Biology 284: Peruvian Medical Experience
Supplementary Application Information
NAME: _________________________ CLASS YEAR: _______ EMAIL: _____________
MAJOR(S): _________________________ CONCENTRATION(S): __________________
Please submit concise but informative responses with your Interim application. Thank you.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND AND INTERESTS
• Have you studied any topics or had any personal experiences that would be relevant background for this course?
• Do you have other relevant academic interests or anything you want me to know about your academic background?
MOTIVATION FOR TAKING THE COURSE
• What do you most want to get out of this program?
• What particular aspects of the course are most appealing to you?
• Can you provide illustrations of your comfort in working with children?
TRAVEL AND CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE
• Have you traveled before in a foreign country or experienced a different cultural setting? If so, where and in what kind of a program?
• Have you ever spent time traveling or living closely together with a group such that you know what it might be like to be with a group in Peru for three weeks?
RELEVANCE TO CAREER OR PERSONAL PLANS
• How is this course relevant to your career or long-term personal plans?
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
• How particular are you about what you eat?
• Do you plan out your days very carefully or are you more spontaneous in your time-management?
• Do you like to be surprised or do you work best when you can anticipate what you are going to encounter?
• What do you do to relax and re-energize yourself when you feel stress or frustration?
• Is there anything else you want me to know about your personal characteristics?
CONCERNS
- Do you have any worries or concerns about the program?
- Do you have any special needs I should know about?
Give the name of one faculty member who knows you well.
