The Not-as-short {MathILy, MathILy-Er} Application Form

Biographical information...

Your full name:

A working email address (that you check semi-regularly):

Date of birth:

Gender:

Parent/Guardian name (please make sure this person knows you're applying to {MathILy, MathILy-Er}!):

City/State (and Country if not U.S.):

Academic information...

Name of school you attend:

City/State of school if it's different from your home city/state:

Year in school:

Math courses taken recently:

List (perhaps of length 0) of previous mathematics or science summer programs you've attended:

Academic achievements you feel like sharing:

Name of a mathematics teacher or professor who will recommend you for {MathILy, MathILy-Er}:

Email address of the person listed in the box just above this one:

More about you...

Extracurricular activities you like (both mathematical and non-mathematical; and, okay, you can include activities you don't like if you think that would be interesting)...

Write a couple of paragraphs that tell us why you want to participate in {MathILy, MathILy-Er} and how you expect to benefit. What is exciting about spending weeks doing lots and lots of mathematics? What resources do you lack, particularly in the educational or social realms, that we can provide? Here are some sentence-starters that might inspire you...
"Wow! This sounds cool because...."
"I want to get better at..."
"At my school,..."
"I think math is (insert adjectives here) because..."
"I want to learn about..."

Anything else you want us to know?

Help us out:

How did you hear about {MathILy, MathILy-Er}?

I found it on a list of summer programs.

A web search turned it up.

I applied in a prior year.

I was handed a flier by a {MathILy, MathILy-Er} person.

I found a flier on a table.

A program alumn told me about it.

My parent/guardian pointed me to it.

A teacher told me about it.

I feel like telling you more:



MathILy, MathILy-Er, and MathILy-EST are projects of the nonprofit organization Mathematical Staircase, Inc..