* First Name:

* Last Name:

* Birthdate: (mm/dd/yyyy):

* Phone Number:

* Highest composite ACT and/or SAT (Math+Critical Reading+Writing) score to date (Complete at least one field):
ACT  SAT 
State month and year of any plans to retake ACT/SAT:

Please Check all of the following that apply:

•  New First-year student
•  Check this box if you are taking/have taken post-secondary course work.
   Check this box if post-secondary work was at UA
  Otherwise give the institution where the post-secondary work was taken: 

•  Transfer Student
•  Intend to begin your UA Honors experience at Wayne College. In this case, you need to complete the application form on the site Wayne College Branch of the Honors College, instead of this application.
•  Current UA Student
•  First-Generation College Student (Neither parent is a college graduate)

* Name and location of applicant's high school:

High School Information:

Name each college or university attended (if applicable):

Include any degrees obtained.

Please complete A-your list of awards, achievements, and activities, AND B- a carefully constructed essay on one of the two topics listed, before electronically submitting your application

Submit a detailed and organized list of your awards, achievements and activities (both in and out of school).

• Please type your answer below.
• Note - You may choose to "paste" your answer into the box below, but your answer must be in either ".txt" (Text Only) or "doc"(Microsoft Word) format. Other formats may cause formatting errors and may slow or prevent the processing of your application to the Honors College.

* Part B:

Please check, answer, and submit your response to ONE of the questions below.

1.  Thomas Friedman, author of a book about our global society and a recent visitor to Akron, said that "No, most of our political elite has not realized that the world is flat."  What coursework, reading, or outside experiences have you done to prepare for a global society, and what do you intend to do in these areas as part of your college experience?
    
2.  UA's Honors College values community among scholars. It is a characteristic of our college, so much that the motto of the Honors College is "A tradition of community." Describe a scholastic event or situation where you participated with others to discuss or solve an academic problem. In addition to your description, discuss the nature of your own contribution and the advantages of community in intellectual inquiry.
   
    
3.  What effect has any independent research, reading or study, work in the arts, science project, etc. (outside of school), had on your intellectual and personal goals in recent years?  Discuss what influence this involvement has had on your academic goals.  

• Your essay should be between 500-1000 words.
• Please type your answer below.
• Note - You may choose to "paste" your answer into the box below, but your answer must be in either ".txt" (Text Only) or "doc"(Microsoft Word) format. Other formats may cause formatting errors and may slow or prevent the processing of your application to the Honors College.

Prepare a one-minute video that says something
about you. Upload it to an easily accessible Web
site (if you use YouTube, we recommend using a
privacy setting) and give us the URL and access
code. What you do or say is totally up to you.
(Unfortunately, we are unable to watch videos that
come in any form other than a URL link.)  Do note
that this is an optional submission.

 URL and Access Code