Application for Scholarships in Classics (2024-2025)

Application Due: January 15, 2025

The application form comprises three parts: information about you, two short essays, and the names (with email addresses) of one or two recommenders.

Please look over the form, gather all required information, and prepare the two essays before completing: you must complete and submit the form in one sitting.

Applicant Information

First Name

Preferred Name/Nickname

Last Name

Birthdate

Please list your preferred pronouns

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Email Address

Cell Phone Number

Preferred method of communication

SMS text message

Current High School
Please select your school from the dropdown list

Have you taken the Latin SAT exam?

Yes

I will take it this spring

Highest Latin SAT score

Date of Latin SAT

Have you taken the Latin AP exam?

Yes

I will take it this spring

Highest Latin AP score

Date of Latin AP

Have you taken any other SAT or AP exam that you consider relevant to your scholarship application?

Yes

Please list any other relevant SAT or AP exam scores

Essays

Describe a time or circumstance when your study of the ancient world made you think differently about the world you live in and how you could envision bringing this perspective to our community at Holy Cross (to learn more about Holy Cross, here is a link to our Mission Statement). (600 words)

Choose either a short passage of an ancient text or an ancient artifact or work of art you want to tell your friends or family about, and explain why it is meaningful for you to an audience that is unfamiliar with ancient world. (500 words; if you choose to write about a text, please include only a citation of the passage of ancient text in your essay, not the passage itself)

Recommenders

Please provide the name and contact information for two recommenders. Recommender 1 should be someone who has worked directly with you in your study of Classics.

Recommender 1 (required)

This recommender should be someone who can speak to your abilities in an ancient language or in some other foreign language, and who can write a letter specifically in support of your application for this scholarship. This recommender, who will receive an automated recommendation request when you submit your application, will have until January 27, 2025 to submit their recommendation. (Please feel free to ask a recommender who has submitted a letter of recommendation for your Holy Cross Common Application or Coalition Application to also submit a letter of recommendation for your scholarship application, and please note that they may submit the same letter in both places.)
*If you have not studied an ancient language, provide the name of one recommender who can speak to your potential to succeed in the study of ancient languages.

First name

Last name

Email address

A second recommendation letter is optional. Would you like to invite a second recommender?

Yes

Recommender 2 (optional)

This recommender should be someone who can write a letter specifically in support of your application for this scholarship. This recommender, who will receive an automated recommendation request when you submit your application, will have until January 27, 2025 to submit their recommendation.