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Please select your high school from the list below. If you do not see your high school listed, please select 'OTHER' (at the bottom of the list) and write your school name below.
In the corresponding text boxes, please list all your extracurricular activities and hobbies, inside and outside of school, that you are regularly involved in during the school year (September to June). You should include activities from 9th and 10th grades.
Include your position/title (if any) as well as the approximate number of hours per week, the seasons (fall, winter, spring, school year, year-round), and the grades you participate(d) in each activity.
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In order for us to get to know you better, please answer ONE of the following questions.
Why do you want to become a Fellow at The Opportunity Network?
In this section, we will be asking you to provide us with a bit more information about how you identify. At The Opportunity Network, we honor the identities and embrace the power of each member of our community. The following two sections allow you to describe, in greater detail, how you identify racially and ethnically.
Section 1
Select all the category(s) that best describe you. You may select more than one category, but you must select at least one.
Section 2
If you would like to, please use the space below to describe your racial and ethnic identity(s) in your own words (optional).
Please list as much information as you can about both parents below, even if one or more is deceased or no longer has legal responsibilities toward you. We collect your responses to these questions to learn more about the support that you currently have for college and career and how OppNet might be a good fit for you. This information will inform the support that OppNet provides you with, should you be selected as a Fellow.
Why is OppNet asking about your household's income? OppNet uses this information as part of how we evaluate fit for our Program. If accepted, income information is used to provide individualized support to Fellows throughout the college guidance and summer opportunity placement processes. Note that, if accepted, OppNet will collect a copy of your parents'/guardians' most recent tax filings.
This section is for your biological parent 1. If your biological parent is no longer living or is not your legal guardian, you should still fill out as much information below as possible. If you cannot find or do not know the information, you should write "N/A" in the response space.
This section is for your biological parent 2. If your parent is no longer living or is not your legal guardian, you should still fill out as much information below as possible. If you cannot find or do not know the information, you should write "N/A" in the response space.
If you have a step-parent with whom you reside or a legal guardian (other than a biological parent), please enter their information here.
Please list all siblings including the following information for each: Name, Age, Current (or Most Recent) School/College, Graduation Year.
If the questions above do not adequately capture your family or home life, please provide additional information here. In particular, we would like to know if:
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In order to complete your application portfolio, a teacher and school counselor (or school social worker) must complete a recommendation on your behalf. Two recommendations must be submitted by February 9th, 2025.
Send your school counselor/school social worker this link: https://tinyurl.com/OppNetCounselorRec2025
Send your teacher this link: https://tinyurl.com/OppNetTeacherRec2025
Dear Parent/Guardian,
Your signature is a required component of your child’s application process. Please have your child submit this form by the application deadline on February 9th, 2025. Please enter your name and the date below to confirm that you agree with the below statement:
"I have read the information contained in the Information for Applicants and Letter to Families. I hereby grant The Opportunity Network consent to request/retrieve my child’s high school transcript and relevant test scores on my behalf for the purpose of determining eligibility for the program."
OppNet is committed to protecting your privacy. OppNet works to provide a safe and inclusive community for all of our Fellows. All students are encouraged to apply to our program and OppNet is committed to serving, protecting, and advocating for the fundamental rights of our students, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, religion, race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, creed, age, marital or familial status, or any other characteristic(s) protected by law.
The Fellows application and its responses are managed by The Opportunity Network. While FormAssembly hosts the Form, it has no access to this Form's responses. Our FormAssembly account is password protected and no one who is not OppNet staff has access to your response. When you click "Submit", your response will be processed and submitted to Salesforce, the platform OppNet uses to securely manage data. Like FormAssembly, Salesforce is password protected. To access your response, staff must log into Salesforce using a unique username, strong password, and authenticate their identity using an approved multifactor authentication method. If you have additional questions about how the data you submit to us will be used or secured, please email recruiting@opportunitynetwork.org.