Transcripts
The RESESS Program requires certified/official copies of college/university transcripts.  Please request
transcripts from all colleges and/or universities you have attended.  Contact your college/university
Registrar's Office for your certified/official transcripts.  Transcripts should be sent to:
   
14. Letters of Recommendations
The RESESS Program requires two (2) Letter of Recommendation Forms  from people that can comment on your ability to succeed in an academic or research setting and at least ONE who has observed your work in these areas.   

Transcripts and Letters of Recommendation should be sent to:
   
Dr. Susan Eriksson, RESESS Director
UNAVCO, Inc.
6350 Nautilus Dr.
Boulder, CO 80301-5554
   
15. Authorization  
I hereby certify to the best of my knowledge that the information furnished on this application is true and complete without evasion or misrepresentation.  I understand that if found to be otherwise, it is sufficient cause for rejection or dismissal.
  Yes No     Date:
   

Personal Essays
1. What do you hope to gain from participating in RESESS, and how will participating in the program help you
to achieve your academic and career goals? (100 words)
   
 
2. RESESS is dedicated to enhancing diversity of future scientific communities by increasing the number of
students from historically underrepresented groups who enroll and succeed in master's and doctoral degree
programs in the solid earth geosciences.
 
Describe how your participation in RESESS will contribute to this mission. (100 words)
   
3. Please describe your academic plans, career interests and objectives, community involvement, significant
events/experiences that have influenced your life, or any other information you believe would assist the
RESESS in its evaluation of your application. (1 to 2 typed pages)