BEE VT Application

2024 Black Engineering Excellence at Virginia Tech (BEE VT) Participant Application

Camp Dates: Sunday, July 14 through Saturday, July 27, 2024

Application Components:

Participant Application, including 4 essays
Transcript
Parent Form

Information submitted in the parent form will be used to determine scholarship awards. Tuition is $2,250 and covers all expenses.

You will receive an email confirmation once you complete the application. This will include a link to the parent form. Deadline to receive all parts of the application is Sunday, March 24th at 11:55PM. Applications received after this deadline will be added to the waitlist and offers will be given if space opens up. Decisions will be emailed by Friday, April 5, 2024.

Please note: Accepted offers that are cancelled 30 days prior to the start of camp receive a 50% refund. Offers cancelled 14 days or less prior to the start of camp receive no refund.

If you have any questions, please email Kim Lester at kimml61@vt.edu or call 540-231-7337.

First Name

Preferred Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Cell Phone Number

Email (this will be our main form of communication)

Parent/Guardian First Name

Parent/Guardian Last Name

Parent/Guardian Email

Relationship to student

Applicant Gender (optional)

Applicant Ethnic Origin (check all that apply)

Do you identify as Hispanic/Latino?

Yes

No

Did either of your parents/guardians earn a four-year bachelor degree?

Yes

No

High School Name

CEEB (hidden)

High School City

High School State

How did you hear about the BEE VT program?

How you heard about BEE VT:

Are you involved in a technology or engineering program during the regular school day or after school hours?

Yes

No

If yes, please provide the name of the program and a brief description of activities that you have completed or will complete.

High school graduation year

2025

2026

Please list any STEM extracurricular activities (summer programs, clubs, etc.) in which you have participated or are participating and the duration of involvement. (ex. First Robotics, Sept 2021-June 2022)

Please list any leadership roles that you have held or currently hold, the corresponding organization, and the duration of involvement. (ex. President, National Honors Society, Sept 2020-present)

Please list any academic achievements and/or other honors and awards, the corresponding organization, and the year in which it was received. (ex. Female Scholar Athlete, School Athletics Department, 2023)

Please list any extracurricular activities in which you participated for 2 years or more and the duration of involvement. This may include activities that you were involved with before high school IF your involvement continued into high school. (ex. Girl Scouts of America, 2019-2023)

Please list all other extracurricular activities.

Essays
Your response for each essay question should not exceed 120 words. Draft in Microsoft Word or another word processing program to check for spelling, grammar, and word count. Then copy and paste into the fields below.

Describe your involvement in an organization or community group where you have a leadership role. How did you work with others toward a common goal? What obstacles did you encounter and how did you overcome them? What has this taught you? (Not to exceed 120 words.)

Describe a situation where you or others were not treated fairly or things were working against you. How did you adapt to this situation? What did you learn? Where did you go for help? (Not to exceed 120 words.)

Outside of academics, what are you passionate about? Would you consider yourself an expert in this area? How do you pursue your passion or become an expert? (Not to exceed 120 words.)

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? How will you get there? What challenges will you face? How do your goals compare with others in your high school? How does engineering align with your goals? (Not to exceed 120 words.)

Transcript
Please upload a current grade transcript. This does not have to be an official transcript. If you do not have a transcript ready to upload now, you will receive instructions with your email confirmation on how to send it later.

Current Classes
If your grade transcript does not include the classes you are currently enrolled in, please upload a list of those classes here. If you have any current grades in those classes, please include them.