Application Form 2017

Orientation Committee Application Form 2017 McMaster Engineering Society

Please fill out this application and drop it off at 92 Thorndale Cres. (at the second side door in the box) or hand deliver it to us when/if you see us on campus! Also, send a quick email with an electronic copy of your application to [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to speak with us in person, or email us at the address above. Your answers do not need to be confined to the spaces below.

APPLICATION DUE: Saturday, JANUARY 14th, 2017, by 12:34am In addition to this application, please attach an easily identifiable picture of yourself featuring your favourite Prof or Kitchen Spice. Name: ______Phone Number: ______No, your real name: ______Email Address: ______Program and year: ______Student Number: ______Years as an Engineering WW Rep: (i.e. 2015, 2016): ______

1) Why do you want to be on our Orientation Committee? What do you plan on gaining from this experience? ______

2) Why do you feel you are more valuable to us as a Committee member than a rep? What do you feel are the main differences between these positions? ______

3) Pick two aspects of Welcome Week that require improvement and provide detailed feedback as to how you would improve them. Ideas for new events during the week are also welcome! ______

4) Where will you be in the summer (May – August 2017) and will you be able to attend meetings in Hamilton if necessary? Do you own/have access to a mode of transportation with more than 2 wheels? ______

5) Name an event that you have been a part of planning and list some successes and failures that came out of it. How would you use what you learned from these experiences when planning future events? ______

6) What do you see yourself being in charge of during Welcome Week and what makes you the best person for the job? ______

7) Do you plan on running for an MES Executive position, are you performing in the Mac Eng musical or have other substantial commitments? If so what specific steps do you plan on taking to balance those responsibilities, your academics and your responsibilities as a Committee member? If not, include a stellar pun/meme in the space below. Or do both, I’m not a cop. ______

8) You have access to a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider, and have tricked your parents into thinking you’re sick and should stay home from school. Please create a detailed itinerary of your day. ______

9) Using 500 characters or less, write a Tinder profile that would guarantee you maximal matches. Bonus points if you include a screenshot of this in use. ______

10) Do you know a Paula? If so describe her. If not, please explain what life would be like with one nostril. ______

11) Find below a helpful chart outlining the differences between two types of Canis lupus familiaris. Please complete the chart with more distinguishable characteristics, write out a script/soliloquy/storyboard about the battle between these two ferocious floofs and how they came to live in harmony, and give a r8 out of 8 for each floof.

Pupper Doggo

Smol but sassy Only allowed two borks per day Cute aesthetic Street smart All do him a like Does pupper a concern Does not bork Not easily bamboozled

Please attach a letter of reference to your application from one of the following people: Mike “Corporate C- Shot” Sucharda, Dan “Pavlov’D” LeeKim, Ryan “Booty Call” Rogers, Rachael “Daily Dose” Mauro, Nate “Tarter Sauce” Buccella, Alison “Willow” Bayzat, a chair of an MES Committee that you have been on, or your grandma.

Do you think of yourself of more of an Ollie or a Zelda? Please explain why. Pictures are encouraged. Create a toy that you think you would play with or an accessory that embodies their essence based on your above choice. These can be dropped off with a completed application at the address given above.

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Want pictures of our puppers? Want to know a good ice cream store? Contact Steph or Taylor at [email protected], and we’ll help you out. We look forward to reading your application!