Name (required)
Home Phone
E-mail Address (required)

Permanent Address Campus Address (if applicable)
Date of Birth
Social Security Number

EDUCATION

(Please send an official copy of your high school and college [if applicable] transcripts.)

High School
Address Date of Graduation High School Grade Point Average: on a scale
ACT composite
SAT
College (if any)
Years Attended
Extracurricular Activities Honors & Awards

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION

Describe the nature and length of service of any previous experiences in athletic training. Include names of supervisors and give a detailed description of your role in the athletic training setting. Include athletic training workshops, camps, or seminars you have attended. List the sports with which you have athletic training experience (If you do not have any previous experience in athletic training, skip this section and proceed to the next):

REFERENCES Please list three people who would be willing and able to provide us with information regarding your academic ability, personal characteristics, sense of values, and potential for success as an allied health care professional. At least one of your sponsors must be a health care professional. Ask each of your sponsors to complete the attached recommendation form and return it directly to the address on the form.

Sponsor 1 Position/Title Address Sponsor 2 Position/Title Address Sponsor 3 Position/Title Address

ESSAY Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability. If you don't have enough knowledge or experience to answer a question, you may leave it blank, but it would be helpful for us to know how you feel on each of these questions. What is athletic training? What do athletic trainers do? Is athletic training primarily an "athletic" profession or a "health care" profession? Why? Describe your interests. What are your hobbies? What are your best subjects in school? What sports, if any do you participate in? What intercollegiate sports, if any, do you plan to play while at Hope? Do you want to enter the profession of athletic training? Why? How serious are you about athletic training? What personal qualities do you possess that make you well-suited for this profession? Why are you interested in Hope College's athletic training program?

Thank you for taking the time and effort to complete this application.
Please mail your official transcripts to:

Kirk Brumels, PhD, ATC
Director, Athletic Training Program
Hope College
222 Fairbanks Ave
Holland, MI
brumels@hope.edu
616-395-7356 - phone
616-395-7175 - fax

All applicants must be interviewed before an admission decision can be made. Please contact Kirk Brumels at (616) 395-7356 as soon as possible to schedule an on-campus visit and interview. Parents are strongly encouraged to participate in both the campus visit and the interview.

The athletic training faculty will act on your application in late March and is committed to informing you of your status by April 1. If you have any questions in the meantime, don't hesitate to contact Kirk Brumels.