TA Application Questions
In lieu of a cover letter, please use our template below to answer all of the following questions with about 150 – 250 words each, and then upload the document into the Freedom and Citizenship job application.
Tell us about yourself and why you are interested in this job. What specifically are you hoping to get out of being a TA with Freedom and Citizenship and/or how will this position further your academic or professional goals? This is a good place to identify yourself as FGLI if applicable.
Each position requires our TAs to wear many hats. During the summer, all TAs support students in their academic work and lead summer community-building activities, and they all mentor our students through the college application process during the academic year. Residential TAs additionally live in the dormitories with students and teach nightly writing workshops in the summer, while classroom TAs commute to campus and lead daily reading sessions.
What professional or volunteer experiences have you had that will best prepare you for F&C? How will you juggle your many responsibilities during the summer and academic year?
Because we’re a small program, we rely on our fantastic undergraduate TAs to make the summers run. We look for people with excellent leadership and creative problem-solving skills to lead our students through the rigorous and exciting summer schedule. Describe a time in your work or volunteer experience when you’ve had to think on your feet to lead a group to solve a problem in real time. How did you resolve the issue?
Each TA works with up to 3 of our students during the academic year on their college applications. What specific support do you know or imagine would be crucial for low-income students to receive while working on their applications and how will you provide it?