SyBBURE Application

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Email *
Home Address *
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Current School/College *
Expected Graduation Date *
Major(s) *
Minor(s) *
Please list the term you would like to start in the SyBBURE program, e.g., spring, summer or fall (we expect a minimum 1-year commitment) *
Post-graduation plans *
Ethnicity *
African Caribbean Caucasian East Asian Latino/Hispanic Middle Eastern South Asian Other Other
Gender you most closely identify with *

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Research Interests
Why do you seek a research experience? *
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Describe any prior research experience. *
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What are your goals for a research experience? *
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What do you hope to gain specifically from participating in SyBBURE? *
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What are your interests (scientific, technological, or otherwise)? *
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Self-Assessment
List the activities/hobbies/groups/clubs in which you participated over the past four years. Note those in which you are currently involved (for example, intermural Ultimate Frisbee – current). *
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If you could have any super power, which would you choose and why? *
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Describe yourself in one word. *
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If you were a color, which color would you be and why? *
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If you could go forward or backward in time, which would you choose and why? *
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What drives/motivates you? (Select your top two choices) *
Fear (avoidance) Growth (self-improvement, inward achievement, meeting goals) Incentives (money, other rewards) Outward Achievement (fame, success) Power (control over your own life, control over others) Social (helping others, making a contribution, being accepted) Other Other
Follow the link below to complete a creativity test and enter your result
http://www.testmycreativity.com/
Follow the link below to complete a personality test and enter your result:
https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test *
Follow the link below to complete a creativity test and enter your result:
http://www.testmycreativity.com/ *
Identifying and Solving Problems

For the next two questions, consider ‘you’ to be the current version of yourself, with your exact skills, knowledge, capabilities, and experiences. Do not assume you have advanced abilities.
You have been chosen for a top secret mission. You are being sent to an unknown, unexplored planet in a different galaxy, for reasons you do not know. (You did not even know we could travel between galaxies; that is how top secret this is). The planet may or may not be inhabited. Your job will be to do a complete assessment of the planet. List the parameters you would assess, and why, and any assumptions you will make. *
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When you return to Earth from your mission, this top secret agency asks for your help solving a major world problem – the pending extinction of the South China Tiger. You wonder why they are asking you, as there are certainly experts out there much better equipped to solve this issue. They tell you that, to save this population of tigers, they need a diverse set of potential solutions from people who think differently than the experts. You may need to learn about the problem before you can generate solutions. Do not worry about evaluating the ideas or considering their feasibility (remember, this agency has technologies and capabilities that you do not fully know about. It is ok to push the bounds of what you think is possible). List all the ideas you can come up with for saving these tigers (this is a real problem, use all of your resources). *
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What is the name of the Doctor from Gallifrey (not the actor’s name)? You should use all resources available to you to find this answer (i.e., people, the internet). *
List one problem you have encountered that you would be interested in solving and why. Think generally, this does not have to be an issue in science, medicine, or technology. *
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Reference

Please provide the name and contact information of one Vanderbilt faculty member whom we might contact as a reference. (Be sure to ask this person if they are willing to serve as a reference).
Reference name * First Last
Reference email address *
Who do you know best that is currently in the SyBBURE program, if anyone? First Last
Contact sybbure@vanderbilt.edu for application status inquiries.

SyBBURE Application

SyBBURE Application

Research Interests

Self-Assessment

Identifying and Solving Problems

Reference