Admission Application for High School Student Name* First Last Preferred Name Email* Enter Email Confirm Email URI Student ID Number Phone*Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Date of Birth* MM/DD/YYYYCountry of Birth* I am a:* U.S. Citizen U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder) Non-U.S. Citizen Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible for Language Flagship Scholarship. High School High School Address Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country High School Graduation Date High School GPA High School Class Rank Highest SAT Score Combined Critical Reading and MathHighest ACT Composite Score Intended Major(s)* Leadership and AwardsPlease list any leadership positions you have held and awards you have received. Native Language(s) Other Language(s) Studied/Spoken Current Chinese Class (if applicable) If you are currently enrolled and taking a Chinese class at URI, please put down the Chinese course number.Current Chinese Instructor(s) (if applicable) Please tell us about your Chinese language experience. Check all that apply.* I am a heritage speaker of Mandarin Chinese I am a heritage speaker of another dialect of Chinese I attended a Chinese class in my community I studied Mandarin Chinese in high school I have no previous experience in studying Chinese Please tell us about your experience studying languages other than Chinese. Which language(s) did you study? For how many years? In what setting (i.e. elementary, middle, high, community school)?*Have you had any prior experience living, studying, volunteering, or working abroad using Mandarin Chinese?* Yes No If you answered yes, please elaborate.Statement of Purpose*Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 9 MB.Please submit a statement of purpose in English that describes why you want to join the Chinese Language Flagship Program. Within your essay, describe a past experience that demonstrates your long-term commitment to achieving a major life goal. How would you apply the skills learned from this experience to achieve success in the Flagship Program? Finally, please tell us about your motivation for learning Chinese and how attaining superior Chinese proficiency relates to your professional or personal goals. Your response should be between 500 and 700 words typed, single-spaced, in 12-point font. Resume*Max. file size: 9 MB.Please submit a current resume.Letter of RecommendationPlease ask your recommender to email their letter of recommendation to flagship@etal.uri.edu Name of Recommender* Mr.Mrs.MissMs.Dr.Prof.Rev. Prefix First Last Email of Recommender* HiddenName of 2nd Recommender Mr.Mrs.MissMs.Dr.Prof.Rev. Prefix First Last HiddenEmail of 2nd Recommender HiddenName of 3rd Recommender Mr.Mrs.MissMs.Dr.Prof.Rev. Prefix First Last HiddenEmail of 3rd Recommender Recommendation Waiver* I waive my right to read these recommendations I do NOT waive my right to read these recommendation The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. The law permits you to sign this waiver relinquishing your right to inspect the letters of recommendation. Please record your decision about whether you waive the right to review these recommendations for the Chinese Flagship Program. Agreement* I agree I do NOT agree The application qualifies me for consideration in the University of Rhode Island Chinese Language Flagship program. If I am accepted and choose to enroll, I understand that I am required to complete intensive Flagship coursework during each summer and winter at URI/in China or Taiwan, during each academic year at URI, and that the program directors must approve my course choices. The Capstone Year as a URI Flagship Scholar includes one semester of study at the Taipei Capstone Program at the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University followed by a professional internship in the host country. The pre-Capstone year requires completion of a research project in collaboration with a Chinese faculty member in any major field of study. These requirements are subject to negotiation with the program directors; any variation in these requirements must be approved by the directors before my application status is determined. By signing below, I acknowledge my commitment to the URI Chinese Language Flagship Program, if admitted, and agree to abide by these terms. Δ
