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Take the Lead!
Mount Holyoke College
50 College St.
South Hadley, MA 01075-1459

Phone: 413-538-3500
Fax: 413-538-2409
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Application

We are no longer accepting applications at this time.  Please do not submit an application.  The deadline was May 15, 2009.
You must be a high school sophomore to apply to Take the Lead.  Please complete the online application below, then click on the submit button.

To be processed a completed application must include:

  1. an application
  2. a high school transcript, and
  3. a recommendation form.

* Required Fields:  If a required field does not apply to you please fill in N/A in the filed so the application can be submitted. 

Essay: Please type your essay first in a word document and then paste in the box provided at the end of the application.

1. Name
First *
Last *

2. Permanent Address
Street *
City *
State *

3. Home Telephone Number (include area code) *

4. Email *

5. Summer Address

Street *
City *
State *

6. Summer Start and End Dates

Start *
End *

7. Summer Telephone Number (include area code) *

8. Summer Email (if different from above)

9. Fall Boarding School Address

Street *
City *
State *

10. Fall Start and End Dates (if different)

Start
End

11. Fall Email (if different from above)

12. Birth Date (month/date/year) *

13. High School You Attend *

14. Anticipated High School Graduation Date *

15. Current GPA: * on a * scale.

16. Rank in class: * of * students.

17. Ethnicity (Optional)
If you wish to be identified with a particular ethnic group(s), check any that apply.

African American, Black
Hispanic, Latina
Puerto Rican
Native American, Alaskan
Native Mexican American, Chicana
White or Caucasian
Asian American
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
Other Specify:

18. Parent 1 / Legal Guardian

A. Full Name *

B. Is he/she living? * Yes No

C. Home address if different from yours

Street *
City *
State *

D. Occupation

E. Name of Employer

19. Parent 2

A. Full Name *

B. Is he/she living? * Yes No

C. Home address if different from yours

Street *
City *
State *

D. Occupation

E. Name of Employer

20. Relatives *
Please list the names of any relatives or acquaintances who have attended Mount Holyoke College. Indicate their class year and relationship to you. If you are acquainted with MHC faculty or staff, please list them as well.

21. Extracurricular, Personal, and Volunteer Activities (including summer) *
List your most important extracurricular activities in the order of their importance to you. These can include interests and accomplishments such as earning a varsity letter, winning an award, playing an instrument, working in your community, etc. Include the activity, what grade levels you were involved with the activity, how many hours per week and weeks per year approximately you spend on the activity. Also include any positions held, honors won, or letters earned.

Activity 1
a.
Grade levels involved with activity
b.
Number of hours per week spent on activity
c.
Number of weeks per year spent on activity
d.
Position held
e.
Honors won
f.
Letters earned
Activity 2
a.
Grade levels involved with activity
b.
Number of hours per week spent on activity
c.
Number of weeks per year spent on activity
d.
Position held
e.
Honors won
f.
Letters earned
Activity 3
a.
Grade levels involved with activity
b.
Number of hours per week spent on activity
c.
Number of weeks per year spent on activity
d.
Position held
e.
Honors won
f.
Letters earned

22. Courses *
Please list courses you anticipate taking in your junior year. Include subject areas (English, foreign language, math, history/social sciences, science, and other).

23. How did you hear about Take the Lead? *

24. Essay
If you are selected to participate in Take the Lead, you will have the opportunity to plan and implement an action project aimed at addressing a specific issue in your school, community, or the world. Please tell us about some issue that concerns you. It could be something specific to your school or community, like the quality of food available in the cafeteria, or the litter in a nearby park; or it could be something more global, like racism, sexism, or the environment. Please discuss the topic that you would like to address and clearly describe the source of your concern, who it affects, how it affects them, and why you care.

A. Action Project Topic *

B. Please save your essay in word first and paste into the box below. *

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