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Selection Process
Stages of the Selection
Process:
Pre-Application
If you meet the
eligibility criteria, please submit the following form to
pre-apply for the program. If you are eligible, you will receive
an email confirming the availability of your online application.
We recommend that you pre-apply well before the application
deadline to ensure that you have adequate time to complete you
application.
You will not be
able to access the
online application until this step has been
completed.
Application
Once your
pre-application is complete and you have received a confirmation
email, you can submit an application online. Please read the
application
instructions carefully and note that your application
will not be reviewed until all required materials have been
received. If you prefer to submit a paper application, please
contact us at
hhmipprogram@lsu.edu.
The application
deadline is January 14, 2005. We recommend that you
submit your materials well before the deadline and verify that
everything has been received by our office.
Review
Once we have
received all of your materials, we will review your application.
Students who meet the eligibility criteria and submit
extraordinary application packages will be chosen to continue in
the selection process.
We plan to mail
decision letters by January 26, 2005.
Selection
Weekend
If you are
chosen to continue in the selection process, you and your
parent(s) or guardian will be invited to an intensive two-day
interview process, during which you will learn more about the
HHMI Professors Program and meet other applicants, current
mentors, and program staff. You will attend several group
interviews and participate in a group project as you decide if
the HHMI Professors Program is right for you.
This year's
Selection Weekend will be held February 25-26, 2005.
Because of the unique style of our interview process, we are
unable to accommodate interviews at any other time.
Final
Selection
After meeting
the candidates at Selection Weekend, the Selection Committee
will make its final decisions based on the candidates'
applications and interviews. The committee will choose a group
of mentors who are not only highly qualified, but well-rounded
as a group and who demonstrate the potential be happy and
productive in the program. Because all of the candidates who
attend Selection Weekend have great potential for success, the
decisions of who will be offered appointment are extremely
difficult.
All candidates
who attended Selection Weekend will receive their final
notification by March15, 2005.
Appointment
Candidates who
receive offers of appointment have until April 15, 2005
to decide if they will accept the offer and become LSU HHMI
Undergraduate Mentors. Offers of appointment for fall term, 2005
are contingent upon the successful completion of the
OSI Summer Bridge Program,
held from June 10 to August 4, 2005; receipt of candidates'
final LSU transcripts from the 2004-2005 academic year; and
candidates' continued concentration in a STEM discipline.
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