STUDENTS' COOPERATIVE APPLICATION

(We recommend that you make a copy of your completed application for your records)

Please complete this application honestly and thoroughly. Make it interesting! Your application will be read (and hopefully enjoyed, laughed at, and cried over) by all current Co-op members. You're probably more complex than words on a page, but try to give a Sense of You anyhow! Admission to the Co-op depends upon space available and this application.

Basics
1. Name:
2. Phone:
3. Email:
4. Date of Birth:
5. Permanent Address:
6. Ideal move in day:
7. What is the date range that you would be willing to move in?
8. Anticipated length of stay:
Student Life
1. Are you a student? If so, what year are you?
2. Where do you (or did you) attend school?
3. What is (or was) your major, or field of study?
4. What is the most interesting class that you have taken and why?
5. What would you like to accomplish in the next few years?
6. Learning can occur anywhere; give an example of a time when you learned outside of a traditional school setting?
Housing History
1. How did you find out about the Students' Co-op?
2. Why are you looking at the Co-op?
3. What other types of housing situations have you lived in? Apartments, couches, beach-hut, Co-op, etc.
4. Have you ever been evicted from a dorm, house, or apartment?
5. Please provide references for your two most recent housing rental situations on the next page. If unavailable, please explain below. Please include Name of Rental Company, Contact Person, Phone/Email, Rental Address, Dates of Residence. By submitting this application you agree that you authorize us to contact your rental references and perform a criminal background check.
  Housing References
Basic Co-op Obligations
1. List of Basic Obligations
  - Pay rent
  - Devote 2 hours weekly to a cleaning or managerial job
  - Devote 12 hours each semester to house maintenance
  - Devote one day each winter month to snow shoveling
  - Devote 3-4 hours one weekend night per academic term to kitchen cleaning
  - Attend house meeting at beginning of each semester and attend most bi-monthly meetings as well
  - Follow all other house policies in a cooperative manner
2. What kind of commitment do you think it takes to make a co-op function and for you to enjoy a cooperative living situation?
3. Where else have you experienced working together in a group situation in your life, and what did you learn from it?
4. What fun could you add to our co-op?
5. Our manager positions are listed on the co-op website (http://www.studentscoop.org/) Co-opers are encouraged to serve as a manager at least once while living at the co-op as it is a great way to contribute to the community and learn new skills. Are there any specific skills that you could use or share with us? Is there a manager position that particularly interests you?
Applicant Interview
1. How do you spend your time outside of school and work?
2. What do you like to learn about/are interested in?
3. The kitchen is an important place in the house and serves as a hub for the community. In this space we nourish our bodies and share with each other in the language of food. Tell us about a dish/meal/recipe that is important to you and why.
4. What movies, TV shows, books, and music are you into/involved in?
5. Tell us about someone interesting to you and why.
6. Write about an accomplishment that you found personally rewarding.
7. Write about your work history, including volunteer positions.
8. How would you describe a life well-lived?
9. There are many ways that people express themselves. Some people draw comics or are wizards in the kitchen. Some write poems or love to do math problems. Some build their own bikes and others are master hullahoopers. People are deeper than 'fill in the blank' answers and creativity doesn't have to mean art. Attach something that you are proud of or is meaningful to you. Something that will help us learn about who you are. The following is only a suggestion of what you could use to answer this question: Short story, website, picture, test, poem, photograph, essay, musical score, proof, or recipe.
Certify
1. I hereby certify all information contained herein is accurate and truthful to the best of my knowledge. Applicant's signature (must be the same as the name field above, to prevent spam):

STUDENTS' COOPERATIVE APPLICATION

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