Application: Minicamps on rationality and Awesomeness

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**By applying, you agree that we may potentially add you to a "control group", and ask you to complete some anonymous follow-up questionnaires on how your life is going, *even if you aren't admitted to the camps*. They will not take long, and will aid Science!**

Quick answers are fine. Don't feel that you need every single quality to qualify for Minicamp; we take all sorts.

Name

Email address

Phone number (optional)

Location (city and country)

Why are you interested in coming to the mini-camp?

Please list all degrees earned, with the corresponding universities. Include any programs you are currently attending.

Please list current and past employment.

LW login:

(If any)

Homepage, or url of any online writing on rationality or related topics:

(If any)

Which of the following LW sequences have you read at least 75% of?

Map and Territory

Mysterious Answers to Mysterious Questions

Reductionism

How to actually change your mind

Check any of the following that you've done:

Started a LW or other rationality club / meet-up / discussion group

Started a (club / meet-up / discussion group) on existential risks, or optimized philanthropy

Started some other club / meet-up / discussion group

Donated to an organization aimed at optimal philanthropy or existential risk, or produced research/writing or otherwise taken action on optimal philanthropy or existential risk

Tried launching a start-up

Interested in potentially working for the Center for Modern Rationality (us)

Have extensive teaching experience (of any sort)

Have organized successful workshops before (of any sort)

Please elaborate, briefly, on any boxes checked in the previous question.

Are you a better rationalist than you were three years ago? How can you tell?

Diversity: We’d like to see many kinds of people at Rationality Camp. If there’s anything about you that differs from the usual LW mold, please let us know here.

Feel free to leave this one blank; typical LW-ers are also welcome.

Would you need a scholarship in order to attend?

Let us know here if you'd need help covering your fees and/or transportation expenses in order to come to minicamp.

Which camps could you attend?

Please check *all* camps that you could attend, and then note your preferences below as to which you'd most like to attend, as we may be able to fit you into one but not another.

May 11-13

June 22-24

July 21-28

I can't make any of these dates, but please keep me in mind as you organize future camps.

Which camp would you *prefer* to attend?

If there's anything else you want us to know, write it here.

Most people should leave this blank. But if you want to clarify your answer to a question above, or if there's something you want us to know that didn't fit above, here's your space.

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