Application
due: March 28, 2016
submit to: mcbride@mines.edu
www.mcbride.mines.edu/firstyear
Application Instructions
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All materials should be submitted by email to: mcbride@mines.edu.
The subject line should read: “First Year App [last name].”
All materials except recommendation letters should be submitted as a single attachment (PDF/Word).
One letter of recommendation should be sent separately, using the form provided on our website (above).
Answer all questions that apply. Feel free to leave blank any that do not.
The First Year Honors Experience has a limited number of scholarships. By submitting this application, you will
be considered automatically and notified when we contact you about your application status.
Students receiving a Boettcher or Harvey scholarship will be automatically offered admission to First Year
Honors. To reserve a space, submit only the first page of this application along with an email requesting
admission by April 4.
Students will be notified of their application status by email by April 15.
Those admitted will be asked to confirm acceptance by May 1.
For questions, contact Sarah Hitt, Associate Director: sjhitt@mines.edu
Contact Information
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Initial:
Preferred First Name:
Male
Female
Permanent Address:
Local Telephone Number:
Email address:
Intended Major(s):
Academic History (answer all that apply)
Un-weighted High School GPA/ Cumulative:
SAT SCORES:
ACT SCORES:
Math:
Composite:
English:
Critical Reading/Verbal:
English/Writing:
Math:
AP or IB SCORES: List all advanced placement or IB scores here (e.g. U.S. History, 4):
Writing/Essay:
Reading:
Science:
Tell Us About Yourself!
This is a chance for us to get to know you. There are no “right” or “expected” answers.
You may not be able to answer them all; please just answer those that apply.
Community impact (max 200 words): How have you positively affected the lives of others in your community?
This could be one person or many, at school or at home, in your neighborhood or your state, internationally or
nationally.
Honors impact (200 words max): What do you think First Year Honors will offer you; what can you offer the First
Year Honors Experience?
Colorado School of Mines (200 words max): A Mines education prepares students to engage world challenges
related to earth, energy, and the environment. It specializes in fields related to the discovery and recovery of the
earth’s resources, the conversion of resources to materials and energy, development of advanced processes and
products, fundamental knowledge and technologies that support the physical and biological sciences, and the
economic, social and environmental systems necessary for a sustainable global society. Which of these areas do
you see yourself contributing to? Is there another area that you think your Mines education will prepare you for?
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Cross-cultural experiences (150 words max): What experience learning about or engaging with a culture or
tradition that differs from your own most affected you and why? This could be locally, nationally, or
internationally.
Books (150 words max): What is your favorite book? Is there a character (or if it is non-fiction: an actual person)
in that story with whom you identify or whose life you might like to live? If not, what else about that book that
makes it your favorite?
Extracurricular activities (150 words max): Of those things you have done outside of your school work, which has
been the most meaningful or enjoyable to you, and why?
Scholarships/awards (75 words max): Have you received any scholarships or awards? If so, which was the most
important to you?
Languages: What languages other than English have you studied/learned? List any and indicate the level of
fluency (beginning or 2 years of study, advanced, fluent):
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Optional (150 words max): Is there anything else that you would like to explain or share with us?
Other Information
Themed Learning Community (Honors floor of dorm): Students who are accepted into the First Year Honors
Experience may join an Honors Themed Learning Community, where you will live in an area of one of the
residence halls with other Honors students and engage in extracurricular activities to build community, become
involved, have fun, and explore arts, culture, and ideas. We’d like to know your thoughts about this opportunity.
Your answers below are just for our planning purposes and will have no impact on your application. (Please note
that space may be limited. We will send additional information when we notify you of your application status.)
How interested are you in joining an Honors Themed Learning Community?
Very Interested
Interested
Not sure
Not interested
Comments: If you’re excited, what kinds of experiences would you most like to see? If you have reservations, will
you share them with us?
Recommendation: I hereby waive any right to access these letters of recommendation submitted on my behalf:
Yes
No
Please note the following:
(1) Mines is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator. Mines is committed to nondiscrimination with respect to race, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender
(including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, genetic information,
military service, and veteran status.
(2) Applications and supplemental materials submitted by you, including photographic images and audiovisual
materials, will be shared only with university officials with legitimate educational interest in these.
(3) Students admitted to the First Year Honors Experience will receive priority admission to the McBride Honors
Program. A separate application will not be required, but admission will be contingent upon space available
and academic performance.
I have read and understand the above:
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Audio-Visual Expression
A picture is worth a thousand words. And a video can say a lot, too. Paste a photograph or a link to a video (no
longer than 60 seconds) that says something about you. If you want to explain what we’re looking at, you may add
a sentence of explanation (optional).
[paste photograph or weblink here]
Written Expression
Paste below a single-spaced writing sample of no longer than 500 words. Choose one of these options:
(1) Essay topic: Write page 147 of your autobiography.
(2) Share a different writing sample on any other topic. If you are pasting an excerpt from a longer piece of
writing, select a representative extract that is 500 words, but add a one- sentence preface that explains
what the writing sample is from or why it was written.
[paste below.]
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