Student Application Form

Before Completing this Form

Before you start to complete this form, it is sensible to read it over to make sure you can answer the questions it asks, since there is no facility to save a half-completed application (other than leaving this window open in your browser).

Also, before completing this form make sure you have read all the steps necessary for applying, such as preparing your personal statement.

Application Form

The fields in bold are required. Other fields are optional. In particular, the “Notes/Comments” field allows you to provide atypical information that will not easily fit into the preset fields of the form. If there is an apparent problem with one of your entries, it will turn red after you enter it, otherwise data you enter will turn green.

Some of the questions on the form (e.g., citizenship) are required for some projects (e.g., REU) but are irrelevant to others.

Fundamentals

First Name
Last Name
Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD)
Email Address
Phone (e.g., Cell)
Current Year
Major
Advisor
Institution
Residency Status
Notes / Comments

Demographics

This section is optional. Completing it provides us with useful infomation about the makeup of our applicant pool, but it is not used at all in deciding between candidates. (Note: You can select more than one option in the selection list.)

Gender
Ethnicity / Race
Notes / Comments

Project Preferences

BFSNet
GPS Network Management
Web & Wiki Development
Robotics
Games and Education
Sketch Recognition
Course of Action Diagram Recognition
Trace Repository
Summer Staff
Music Software (REU)
Garbage Collection (REU)
Robot Vision (REU)
XO Development (Baker)
Computer-vision (Baker)
Sketching Styles (Baker)
Notes / Comments

Personal Statement

Acceptable file formats include PDF (.pdf), Plain Text (.txt), Open Document (.odt), and Microsoft Word (.doc).

Personal Statement
Notes / Comments
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