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COP 2021
Online Application
    Worksheet
   (This is only a worksheet to help you fill out the
application online. This is not the official application.)

  2600 Campus Road QLCSS 308 Honolulu, HI 96822 – Phone (808) 956-6186
                       www.hawaii.edu/cop
COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM: APPLICATION WORKSHEET
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    STEP 1: Applicant Information

  NAME/PERSONAL INFORMATION
* Last Name (Legal name)
* First Name
  Middle Initial
* Gender
* Birth Date (State or Foreign Country)
* Age
* Birthplace
* Citizenship (If Other, enter visa type)                             USA or Other:
* Ethnicity (check all that apply)                                    African, African-American
                                                                      American Indian or Alaskan Native
                                                                      Asian: Chinese, Korean, Japanese
                                                                      Filipino
                                                                      Hawaiian
                                                                      Pacific Islander: Fijian, Micronesian, Samoan,
                                                                      Tahitian, Tongan
                                                                      Southeast Asian: Cambodian, Laotian, Thai,
                                                                      Vietnamese
                                                                      Hispanic: Puerto Rican, other Hispanic
                                                                      Other (please specify):
* Is English your first language?                                     Yes         No
  If no, what is your first language?
  When did you first start school in the US?
  (Month/Year/Grade)

    CONTACT INFORMATION
    Your Current Mailing Address
*   Number - Street
*   City
*   State
*   Zip Code
*   Island
*   Applicant Primary Phone
    (COP may send texts to this number)
    Optional Phone Number
    (In case COP is unable to reach you at your primary)
* Email Address
    *All communication regarding your application status will be done through this contact email.

    Note: If you do not know the answer to a question with an asterisk (*) when doing the online application, do not leave it
    blank. You will not be able to move forward unless you enter an answer. Place a question mark and update your
    answer later when you are ready to complete your application.
COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM: APPLICATION WORKSHEET
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  STEP 2: Education and Scores

  HIGH SCHOOLS
* Name of High School Graduated/Will Graduate From
* Date Attended From                                                   Month:                    Year:
* Date Attended To                                                     Month:                    Year:
* Graduate/Will Graduate                                               Month:                    Year:
  Cumulative GPA
* (at end of Junior Year)
  Note: If your cumulative GPA is below 2.0, you are not eligible for COP.
  COLLEGES
* Have you received or plan to earn any college credits
                                                                             Yes           No
  prior to June 2021?
  If Yes, enter institution(s)
  If Yes, number of credits 100 level and above already
  earned
  If Yes, number of credits 100 level and above
  currently taking
  Note: Include a copy of your college transcript with your other documents that you will be submitting to COP.

* Have you applied to UH Mānoa?                                          Yes               No
  If Yes, when did you apply?                                          Month:                    Year:
* Will you be applying to any other college or
                                                                             Yes           No
  university?
  Provide a ranked-order list of schools you will be                   1st Choice:
  applying to                                                          2nd Choice:
                                                                       3rd Choice:
                                                                       4th Choice:
                                                                       5th Choice:
                                                                       6th Choice:

  STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES
* Have you taken the Scholastic Assessment Test                         ☐ Yes - I have taken the SAT
  (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT)?                             ☐ Yes - I have taken the ACT
  (Test scores are optional for COP 2021)                               ☐ No
                                                                                                     SAT Scores
  *If Yes, complete this section for SAT and/or ACT
                                                                       Date(s) Taken:
                                                                  1    Evidence Reading & Writing:           Math:      Total:

                                                                  2    Evidence Reading & Writing:           Math:      Total:

                                                                                                     ACT Scores
                                                                       Date(s) Taken:
                                                                  1    Critical Reading:        Math:       Writing:   Composite:

                                                                  2    Critical Reading:        Math:       Writing:   Composite:
  *You are not required to send your SAT/ACT test scores, but if you have taken either assessment, please submit a
  copy of your test scores or request that your scores are included on your high school transcript.
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    STEP 3: Financial Information

