Prospective Interns

1. Complete and return to the Office of Admission a DePauw University application.

2. Write an essay that describes why you would like to participate in ITAP, what you hope to gain from the experience, and how you expect to contribute to the program and your fellow students. The 500-600 word formal essay should be well written and address the questions asked with examples.

3. Submit your essay by completing the online ITAP Application - Class of 2016. Please follow the instructions on the application carefully to insure full consideration.

4. Invitations for personal interviews will be extended to those who best fit the selection criteria. Those who cannot travel to campus for a face-to-face interview can interview via Skype.

1. Complete the online application form (log into your DePauw Google Apps account), which includes an essay that describes why you would like to participate in ITAP, what you hope to gain from the experience, and how you plan to contribute to the program and your fellow students. Applicants should reserve the Saturday after classes start, August 25, for a mandatory, all-day orientation session.

2. Request two staff or faculty (especially campus employers) from DePauw to submit letters of recommendation to itap_app@depauw.edu. To ensure those writing letters know what to do, copy and paste the following text in the email:
   Letters must be in an electronic format (emailed attachment in Word or as a PDF). Letters should describe what qualities and skills (including work ethic, initiative, responsibility, and maturity) make the student a successful candidate for the position of an ITAP intern. Letters might also include how academic and career plans align with the program, its offerings, and its philosophy. Email letters to itap_app@depauw.edu.

3. Invitations for personal interviews will be extended to those who best fit the selection criteria.

Applications to DePauw due and priority application to ITAP due; subsequent applications on a rolling basis

February 10

Notification to interview emailed to students admitted to the University before Feb. 2

February 24

Letters of reference from staff and faculty members

DePauw Open House and first-round interviews

March-April

Applicant interviews

First-round letters of acceptance mailed

April 15

Applicants notified about acceptance into ITAP

Acceptance of DePauw's and ITAP's offers due

April 20

Deadline for applicants to accept or reject invitation from ITAP

August 25

ITAP Lateral Institute (participation required for those accepting)