St. Albans School of Public Service Application
Please note that items marked with an asterisk (*) are required; please enter "NA" (for not applicable) in the text box if you do not have an answer for a required entry.  Please feel free to email us at sps@stalbansschool.org if you have any questions.
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APPLICANT BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Full Name: *
Email address: *
Date of Birth: *
What is your gender? *
Home Phone Number: *
(This should be the number of your family's home landline -- if not applicable, please write NA in the text box)
Applicant's Mobile Phone Number: *
(If you have a mobile phone, please enter the number; if not applicable, please write "NA" in the text box)
Address Line 1: *
(This would typically be the street address, e.g., "100 Main St.")
Address Line 2:
(This would typically be the apartment or unit number, e.g., "Apt. #111" -- leave blank if inapplicable)
City: *
(City or town)
State (or province) *
Zip Code/Postal Code *
Country or Territory (if outside the United States)
(Please provide the name of the country or territory if you reside outside of the United States)
OPTIONAL "COVER LETTER"
If you would like, in the text box below tell us a little bit about who you are and why you are interested in spending four weeks in D.C. at the School of Public Service focusing on politics, public policy, and public service.
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
High School Name *
Please provide the full name of your high school.  If home schooled, please state "Home Schooled" in the text box below.
High School Address: *
(Please enter the full mailing address of your high school in the text box below)
Year of Graduation: *
Grade Point Average (include the scale, e.g. 3.6/4.0) *
(If your high school does not calculate a GPA, please right "NA" for not applicable in the text box below)
Standardized Test Scores (If Applicable)
Please Note: Students are still eligible to apply to the St. Albans School of Public Service if they have not yet taken any standardized tests such as the PSAT, SAT or ACT.  If you have not yet taken any standardized tests, leave the following text boxes blank.  If you have taken a test, as part of your application the School of Public Service asks that you provide SPS with an unofficial copy of your test score(s) by emailing a scanned or digital copy of your score report to sps@stalbansschool.org.
PSAT Math:
PSAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
SAT Math Section
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section
SAT Optional Essay
If you completed the Optional Essay portion, please list your essay subscores (Reading, Analysis, Writing) in the text box below.
ACT Composite:
ACT Subsection Scores
Please enter your ACT Subsection scores (English, math, reading, science) below.
Additional Standardized Tests (e.g. SAT II, AP)
If you have taken any additional standardized tests, such as the SAT II or AP Exams, and wish to include them, please list the test, subject, and score in the text box below)
ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
ACTIVITIES:  Please list in the text box below the top three SCHOOL activities in which you are most engaged (feel free to email an additional sheet if you would like) *
COMMUNITY SERVICE/NON-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES OR ORGANIZATIONS:  Please list below any non-school related activities or organizations (such as church groups, community service organizations, political campaigns, outside sports teams) to which you devote a significant amount of time.
AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS: Please list in the text box below the top two awards or achievements of which you are most proud.
PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION
Full name of Parent 1 (or Guardian): *
Please provide the full name of a parent (or guardian, if you do not live with a parent).
Full name of Parent 2 (or Guardian):
If applicable, please provide the full name of a second parent/guardian.  
Best Parent Contact Email(s): *
Please provide us, if possible, with at least one contact email for a parent/guardian.
Parent With Secondary Address (if applicable):
(Please indicate if one of your parents lives at a separate address)
Secondary Address (If Applicable)
If one of your parents lives at a separate address, please provide their name and address in the text box below:
FINANCIAL AID
Would you like us to send you a financial aid application? *
Required
ESSAY
Essay Question: Please tell us, in approximately 250 - 500 words (or 3 - 5 paragraphs), about a single individual who has inspired your interest in public service or public policy. *
(NOTE: We STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you write and SAVE your essay in a separate document, and then cut and paste it into the text box below, so that you will not lose your work (yikes!) if there is any problem with the transmission of this online application.)
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS TO BE SENT TO THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE UNDER SEPARATE COVER (via email of scanned documents)
For your application to be complete, there are three additional elements:

1.  A letter of recommendation from a teacher or administrator (see below for more details);

2.  An official school transcript, sent from your high school, that includes the grades for the most recent semester you have completed (e.g., junior year first semester for applications received in January or beyond);

3.  An UNOFFICIAL copy of any standardized test score report(s) (this can be a photocopy or digital copy and does NOT need to come to the School of Public Service from the College Board or other testing agency).

Teacher Recommendation Letter: *
Please ask a teacher or school administrator who knows you well to send a brief letter of recommendation to the School of Public Service.  The letter does not have to be in any particular format, but should address why the teacher believes you would succeed in a demanding academic environment in a program focusing on public policy and public service.  PLEASE LIST THE NAME AND TITLE OF YOUR (PROBABLE) RECOMMENDER IN THE TEXTBOX BELOW.
Please provide your teacher's email address below if you would like for us to email your teacher an online SPS recommendation form.
School Transcript: *
Required
Copy of Standardized Test Scores (If Applicable) *
Required
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE?
The School of Public Service is always interested in learning how applicants heard about our program.  If you would, please take a moment to tell us how, as specifically as you can!
How did you hear about SPS? *
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE
Questions?  Please feel free to call our office at (202) 537-5286, or to email us at sps@stalbansschool.org.
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