  GENERAL QUESTIONS
* 1. Are you currently working and getting paid?               Yes        No
       If Yes, where?
       How many hours per week?
       What was your gross income?                        ☐   Under $1,000
       (Select One)                                       ☐   $1,000-$3,499
                                                          ☐   $3,500-$7,000
                                                          ☐   Over $7,000
* 2. Do you or your family receive any form of public        Yes         No
     assistance?                                          (i.e., AFDC, DHS, Hawai'i Housing, etc.)
* 3. Do you receive any benefit/support for                  Yes         No
     yourself?                                            (i.e., social security, child support, etc.)
       If Yes, what type of benefit/support?
       How much per month?
    4. Check here if you are unclear about your
       family's benefit, but know your family receives         Not sure
       some type.
* 5. Do you have the approval of your family to
                                                               Yes        No
     enter COP and reside at UH Mānoa?
    6. Do you personally want to live on the UHM
       campus in a coed residential hall during the            Yes        No
       summer?
* 7. Do you personally want to live on the UHM
     campus in a coed residential hall during the              Yes        No
     first academic year?

    FINANCIAL INFORMATION
*
                                                          #:
    1. Please indicate your family size.
       Number of individuals in the                       This should include you and your parents/guardians and
       family.                                            anyone in the household who receives at least half of their
                                                          support from your parents/guardians. Also include siblings who
                                                          may be living away from home while attending college.
* 2. Did your parent(s)/guardian(s) file their 2019
                                                               Yes        No
     Federal Income Tax Return?
     If Yes, what was their adjusted gross income
                                                          $
     (AGI)?
     If No, please explain.
* 3. Please indicate your family's estimated 2020
                                                          $
     annual income?
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    STEP 4: Family Information

    PARENT 1
*   Relationship to Applicant
    If Other, please explain.
*   Last Name
*   First Name
*   Current Address: Number - Street
*   City
*   State
*   Zip Code
*   Primary Phone Number
    Secondary Phone Number
*   Email Address
*   Occupation/Employer
*   Marital Status
*   State of Legal Residence
*   Did this person complete a bachelor's degree?         Yes          No
    If Yes, which college did this person attend?
                                                       (indicate state and/or country)

    PARENT 2
    Relationship to Applicant
    If Other, please explain.
    Last Name
    First Name
    Current Address: Number - Street
    City
    State
    Zip Code
    Primary Phone Number
    Secondary Phone Number
    Email Address
    Occupation/Employer
    Marital Status
    State of Legal Residence
    Did this person complete a bachelor's degree?         Yes          No
    If Yes, which college did this person attend?
                                                       (indicate state and/or country)
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                                                                      *Recommendation form is available for download on our website.
    STEP 5: Recommendations                                          Please allow your recommenders at least 2 weeks to complete your
                                                                    recommendation form and inform them it is due to COP via Dropbox
                                                                                           by December 2, 2020.
    1. COLLEGE PREPARATORY INSTRUCTOR
*   Name
*   Course Taught
*   School
*   Phone
*   Email Address

    2. GRADE LEVEL OR COLLEGE & CAREER COUNSELOR
*   Name
*   Title
*   School
*   Phone
*   Email Address

  REFERRAL
  (Who informed you about COP?)
* Name
  Relationship
  School/Organization

    STEP 6: Personal Essay Questions

Write your essay prior to starting the online application and cut/paste your responses to each of the seven
essay questions. There is a maximum 1,000 characters per question.

    1. Describe your current living situation and family members.
             • Where do you live and with whom?
             • How many people are in your household.
             • Identify each member in the household by name, age, and relationship to you.
    2. Share something about you and/or your family, your life experience, or your values that has shaped you
       and brought you to this point.
    3. Why do you want to attend UH Mānoa? What major(s) do you plan to pursue? How did you decide on
       your major(s)?
    4. Why are you applying to COP?
    5. Are you currently, or have you been, involved in any extracurricular activities at school and/or in your
       community? If yes, please explain.
    6. In the event that you are not selected, what are your alternative plans?
    7. Is there any other information about yourself that you would want the reader to know? Please feel free to
       share.

Note: Your essay will be screened by a selection committee. The selection committee will be reading and rating your personal essay to
determine your eligibility and motivation for the COP program.
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