Princeton: Free Journalism Program
I am writing to inform you of a 10-day all-expenses- paid summerjournalism program held in August at Princeton University for studentsfrom underresourced financial backgrounds.All application materials are available at www.princeton. edu/~sjp.All expenses, including travel costs to and from Princeton , will bepaid for. This will be the sixth year of the program, and if this summeris anything like the last five, it will be a great experience. Our lastfive classes of journalists were taught by writers from The WashingtonPost, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Miami Herald, and The New Republic;toured The New York Times andABC News, meeting with editors andproducers; attended and covered Yankees, Mets, Jets and Liberty games;and reported, wrote, edited, designed, and produced a 12-page edition ofThe Princeton Summer Journal on the program's final day.The program is also designed to give students a taste of what life islike at one of the best colleges in the country - students live oncampus and eat in one of the university's cafeterias. Students meet withthe Princeton University 's president and the school's dean ofadmissions - people who are able to offer guidance on the difficultdecisions about college that high school students face. The program isstaffed by young alumni of Princeton, current Princeton students, andstudents who attended the program in past summers.To apply for the program, you must meet the following qualifications:1) You must be entering your junior or senior year of high school infall 2007.2) Youmust have at least a 3.0 grade point average (out of 4.0).3) You must have demonstrated an interest in journalism.4) The combined income of your custodial parent(s)/guardian( s) pluschild support payments, if any, must not exceed $45,000.This program is intended for students from underresourced financialbackgrounds. If the combined income of your custodialparent(s)/guardian( s)plus child support payments, if any, exceeds $45,000 and you still wishto apply, you can attach a note explaining why you believe your familyqualifies as financially underresourced.The application must be postmarked by February 15th. More informationand the application materials are available on our website atwww.princeton. edu/~sjp.If you are a teacher, please distribute these materials to your studentsand to other teachers at your school. If you are a school boardadministrator and can have an announcement posted in anewsletter to allhigh schools, please do so. If you are another type of schooladministrator, please distribute these materials to anyone who might beinterested.Please feel free to contact me at rinderle@princeton. edu if you haveany questions. Please include a phone number and an email address whereyou can be reached.
I am writing to inform you of a 10-day all-expenses- paid summerjournalism program held in August at Princeton University for studentsfrom underresourced financial backgrounds.All application materials are available at www.princeton. edu/~sjp.All expenses, including travel costs to and from Princeton , will bepaid for. This will be the sixth year of the program, and if this summeris anything like the last five, it will be a great experience. Our lastfive classes of journalists were taught by writers from The WashingtonPost, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Miami Herald, and The New Republic;toured The New York Times andABC News, meeting with editors andproducers; attended and covered Yankees, Mets, Jets and Liberty games;and reported, wrote, edited, designed, and produced a 12-page edition ofThe Princeton Summer Journal on the program's final day.The program is also designed to give students a taste of what life islike at one of the best colleges in the country - students live oncampus and eat in one of the university's cafeterias. Students meet withthe Princeton University 's president and the school's dean ofadmissions - people who are able to offer guidance on the difficultdecisions about college that high school students face. The program isstaffed by young alumni of Princeton, current Princeton students, andstudents who attended the program in past summers.To apply for the program, you must meet the following qualifications:1) You must be entering your junior or senior year of high school infall 2007.2) Youmust have at least a 3.0 grade point average (out of 4.0).3) You must have demonstrated an interest in journalism.4) The combined income of your custodial parent(s)/guardian( s) pluschild support payments, if any, must not exceed $45,000.This program is intended for students from underresourced financialbackgrounds. If the combined income of your custodialparent(s)/guardian( s)plus child support payments, if any, exceeds $45,000 and you still wishto apply, you can attach a note explaining why you believe your familyqualifies as financially underresourced.The application must be postmarked by February 15th. More informationand the application materials are available on our website atwww.princeton. edu/~sjp.If you are a teacher, please distribute these materials to your studentsand to other teachers at your school. If you are a school boardadministrator and can have an announcement posted in anewsletter to allhigh schools, please do so. If you are another type of schooladministrator, please distribute these materials to anyone who might beinterested.Please feel free to contact me at rinderle@princeton. edu if you haveany questions. Please include a phone number and an email address whereyou can be reached.
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