APPLICATION FOR THE HONORS PROGRAM IN ENGLISH
Name
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Campus Address
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Permanent Address
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E-mail __________________________________________________________________
Phone __________________________________________________________________
Track in English Major (check the one that applies)
English Literature
Creative Writing
Language, Media, and Communication
Theatre
Please respond to the following questions as carefully as possible. You can either use the
space provided on this application form or print your responses on a separate sheet of paper.
You should also supply us with a sample of your critical writing—any essay that you
think best shows your skills as a reader of literary texts, films, or other media.
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List the English courses you have taken at Rochester (or another university, if
applicable) with the name of the instructor and the grade you received.
2. Outside the English department, what is the most stimulating college course you have
taken? Why?
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3. Choose a book that you have read recently, one that you had a strong response to—either
positive or negative—and describe how and why it you think it worked on you as it did
4. In what ways would your participation in the English Honors Program serve your
intellectual, personal, academic, or professional goals?
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