STUDENT APPLICATION
_{PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE APPLYING}

Instructions

1. Create a BYU NetID and Password

• Create an email login and password.
  
  • After entering application portal, click on the "sign in" on the top right
  • Instructions to create a BYUNetID and Password found here: https://youtu.be/v8TSg8KKH_w?si=ggoEx26Hnr6XSStF
  • If you already have one, please don't create another account
• Use your legal name as it appears on your birth certificate or social security card.
• Provide a valid email and home address to receive application notifications.

2. Essay Questions

• We strongly recommend you prepare your essays on a separate document so you can have them saved in case of any technical errors.
  
  • Essays do not always save while actively working on the application.
• We strongly recommend you give enough time to complete this portion of the application. Your response to these essays is heavily considered as part of the selection process.

3. Student Commitment and Bishop Recommendation

• Students need to meet with their assigned bishop or branch president so they can receive a bishop recommendation for their SOAR application.
• Students of other faiths can complete the recommendation by using the following options:
  
  • complete online form to find their geographically-assigned LDS bishop: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org.
  • set up an appointment with the BYU chaplain: officeofbelonging@byu.edu

4. High School Transcripts

• Official transcripts cannot be faxed. They must be mailed in a sealed envelope to the address provided at the bottom of the page or be sent via email by a school official (Counselor, Registrar, Principal, etc) to soar@byu.edu. More details on providing a transcript can be found within the SOAR application.
• Homeschooled students are also required to provide a transcript or a record of the student's formal grades. Please email soar@byu.edu if you have further questions.
• Transcripts must include current cumulative GPA for grades 9-11 for all terms or semesters completed to date.

5. Scholarship Application (optional)

SOAR scholarships are based on financial needs.

• Please mail copied documentation that you participate in the school’s free/reduced lunch program to the address provided at the bottom of the page – OR – have your bishop submit a Bishop’s Statement of Financial Need with your Bishop’s Recommendation. Free/reduced lunch documentation is preferred for scholarship consideration.
• You will not be considered for a scholarship until documentation is received. Notification of scholarship awards will be given with the student’s admission decision.

The following types of scholarships are available:

• Tuition Scholarship ($300) IN-PERSON SOAR: The student will receive a $300 tuition scholarship and must pay the remaining $50 program fee to complete their SOAR registration.
  

Free/reduced lunch documentation must be emailed or postmarked by the application deadline of April 24, 2024.
***Free/Reduced Lunch forms have no bearing on the SOAR selection process

RESULTS

Applicants will be placed into one of two categories after revision: Admit or Deny.

Admit: Student is accepted into the SOAR program and receives registration confirmation that directs them to complete their application. Notice of selection into SOAR session will also be given.

Deny: Student application has been denied and they are not invited to finalize registration for the

SOAR Admits must complete 3 criteria. Failure to do so may result in automatic removal from admit list.

1. SOAR Payment
2. Complete Registration
3. Create BYU Net ID
   

OTHER

Mail SOAR registration/transcript/bishop recommendation/scholarship documentation copy to:

SOAR
BYU Multicultural Student Services
2400 WSC
Provo, UT 84602

Scanned images of scholarship documentation/Alien Registration Card may be emailed to soar@byu.edu

For more SOAR information, contact us via:

Phone: (801) 422-3065
Fax: (801) 422-0641
Email: soar@byu.edu
Website: www.multicultural.byu.edu
Facebook: www.facebook.com/byumss.ccp

Thank you for your interest in the Summer of Academic Refinement (SOAR) program. Please be thorough and complete with the information you provide.