ArcStart 2025 Application

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This application has to be completed in one session. 

It cannot be saved and continued later.

Before you begin your application, please be prepared to submit information about yourself, your parent(s)/legal guardian(s), and your high school. You will also need to submit:

1. High School Transcript(s): An unofficial high school transcript (PDF or JPG) for each high school you have attended. 
2. Interest Essay: An essay (250-500 words) explaining: your favorite building and why, your interests in architecture and the ArcStart program, what you hope to learn in ArcStart and how the ArcStart program will help you reach your goals. Applicants are encouraged to write the essay before starting this online application. The essay must be completed when the application is submitted. 

Applications are due by February 28th, 2025

Student/Applicant Information

First Name

Last Name

Preferred First Name

Contact Information

Street Address

City

State

Please select... N/A - International Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District Of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Puerto Rico Virgin Island Northern Mariana Islands Guam American Samoa Palau

Zip

Country

Please select... Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d ' Ivoire Croatia ( Hrvatska ) Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Congo ( DRC ) Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands ( Islas Malvinas ) Faroe Islands Fiji Islands Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Honduras Hong Kong SAR Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao SAR Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Islands Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Samoa San Marino São Tomé and Prìncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia and Montenegro Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Spain Sri Lanka St. Helena St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Pierre and Miquelon St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Viet Nam Virgin Islands ( British ) Virgin Islands Wallis and Futuna Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Email Address

Personal Information

Date of Birth

Month/Day/Year

Legal Sex

MaleFemaleNon-binary / third genderPrefer not to say

Are you Hispanic or Latino/a/x?

YesNo

Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please indicate how you identify yourself. You may select one or more option.

American Indian or Alaska NativeAsianBlack or African AmericanNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteOther

Are you a Wolverine Pathways student?

YesNo

Are you an ArcPrep student?

YesNo

Will you have access to a laptop you can bring with you to camp (July 2024)? Please note, this is not a deciding factor in reviewing your application.

Definitely yesProbably yesMight or might notProbably notDefinitely not

How did you hear about ArcStart?

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Parent/Guardian Information

Full Name of Parent/Guardian

Relationship to student applicant

Email address of Parent/Guardian

Phone Number of Parent/Guardian

Academic History

School Country

USAInternational

School US State

Please select... Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Europe Alaska Alabama Armed Forces Pacific Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Federated States of Micronesia Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Marshall Islands Michigan Minnesota Missouri Northern Mariana Islands Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Palau Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming

Select US School - A-I

Please type the name of your school and select it in the drop down list. Do not use abbreviations and do not select "Unknown School". Instead, try entering your schools name in different ways until it shows up as an option.

Select International School

Please type the name of your school and select it in the drop down list. Do not use abbreviations and do not select "Unknown School". Instead, try entering your schools name in different ways until it shows up as an option.

Select US School - J-O

Please type the name of your school and select it in the drop down list. Do not use abbreviations and do not select "Unknown School". Instead, try entering your schools name in different ways until it shows up as an option.

Select US School - P-Z

Please type the name of your school and select it in the drop down list. Do not use abbreviations and do not select "Unknown School". Instead, try entering your schools name in different ways until it shows up as an option.

Is this the school you are currently/most recently attending?

YesNo

Academic Standing & Experience

Current Grade Level

Please select... Freshman (9th Grade) Sophomore (10th Grade) Junior (11th Grade) Senior (12th Grade)

Expected High School Graduation Year

Please select... 2025 2026 2027 2028

Grade Point Average

Have you ever been expelled, suspended, or placed on probation by any secondary school you have attended, for any reason of academic dishonesty or because of an offense that harmed or had the potential to harm others?

YesNo

Please explain the situation and its resolution.

Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offense, or found to be delinquent by a juvenile court, or are there any such changes pending against you at this time?

YesNo

Please explain the situation and its resolution.

Please list up to 5 extracurricular activities and awards you have received.

Have you taken any courses in Art / Drafting / Architecture at your high school?

Yes, more than one.Yes, one.I think so. The course wasn't named that way, but the work was relevant.No.

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Application Documents

The items requested below will help our team better understand your background, experience, and interests related to architecture and design. You will not be graded, nor are you expected to have any prior education or knowledge. Everyone who participates in ArcStart will learn and grow, no matter how much exposure they may already have to the field of architecture. Please use this as a chance to show us more about who you are and why ArcStart might be a good fit for you. 

Transcripts: Please upload an unofficial copy of your high school transcript(s).

Interest Essay:
Please submit an essay (250-500 words) responding to the following prompts:               A) Describe a space, building, or structure that has had a significant impact on you and why. This can be a place you have personally experienced or visited, have seen or would like to visit, B).Your interests in architecture and the ArcStart program, C) What you hope to learn in ArcStart, and D) How the ArcStart program will help you reach your goals.  

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