Silver Linings THRIVE Mentoring Program

Short questions
In the short questions, we ask you to briefly talk about your main idea and points, be concise, direct, as well as, explanatory. These short questions will allow us the opportunity to learn more about you. Again, students that are graduating from high school in 2025 and 2026 MUST answer all short questions.
In no more than 200 words explain why you want to participate in the THRIVE Mentoring Program and how you think this program will benefit you. *

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Some say social media is superficial, with no room for expressing deep or complex ideas. We challenge you to defy these skeptics by describing yourself as fully and accurately as possible in the 280-character limit of a tweet.*

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Essays
Essays are the opportunity for you to show your uniqueness. Be direct, descriptive, and creative. This is your time! You are required to write two essays: one Personal Statement, which is the same for all applicants. In addition, you will also need to submit a Writing Supplement, which you will choose from the three options listed below. --- Again, your Personal Statement is very important for us to better understand who you are. Please write your Personal Statement in no less than 250 words and no more than 650 words and based on the prompt below:

Personal Statement Prompt: Describe the world you came from and how that shaped who you are.
Personal Statement*

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Your second essay is your Writing Supplement. Now, you have the opportunity to provide more details about yourself. You will be able to pick one (1) of the three (3) essay prompts below. Keep in mind that your essay should be written in no less than 250 words and no more than 650 words. Be awesome. Be creative. Be yourself.
Writing Supplement Prompts: choose the one you are writing about.*

What are you passionate about?Describe an experience where you were unsuccessful in achieving your goal. What lessons did you learn from this experience?What movie, poem/spoken word, music/song/rap, or novel has most influenced your life and the way that you view the world?
Writing Supplement*

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Parent/Guardian Information
Please complete this section with your parent/guardian information. If accepted, they will be contacted to gain approval for your participation. If you do not complete this section, this will lessen your chances for acceptance but you will still be considered for the program.
Parent/Guardian Name (s) *
Current Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
Mobile Number*

Area CodePhone Number
Alternate Number*

Area CodePhone Number

Attachments
Please attach two photos of yourself. These photos will be used for promotional purposes on our social media platforms as we finalize the candidates and prepare for the next stage of selection process. It should be a photo of you and it can be a selfie. No sunglasses, hats or other people should be in the photo. Please avoid using any distracting filters. Keep the focus on you, the applicant.
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Submission
Is there any other information that you would like to share with us?
Do you agree to submit your personal, familiar, and educational information and are you aware that we will only use this information for the THRIVE Mentoring Program's purposes? Also, once you submit this Application Form you will not be able to make any changes or delete any information. You confirm to be submitting only truthful information, otherwise your Application could be rejected and you may not be selected for the Silver Linings THRIVE Mentoring Program 2024-25*

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