Honors College Application

Applicant Information

PSU ID

First Name

Middle Name (optional)

Last Name

Email Address
Personal email is preferred. All correspondence will be done through this email address.

Birthdate

Mobile Phone Number

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Yes

No

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Parent Information

Name of Parent/Guardian(s)

Parent/Guardian(s) Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

High School and Counselor Information

School Name Search (Name, City, CEEB): Please start typing your school's name or location and click on the result to populate the address information. If your school is not listed, please start by typing "Unlisted" in the field below. Please do not abbreviate.

School Code (This will populate once you select a school from the dropdown list above)

Attention

Please select your institution from the dropdown list. If your institution is not listed, please indicate the type of institution you are attending by typing in "Unlisted" in the search box.

High School Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

School Counselor Information

First Name

Last Name

Mobile Phone Number

Email Address

We will make ONE (1) attempt to email your school counselor. YOU will need to follow up.

References

This area of the application will be worth 10 out of 100 points possible.

School Administrator or Community Member

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

We will make one attempt to contact your reference.

Teacher

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

We will make one attempt to contact your reference.

Please acknowledge

I acknowledge - I will follow-up with my references.

We will make ONE (1) attempt to email your references asking them to submit a reference for you (online). You should follow up with them to make sure they received our email. We will send you notification email regarding your references.

Academics

This area of the application will be worth 20 out of 100 points possible.

Unweighted Cumulative GPA

If your school uses a weighted GPA, please have your counselor calculate your unweighted GPA as that is what we use for the application process.

I am reporting (select one)

ACT scores

SAT scores

ACT or SAT Test Date

Verification of ACT or SAT scores

A photocopy of ACT or SAT score sheet

Are you a national merit finalist or commended student?

Yes

No

Program Category

Program

Permission to Publish

If you are selected, may we send a press release to your local newspaper?

Yes

No

School Activities

The following four areas (school activities, honors and awards received, non-school activities, and work experience) of the application will be worth 30 out of 100 points possible.
Your responses to this section should demonstrate those school related activities in which you are most actively engaged. Limit activities to space available. Do not use acronyms.

1 - School Activity

1 - School Related Club or Activity

1 - Positions held; Letters earned; Special recognition

1 - List Grades (Ex: 11,12)

2 - School Activity

2 - School Related Club or Activity

2 - Positions held; Letters earned; Special recognition

2 - List Grades (Ex: 11,12)

3 - School Activity

3 - School Related Club or Activity

3 - Positions held; Letters earned; Special recognition

3 - List Grades (Ex: 11,12)

4 - School Activity

4 - School Related Club or Activity

4 - Positions held; Letters earned; Special recognition

4 - List Grades (Ex: 11,12)

5 - School Activity

5 - School Related Club or Activity

5 - Positions held; Letters earned; Special recognition

5 - List Grades (Ex: 11,12)

6 - School Activity

6 - School Related Club or Activity

6 - Positions held; Letters earned; Special recognition

6 - List Grades (Ex: 11,12)

7 - School Activity

7 - School Related Club or Activity

7 - Positions held; Letters earned; Special recognition

7 - List Grades (Ex: 11,12)

8 - School Activity

8 - School Related Club or Activity

8 - Positions held; Letters earned; Special recognition

8 - List Grades (Ex: 11,12)

9 - School Activity

9 - School Related Club or Activity

9 - Positions held; Letters earned; Special recognition

9 - List Grades (Ex: 11,12)

Honors/Awards Received

1 - Honor/Award
Just list honor/award. Don't explain.

2 - Honor/Award
Just list honor/award. Don't explain.

3 - Honor/Award
Just list honor/award. Don't explain.

4 - Honor/Award
Just list honor/award. Don't explain.

5 - Honor/Award
Just list honor/award. Don't explain.

6 - Honor/Award
Just list honor/award. Don't explain.

7 - Honor/Award
Just list honor/award. Don't explain.

8 - Honor/Award
Just list honor/award. Don't explain.

9 - Honor/Award
Just list honor/award. Don't explain.

10 - Honor/Award
Just list honor/award. Don't explain.

Non-School Activities

Your responses to this section should demonstrate those non-school related activities in which you are most actively engaged during grades 9-12. Do not use acronyms.

1 - Non-School Activities

1 - Non-School or Service Activity

1 - Benefiting Whom

1 - Dates

1 - Hours Volunteered

2 - Non-School Activities

2 - Non-School or Service Activity

2 - Benefiting Whom

2 - Dates

2 - Hours Volunteered

3 - Non-School Activities

3 - Non-School or Service Activity

3 - Benefiting Whom

3 - Dates

3 - Hours Volunteered

4 - Non-School Activities

4 - Non-School or Service Activity

4 - Benefiting Whom

4 - Dates

4 - Hours Volunteered

5 - Non-School Activities

5 - Non-School or Service Activity

5 - Benefiting Whom

5 - Dates

5 - Hours Volunteered

6 - Non-School Activities

6 - Non-School or Service Activity

6 - Benefiting Whom

6 - Dates

6 - Hours Volunteered

7 - Non-School Activities

7 - Non-School or Service Activity

7 - Benefiting Whom

7 - Dates

7 - Hours Volunteered

8 - Non-School Activities

8 - Non-School or Service Activity

8 - Benefiting Whom

8 - Dates

8 - Hours Volunteered

9 - Non-School Activities

9 - Non-School or Service Activity

9 - Benefiting Whom

9 - Dates

9 - Hours Volunteered

Work Experience

1 - Work Experience

1 - Employer

1 - Responsibilities

1 - Years, Hours Per Week

2 - Work Experience

2 - Employer

2 - Responsibilities

2 - Years, Hours Per Week

3 - Work Experience

3 - Employer

3 - Responsibilities

3 - Years, Hours Per Week

Personal Narrative

Personal Narrative – Two Options

Step #1: Read and consider the following prompt:
Describe an activity, topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
Step #2: Choose an option for your response:
- Option #1: Essay.
- Option #2: Creative Audio/Video Presentation that answers the prompt Items to consider: Short video (5 minutes or less, linked to YouTube or Vimeo) Narrated slideshow presentation (Link to Google Slides, Prezi, Canva, etc.) Musical presentation (Link to video or audio of a musical performance). Any other creative presentation not listed must be less than 5 minutes long or no more than one page long (Microsoft Word or PDF)
  Rules for Option #2: Only one file can be uploaded, and it must be Word document or PDF. For linked content, simply copy the link into a Word document or PDF.
Please limit your writing to one or two pages.

Personal Narrative

Demographic Information (optional)

Colleges and universities are asked by many, including the federal government, accrediting associations, college guides, newspapers, and our own college/university communities, to describe the racial/ethnic backgrounds of our students and employees. In order to respond to these requests, we ask you to answer the questions in this section.

Are you the first generation from your family to attend college or university?

Yes

No

Do you consider yourself to be Hispanic or Latino?

Yes

No

Select one or more of the following racial categories to describe yourself:

How did you hear about the Honors College? (Check all that apply)

Other

Submit

Additional comments

Please verify

I verify that the ideas presented in this essay are entirely my own and that the list of activities, awards, and service activities is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

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