Application Information
In addition to the standard 麻豆区 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 麻豆区 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