Perrin Institution Policy Journalism Department Application
**Use of AI on this application is prohibited & test scores are REQUIRED** Apply to be a correspondent reporting publicly to our audience of 48,000 on news in cross-sector policy entrepreneurship. Correspondents will interview leading figures in academia, law, and tech at the United Nations, US Federal Government, Y Combinator, Apple, etc and write a 600-900-word article per week to be published on the Perrin website. Highly-qualified applicants may be asked to lead as an editor of a particular policy news category (e.g. foreign policy, climate action, AI governance) and will make edits on 1-2 other articles each week.
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Email
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Current Institution Name:
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*Unweighted* Grade Point Average (GPA)
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Unweighted on a 4.0 scale. If accepted, you will be asked to send official transcript.
ACT English + Reading Scores OR SAT Reading & Writing Score (STRICT REQUIREMENT)
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Can be superscored. If you choose ACT, you must submit scores for BOTH the English and Reading test sections (and specify between the two). If accepted, you will be asked to send official score reports of all scores submitted.
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Written Responses
Write a headline and a 1-3 sentence lede for a news article on a future event or potential policy solution (no existing/old news). **Don’t use AI to answer this prompt - we can tell**
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Explain your background in journalism/policy/tech and why you are interested in joining the Perrin Journalism Department.
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Policy Reporting Interests
What do you want to write about?
Which topic are you most interested in reporting on?
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AI Governance
Foreign Policy
Climate Action
Legal Advocacy
Economic Development & Policy
Domestic Affairs & Politics
Education Policy
Technology Development & Policy
Commercial Innovation & Startups
Please select a second choice that is different from your first.
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AI Governance
Foreign Policy
Climate Action
Legal Advocacy
Economic Development & Policy
Domestic Affairs & Politics
Education Policy
Technology Development & Policy
Commerical Innovation & Startups
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