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Please use the application below to apply for all 2008 FPOPs. Your application MUST BE received by June 13, 2008.
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Gender (Male or Female)*: Select One Female Male
Date of Birth (DOB)*: (MM/DD/YYYY)
First Choice: Select One Arts Leadership Urban Outdoor - Sailing Outdoor - Kayaking Outdoor - Biking Outdoor - Hiking Urban Architecture Brain and Cognitive Science Civil and Environmental Engineering Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences - Colorado Springs Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences - Weather and Climate Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Literature Mechanical Engineering Nuclear Science and Engineering Ocean Engineering Urban Studies and Planning
Second Choice: Select One Arts Leadership Urban Outdoor - Sailing Outdoor - Kayaking Outdoor - Biking Outdoor - Hiking Urban Architecture Brain and Cognitive Science Civil and Environmental Engineering Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences - Colorado Springs Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences - Weather and Climate Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Literature Mechanical Engineering Nuclear Science and Engineering Ocean Engineering Urban Studies and Planning
Third Choice: Select One Arts Leadership Urban Outdoor - Sailing Outdoor - Kayaking Outdoor - Biking Outdoor - Hiking Urban Architecture Brain and Cognitive Science Civil and Environmental Engineering Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences - Colorado Springs Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences - Weather and Climate Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Literature Mechanical Engineering Nuclear Science and Engineering Ocean Engineering Urban Studies and Planning
Fourth Choice: Select One Arts Leadership Urban Outdoor - Sailing Outdoor - Kayaking Outdoor - Biking Outdoor - Hiking Urban Architecture Brain and Cognitive Science Civil and Environmental Engineering Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences - Colorado Springs Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences - Weather and Climate Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Literature Mechanical Engineering Nuclear Science and Engineering Ocean Engineering Urban Studies and Planning
Fifth Choice: Select One Arts Leadership Urban Outdoor - Sailing Outdoor - Kayaking Outdoor - Biking Outdoor - Hiking Urban Architecture Brain and Cognitive Science Civil and Environmental Engineering Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences - Colorado Springs Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences - Weather and Climate Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Literature Mechanical Engineering Nuclear Science and Engineering Ocean Engineering Urban Studies and Planning
1. List some extracurricular activities in which you have been involved.
2. Briefly describe your most memorable high school experience.
Please answer all questions that relate to the programs that you have ranked.
1. Briefly describe your art experience (anything from private dance lessons to playing drums in your garage.) Also, list the top two disciplines you would like to participate in while at FAP.
2. Please share either your oddest or most meaningful artistic moment/episode.
3. If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why (be creative!)? And how would you use it to defeat a thirty foot monster made of discarded zip lock bags who eats couches and has a really bad cold?
Optional: Submit your own version of the FAP logo. Be creative! Your design could be chosen for our T-shirts! Mail your submission to Orientation staff at
MIT Orientation Building 7-103 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 USA (Be sure to include your name)
1. Describe yourself in three words.
2. What does “leadership” mean to you and why do you want to be a part of FLP?
3. If you could script the plot for the dream you will have tonight, what would it be?
4. What do you think is the biggest problem in today’s society?
5. Please provide us with the contact information of the person to whom you feel closest.
1. Describe the extent of your outdoor experience.
2. Why do you want to participate in FOP? What do you hope to get out of the program?
3. If you were stranded on an island, what three things would you need with you in order to survive? Be serious, be creative, it’s up to you.
1. Why do you want to participate in this program?
2. Briefly describe your community and your role within it.
3. Give us three words that your best friend would use to describe you.
4. Tell us at least one thing you’d like to see or do in Boston or Cambridge when you come to MIT.
5. What’s one question you have about MIT?
1. What is your favorite building or architectural structure? Why do you like it and how did it inspire your interest in architecture? What would you change about it?
2. What was your first successful creative act?
3. Describe your favorite hands-on construction project, model, or drawing. How old were you when you created it and what did you use it for?
4. If you had to design and build a shelter for a homeless person, what would it look like and what materials would you use?
1. Why do you want to participate in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences FPOP?
2. In your opinion, what is the most fascinating topic in neuroscience, psychology, or cognitive science today?
3. What is one brain-related question you have?
4. Make an acronym for B.R.A.I.N.
1. What sparked your interest about DCEE? What types of civil or environmental projects fascinate you? (“I don’t know much about them” is a completely acceptable answer.”)
2. If you were stranded on a deserted island, what three items (or people) would you bring with you? Why?
3. What would you do with these five items: duct tape, string, an 8 ounce glass of water, a paperclip, and a plastic spork? (Note: we did mean spork.)
1. What do you know about North American climate and how it changed over the past 100 million years? Why might this be extremely useful information?
2. How do we determine the age of rocks that are 45-100 million years old?
3. How might we use the fossil record to constain climate change?
4. How did the Rocky Mountains form?
5. What do you know about the ecology of landscapes and vegetation associated with Cretaceous dinosaurs?
6. How does volcanic ash become incorporated in the rock record and what opportunities might this provide?
1. Are you a weather "junky"? If so, describe why you are interested in weather and how and when you first got the weather bug. If not, tell us what you would most like to learn about weather and climate.
2. What factors do you think are the most important in controlling the weather?
3. Have you ever formally studied the weather or climate? Explain your background.
4. Do you think and worry about climate change?
1. Why do you want to participate in EECS?
2. What are your favorite computer programs and/or electronic devices and why?
3. Please describe your previous experiences in robotics, electrical engineering, and computer programming (please note that no previous experience is required to be admitted to the program).
4. What non-technical accomplishments are you most proud of?
1. What part(s) of the Literature Boston FPOP appeal to you? Why?
2. If you could be a character from a book who would you be? Why?
3. What books have you recommended and/or discussed with family and friends in the past year?
1. What machining experience have you had? (None is a completely acceptable answer.)
2. What is one creative thing you would like to do if you have the resources, ability, and free time?
3. Briefly describe yourself to us in a way that sets you apart from other people.
4. What sorts of projects do you think a mechanical engineer works on?
5. What would make out of nail polish, an electric fan, a plastic bag, a chair, and a cup?
1. Why would you like to participate in DNSE?
2. If you were in the company of the most renowned nuclear scientists and engineers, but allowed only one question, what would you ask and why?
3. How would you rate the following in terms of their importance to our future and why:
a) Select One a) Environmental pollution, ozone depletion and global warming b) Chemical/biological/nuclear weapon proliferation c) Energy generation, conversation and distribution d) Human migration and North/South economic and social disparity
b) Select One a) Environmental pollution, ozone depletion and global warming b) Chemical/biological/nuclear weapon proliferation c) Energy generation, conversation and distribution d) Human migration and North/South economic and social disparity
c) Select One a) Environmental pollution, ozone depletion and global warming b) Chemical/biological/nuclear weapon proliferation c) Energy generation, conversation and distribution d) Human migration and North/South economic and social disparity
d) Select One a) Environmental pollution, ozone depletion and global warming b) Chemical/biological/nuclear weapon proliferation c) Energy generation, conversation and distribution d) Human migration and North/South economic and social disparity
Please explain:
1. Why do you want to participate in Discover Ocean Engineering?
2. My favorite engineering and/or science activities are:
3. What would you do if you had your own personal submarine?
4. Please draw us your best pirate flag and mail it to the Orientation Office.
1. What are your favorite cities and why?
2. What is the longest distance you have ever walked, and what were the circumstances?
3. What would you guess are the three most important things cities could do to reduce their environmental impact?
4. Have you ever been to Boston? If so, what did you like best about the city? If not, what are you most curious about?
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