DIVOH Application

Instructions

This online application form requires an essay (350-word maximum). Please look over this application in advance and have the necessary information on hand before you begin, including standardized test scores (ACT, SAT, PSAT, or Pre ACT). It is best to write your essay in another program, then copy and paste it into the essay section below. You cannot save and return to this form.

In addition to submitting this online application form, you must also upload a scanned copy of your high school transcript (through your junior year) and a list of your senior classes. We realize that it may take time for you to gather these materials, so you may either submit these documents through the final section of this form or choose to upload them at a later time. After submitting this online application form, you will establish a username and password for an online student status page, through which you may upload your transcript and a list of your senior classes if you did not do so through this form. You may upload a school profile, but it is not required.

If you cannot obtain your high school transcript through the end of junior year, you may upload your transcript and a copy of your final junior year report card.

All application materials (online application form, transcript, and a list of senior classes) must be received by 5:00 p.m. (EST) on Monday, August 14, 2017.

Application

* denotes a required field

HIDDEN: Round creation

Entry Term

Hidden: Submit flag

First Name *

Middle Name

Last Name *

Preferred Name

Suffix

Birthdate*

Email Address *

Permanent Address *

Country
Street
City
Region
Postal Code

Phone Number

Sex*

Female

Male

Gender Identity

Personal Information

All questions in this section are optional.

Are you a U.S. Citizen?

Yes

Years lived in the US?

Are you a U.S. Permanent Resident?

Yes

Primary Citizenship

HIDDEN: 16 or younger?

Yes

Are you Hispanic or Latino?

Yes

Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please indicate how you identify yourself. (Select one or more)

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific

White

If applicable, please provide your tribal enrollment number:

In addition, please describe your racial/ethnic background:

Check the date(s) you would like to attend if accepted to the program*

DIVOH September 23 - 25, 2017

DIVOH October 14 - 16, 2017

Native American Overnight (NAO) October 13 - 16, 2017

***Please click here for more detailed information about our Native American Overnight (NAO)

First Language(s) (If other than English)

Language(s) Spoken at Home (If other than English)

Have you visited Amherst before?

Date visited:

Family Information

Parent/Guardian 1

Relationship

Do you make your permanent home with this parent/guardian?

Yes

First Name

Last Name

Please list the highest degree obtained, year obtained, and school:

Occupation

Email Address

Is parent/guardian living?

Yes

If deceased, deceased date

Address

Country
Street
City
Region
Postal Code

Parent/Guardian 2

Relationship

Do you make your permanent home with this parent/guardian?

Yes

First Name

Last Name

Please list the highest degree obtained, year obtained, and school:

Occupation

Email Address

Is parent/guardian living?

Yes

If deceased, deceased date:

Address

Country
Street
City
Region
Postal Code

Parent's Marital Status (relative to each other):

Add another parent/guardian?

Yes

Additional Parent/Guardian Information

Relationship

Do you make your permanent home with this parent/guardian?

Yes

First Name

Last Name

Please list the highest degree obtained, year obtained and school:

Occupation

Email Address

Is parent/guardian living?

Yes

If deceased, deceased date:

Address

Country
Street
City
Region
Postal Code

I have a relative who attended Amherst College

Yes

Relative's Name

Graduation Date

Relation to you

Financial Aid Information

If you are selected to attend a DIVOH, our office will cover all travel expenses regardless of income or financial need. However, if there are aspects of your family’s financial circumstances that you’d like to tell us about, please do so here.

This information will be used only for contextual purposes (please limit to a maximum of 250 characters):

Do you plan to apply for financial aid for college?

Yes

High School Information

Name of High School: *

School Address:

Country
Street
City
Region
Postal Code

School Ceeb Code:

School Type:

Do you board at school:

Mailing Address at Boarding School

Country
Street
City
Region
Postal Code

Year of Graduation*

My GPA is:

What is your GPA:

On what scale is your GPA (e.g. 4.0 scale):

My class rank is:

What is your class rank?

Are you affiliated with a Community Based Organization for college preparatory purposes (e.g. Gear Up, Prep for Prep, Upward Bound, Boys & Girls Club)?

Yes

What is the name of the Community Based Organization and where is it located?

Who is your mentor at the Community Based Organization and/or what program did you participate in within the Community Based Organization?

Do you identify as a member of the LGBTQ community?

Yes

Testing Information *

Have you already taken the SAT or ACT?

Yes

Which test(s) have you taken?

ACT Highest Composite Score:

Date Taken

Did you take the SAT before or after February 1, 2016?

SAT I Highest Critical Reading Score

SAT I Highest Math Score

SAT I Highest Writing Score

Date Taken

SAT I Highest Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score

SAT I Highest Math Score

Date Taken

SAT I Highest Critical Reading Score

SAT I Highest Math Score

SAT I Highest Writing Score

Date Taken

SAT I Highest Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score

SAT I Highest Math Score

Date Taken

ACT Highest Composite Score

Date Taken

Did you take the SAT before or after February 1, 2016?

SAT I Highest Critical Reading Score

SAT I Highest Math Score

SAT I Highest Writing Score

Date Taken

SAT I Highest Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score

SAT I Highest Math Score

Date Taken

SAT I Highest Critical Reading Score

SAT I Highest Math Score

SAT I Highest Writing Score

Date Taken

SAT I Highest Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score

Sat I Highest Math Score

Date Taken

If you have not yet taken the SAT or ACT, please list your PSAT or PreACT scores.

PSAT Evidence Based Reading and Writing

PSAT Math

PreACT (please indicate your composite score):

Do you plan to retake any of these tests? *

Yes

When do you plan to retake the tests?

Honors and Extracurricular Activities

Please limit your responses to a maximum of 250 words.

Please list High School Honors/Awards:

Briefly, list the extracurricular activities or work experience that you have been most active with in high school and any leadership positions:

Academic Research

Have you engaged in academic research during high school that was undertaken independently of your school curriculum?

Yes

Please provide a brief description that includes where, when, and under whose mentorship you conducted the research:

Short Essay *

Please respond to the following essay prompt in no more than 350 words.

“I came here for many of the same reasons you did... I came because of [Amherst’s] commitment to a student body that reflects the rich diversity of the country, indeed the world. I came, as you did, to contribute in some way to making Amherst even better, and to figuring out what it might mean, here as elsewhere, to take full advantage of the diversity you represent.” —President Biddy Martin, Commencement Speech 2013

In what ways would your background, experiences, and values contribute to Amherst?

Document Upload

If you are unable to upload your transcript and list of senior classes at this time, you must do so through the applicant status page that you will establish after submitting this online application form. You may upload a school profile, but it is not required.

Transcript Upload

List of Senior Classes

School Profile