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Application Form
Help Sheet
Below is
some more detailed information about what information we are
looking for from your application. This guide is intended to
help you provide us with complete information so that we can
better process your form. You can print out this whole sheet
for your convenience. Good luck!
Part
A: Biographical Data
This
section is to provide us with basic information about you.
The information provided here has no impact on your
application, unless you are inelegible for the program due
to citizenship or student status. [Go
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Name
Please give us your name as it appears on your driver's
license or other government-issued identification.
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Social
Security Number
Your US-issued social security number. If you do not have a
social security number, please provide your alien
registration number. [Go
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Citizenship
Status
If you are not a US citizen, please indicate your US
immigration status (i.e. legal permanent resident, J-1,
H1-B, etc.) and your country of citizenship.
PLEASE
NOTE:
If you are not a citizen or legal permanent resident
(greencard-holder) of the United States, you are not
elegible for this program. Therefore, Canadian citizens,
Indians on student visas are not elegible for the Washington
Leadership Program. [Go
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Permanent
Address & Telephone
The address and telephone number which the IACPA staff
can contact to get information to you, should your current
address information expire. [Go
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Present
Mailing Address &
Telephone
Your current contact information as of February, 2000.
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Program
Notification
IACPA will be mailing acceptance notification the week of
February 21, 2000. Due to the fact that some schools have
spring break, please indicate to which address the notice
should be sent. Please bear in mind that the Center only
gives accepted students two weeks to make a decision.
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Electronic
Mail Address
An email address that you check frequently. Please be sure
to print clearly. [Go
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Undergraduate
School & Standing
Please indicate your school and class standing, by year (not
by credit). Please note that only students who will have
completed their first year at an undergraduate institution
by June 2000 are elegible. Please indicate your major/minor
fields of study. If you are undecided or your school does
not offer a minor program, please feel free to indicate that
on the form. [Go
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Part
B: Public Policy Interest Areas / Political
Affiliation
This
section tells us about your public policy interests and
political affiliations. The information provided here helps
IACPA to determine internship placement after you've been
accepted and has no bearing on your admissions.
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Party
Affiliation
Please indicate the party for which you belong or feel most
closely aligned. If you have no strong affiliation to any of
the political parties, please indicate that you have no
preference. [Go
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Public
Policy Interests
Please indicate the three areas in which you have the most
interest. Please do not check off more than three areas!
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Part
C: Letter of Recommendation
Your
letter of recommendation helps IACPA to get an independent
opinion of the type of person you are so choose that person
carefully! Ideally, this person should know you as a person
and assess how well you interact with others.
Some ideal
people are:
- Professors
whom you have a relationship outside of the
classroom
- Mentors
or advisers
- Work
supervisors
- Community
leaders and/or clergy
You should
not get recommendations from the following:
- Classmates
and fellow students
- Friends,
significant others, or family members
- Professors
who know you only from your academic work
- Supervisors
that can't remember your name
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Part
D: Resume
Your
resume is another important document in letting us know who
you are and what you think are your important
accomplishments. We are looking in particular for your
leadership and service experience, in addition to
information that indicates that you have the ability to
excel at what you do.
If you need
help putting together a resume, we reccomend you utilize
these online resources:
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Part
E: Essay
This
is one of the most critical elements of the application
process; it is usually the deciding factor as to your
admission into the program, therefore your should plan to
spend some time on it. Don't submit a paper that you wrote
for another class and please try to stick to the word
limits. [Go
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