School Application Process

The 2013 University of Wyoming Summer High School Institute (HSI) will be held June 9-29, 2013, on the Laramie campus. Once again the program will provide the opportunity for many of Wyoming's finest students to participate with UW faculty and staff in an enriching university experience.

The program's success begins with your efforts in the schools. Announcing the opportunity to 10th-grade students, encouraging students to apply, and screening applications takes a great deal of time. We appreciate the care and effort you devote to this project.

 

School Coordination of Applications

Nominations for the UW Summer HSI should be submitted to UW by principals of Wyoming high schools. In most high schools, one person (such as a counselor or a classroom teacher) is designated to coordinate the applications of interested and qualified students.

The individual coordinating the high school nomination process should:

• Publicize the HSI poster

• Establish due dates for receiving completed applications from student to ensure the applications arrive to the by the due date

• Determine the total number of nominees allowed for the high school (see the "distribution chart" below)

• Screen the applications to determine the best nominees

• send the signed "Transmittal Form" and appropriate number of complete applications to the UW Summer High School Institute office

• Send a copy of the "Transmittal Form" to the district superintendent so that the district office will know which student have been nominated this year

• Notify the students who have applied whether their applications are or are not being sent to UW as nominees

 

Student Selection

HSI is an enrichment program for high ability high school students. Nominees should be outstanding 10th-grade students who have many of the following traits, aptitudes, and behaviors:

• creativity, imagination, and curiosity

• initiative and motivation

• communication skills

• problem-solving skills

• insight

• humor

• enthusiasm about learning and life in general

 

To be eligible to apply, students must:

• be in the 10th grade at a public or private high school in Wyoming;

• be current residents of Wyoming;

• intend to return to a Wyoming school for the next term; and

• be committed to participate fully and remain for the entire three weeks of the program (June 10-30).

 

Number of Nominees Per School

 

 

Notification of Participants

It is the responsibility of each school to notify their students if their application was not sent to the UW Summer High School Institute.