The Gray Matter Experience team is looking for smart, driven, team-oriented, resourceful, and innovative individuals. Most importantly, we are looking for dedicated students; this ACCELERATE bootcamp is an intensive program that requires a 12 hour weekly commitment Monday-Thursday with a potential for some work outside of programmatic hours. It is for those students who are currently serious about starting and running a business or learning the skills necessary to successfully enter the career field.
Selection Criteria:
Application materials include a video submission and answers to the questions below.
General Information—
The first section of the application asks for basic personal information. If you don’t see a fitting option, there is space provided for an open-ended response. In this section, you'll provide information about your school and performance. While your grades are not the most important part of the application, they provide some insight on your academic rigor and learning propensity.
Activities—
Here, you'll tell us more about your passions, interests, and your ability to create real impact. We want to see that you are motivated and action-oriented in pursuing the things that matter to you. Show us that you are entrepreneurial—an ambitious and purpose-driven self-starter who rises to the challenge. Be thourough, but be brief!
Video—
Introduce yourself in a video of 2 minutes or less. Ensure you cover who you are, what you care about, why you are interested in entrepreneurship or intrapreneurship and the idea you'd like to develop or what you'd like to learn through the program. We want to see:
- Self-awareness: Don’t just share facts about yourself, but elaborate on why these things matter
- Personability: The best candidates are able to balance confidence and humility when introducing themselves
- A strong business model or strong idea of what you hope to learn through an internship experience.
- Passion: We love to see you’re are excited by what you do!
Requirements:
• Current high school freshman, sophomore, junior or senior
• Must attend each program workshop and meet all required deadlines
Upon submitting your application, you will receive an email from a Gray Matter staff member within 3 weeks confirming or denying your acceptance into the program.