Updated January 2016
Counselor Application
North Georgia Summer Honors Program
Name. Legal (for payroll) and Preferred (what you would want co-workers to call you)
Personal Information.900-number, date of birth, years at UNG, major(s)/minor(s)
Contact Information. Home address, school address, email(s) and cell phone number.
Please indicate your preferred email account. I presume you have texting. If not, please specify.
Indicate all that apply:
Updated January 2016
____Certified life guard
____ CPR Certified (current)
____First Aid Certified
____Former Camp Counselor
____Experienced College RA
____High Ropes Facilitator
Updated January 2016
Describe any additional experience you have (including academic awards, scholarships, honor societies, and previous Summer Honors work) that specially qualifies you as a camp counselor.
Please describe your availability during the program dates (6/19/16 – 7/1/16) including any summer courses you plan to take and your ability to take two weeks completely off from work.
What is your current cumulative UNG GPA?
By submitting this application, I authorize the Program Director to access my academic records on Banner and use that information for applicant screening.
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Typed initials signify agreement when submitted electronically
Essay 1 (200 words or less)
All Applicants. Avoidingclichés, give one important leadership lesson you’ve learned in the last two years. Keep the story personal, and make sure it highlights your definition of high quality leadership.
Essay 2 (400 words or less)
New Counselor Applicants. Why should you be considered for a job working with teenagers? Describe important lessons teenagers must learn if they are to transition successfully to college. How can your experiences and mentoring help them learn those key life lessons?
Returning Counselor Applicants. Address how effective you believe you will be helping the teenagers at Summer Honors. Address both of the following:
- Give some examples of personal growth that you have witnessed our campers experiencing, including big life lessons as well as growth as leaders.
- Why is Summer Honors meaningful to you personally? What aspects of working with fellow staff and campers appeals to you most? What do you hope to learn this summer, if hired?
Essay Instructions
Do not answer questions in bullet-point fashion. Craft a narrative that explains your exceptional qualities as a student leader. Please use your best essay-writing skills including introduction and conclusion, scholarly style, and excellent punctuation and grammar. This is an honors camp, and the quality of your essay is part of the evaluation we make when hiring you.