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Application Information

In addition to the standard Linfield application, applicants to the LEAD Honors Program must submit a minimum of one letter of recommendation and a supplemental essay or video responding to the prompt below.

Acceptance into the program is based on the following criteria:

  • Academic achievement and promise, leadership potential, self-expression, service to others, curiosity, creativity, and the ability to contribute to the diverse intellectual community of the LEAD Scholars program.
  • While there is no minimum GPA to be admitted to the program, most LEAD scholars will have a grade point average of 3.8 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
  • Test scores are optional, but recommended. Most LEAD Scholars will have ACT scores of at least 28 or SAT scores above 1350.
  • Letter(s) of recommendation. Letters submitted with the common application are fine.
  • Responses to the brief supplemental prompt below.

If you would like to schedule an optional informational interview, please contact Linfield Admissions or Patrick Cottrell, LEAD Honors Program Director (pcottre@linfield.edu)

Supplemental Prompt

Please respond to the following prompt with either a short, written response (up to 500 words) or a short video filmed on your phone (5 minutes or less):

The LEAD Honors Program acknowledges that leadership can take many different forms in many different contexts. Describe a topic or cause you're passionate about and how you are making a difference in that area, or how you have observed someone else making a difference in that area. What have you learned from the experience or observation? How do these insights apply to your understanding of leadership and/or goals for college as a LEAD scholar?

LEAD HONORS PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINES:

  • December 1 (Priority): program acceptance and scholarship notification by January 5
  • January 5 (Priority): program acceptance and scholarship notification by February 1

On a space available basis:

  • February 1:  program acceptance and scholarship notification by March 15

 

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