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Applications for the 2006 COSMOS
Program will be available January 16, 2006 and will be due March
16, 2006. If you are interested in being added to our mailing
list for summer 2006, please send us an email with your name, mailing
address, and email to cosmos@ucdavis.edu. |
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| TUITION |
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Tuition
for the 2006 COSMOS Program is $2,000. Out-of-state students
are required to pay the full tuition of $6,200. Tuition includes
room and board, classroom materials, academic field trips, and
transportation while on campus. |
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| SCHOLARSHIPS |
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Fee waivers are available for California
residents demonstrating financial need. No qualified student will
be denied admission for lack of financial resources. In 2005,
approximately 20% of the students who attended the program received
full financial aid. |
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| RETURNING STUDENT
POLICY |
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May
I attend COSMOS more than once? Yes,
however our goal is to offer the COSMOS experience to as many
talented students as possible. First time applicants will be
given priority. Previous attendees, program alumni, may be placed
on a waiting list. COSMOS alumni must apply to a different campus
and will be enrolled on a space available basis. Students are
limited to two COSMOS experiences. |
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| ELIGIBILITY |
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Students are selected to attend
COSMOS by the faculty of each cluster. There are no explicit standards
that must be met to be accepted to the program. Rather, the faculty
look at the entire application and weigh it against others who
have applied to the same cluster. The following criteria are considered: |
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Timeliness -
Applications must be post-marked by March 16th. |
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Pre-requisites -
Some clusters have pre-requisites. These will be considered
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an applicant does
not meet the pre-requisites, the application will be forwarded
to his/her
next cluster choice. |
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Grades - Success
in high-level math and |
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science courses
is strongly considered. Overall GPA is also considered,
but not as important as math and
science grades. Honors courses and courses taken beyond the normal
track are considered when reviewing grades. |
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Essay Responses -
Faculty will read each |
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essay thoroughly. They are very interested
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attending and what the applicant hopes to gain from the COSMOS
experience. |
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Teacher Recommendations -
As teachers have a busy schedule, it is important to give |
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them the forms early
in the process. Follow up with the teacher is encouraged to ensure |
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that the recommendation has been submitted. It may be helpful to
provide them with a pre-addressed, stamped envelope. Teacher recommendations
may also be emailed directly to the appropriate campus. |
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Test Scores - Performance
on standardized |
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test scores, such as the STAR test, is considered. |
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Student Activities -
Extra curricular activities |
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surrounding math and science (such
as competition in science fairs and/or other math/science programs)
are considered but not required for admission. |
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