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 APPLICANT POOL ARCHIVE
2004

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Class of '04
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29 May 2004 - 7 August 2004

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29 May 2004 - 7 August 2004

A total of 19 undergraduate students joined the RTP Class of '04, including 2 students from the Notre Dame partnership program. The RAMHSS and RET programs were canceled.

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There were 213 applications were received for review plus 2 more were added to the set following the first review round resulting in 215 total. Following is a listing of all application documents recorded for the '04 summer session of the Research Training Program including the final status of each application folder.

Application status listing was automatically updated based on computer submissions. Beginning in January, the "Folder Status" column conveyed submission comments from the system administrator. Here RTP staff personally assessed the application data and confirmed if all materials had been received and were appropriate for review.

A "C" status indicates a COMPLETE application folder, "I" indicates an INCOMPLETE folder with parts missing or inappropriate. Staff added to the comment section to further communicate problems identified.

Statistics: The '04 applicant pool included 73% women. The majority of '04 applicants were in their Junior year (31%) and most applicants (34%) express an Anthropology focus. The most requested advisor was Rick Potts. Following is a summary of the 2004 applicant pool. For a complete listing, go to statistics.

CITIZENSHIP: The applicant pool included 145 US citizens from 36 different states. A total of 32% of the applications were from international students, 43 foreign students representing 28 different countries.
GENDER: The applicant pool includes 73% women and 27% men.
YEAR IN SCHOOL: The majority of the '04 applicants, 66, or 31% are currently in their Junior year closely followed by Sophomores, with 52.

DISCIPLINE: Most '04 applicants expressed an interest in placement within the anthropological sciences, 34%.

UNIVERSITY ATTENDING: The applicant pool includes students from 147 different colleges and universities.

ADVISOR: Applicants selected 55 different potential advisors. The most popular research advisor selected is Rick Potts with 23 students identifying him as their top choice.

ETHNICITY: There are 71 applicants who self identified through an optional questionnaire that they consider themselves an ethnic minority. Of these, 25 are US undergraduate students representing an ethnicity under-represented in the sciences. There were 94 (44%) applicants who did not identify their ethnicity.

Total Applications Received: 213

Folder Status
Last Name
First Name
Application
Form
Cover Letter
First
Reference
Second
Reference
Optional
Transcript #1

Optional
Transcript #2
Ackerman Janet Yes No No No No No
C Acurio Marian Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Adams Catherine Yes No No No No No
Agarwal Manuj Yes No No No No No
Ake Matthew Yes No Yes No No No
C Aldabe Joaquín Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
C Alvarez Anthony Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
C Alvarez Suzanne Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Asche Tiffany Yes No No No No No
C Aschliman Neil Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
C Ashley Arden Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Austin Charon Yes Yes No No No No
C Bachmann Amanda Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Baker Gordon Yes Yes No No No No
C Baty Jenica Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Beas Benjamin Yes No No No No No
Bender Rachel Yes Yes Yes No No No
Berdan Emma Yes No No No No No
C Bhagat Alisha Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
C Blanchard Nicholas Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Boku Tefera Yes Yes No No No No
C Bommarito Klein Cheryl Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
C Bonsall Todd Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Booth, Jr. Robert Yes Yes No No No No
Bosilovic Andrew Yes Yes Yes No No No
C Boyer Brooke Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Brooks Christina Yes Yes No No No No
Brown Megan Yes Yes Yes No No No
Brown Michelle Yes No No No No No
C Bubna Mayank Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Cafro Alisa Yes No No No No No
Callier Viviane Yes Yes No No No No
Caruso Christian Yes No No No No No
Chambliss Shanna Yes No No No No No
Checa Maria Yes No No No No No
C Chen Jonathan Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
C Chollet Madeleine Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
C Chowdhury Mohammad Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Clemeno Baby Jhane Yes Yes No No Yes No
C Cope Christine Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
C Copes Lynn Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
C Crane Julia Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
C Dantas Levino Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
C de Dios García Javier Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
C DeMare Laura Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
C Densmore Julie Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
C Detrie Theresa Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
DeVine Mandy Yes No No No No No
C Dixson Jennifer Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
C Dresner Mari Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Duke Devan Yes No No No No No
C Elmore Christopher Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Emani Sujata Yes No No No No No
C Ennis Megan Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Escobar Celeste Yes No No No No No
Esther Loppe Yes No No No No No
Ezekeil Hudson II Yes No No No No No
C Falzareno Erin Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Farmer Patrick Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Fernández Cadena Juan Yes No No No No No
Fitriya Nurul Yes Yes Yes No No No
C Foutch Amy Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Fox Wendy Yes No No No No No
C Frega Dominique Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
C Friedel Victoria Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
C Fung Jenny Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Gabay Tabatha Yes No No No No No
C Galan Ximena Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
C Galvin Shannon Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
C Garcia Amie Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Garrett Sheri Yes Yes No No No No
C Gimmel Matthew Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
C Glusica Elizabeth Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Greenwalt Kelly Yes Yes Yes No No No
Guerra Bernadette Yes No No No No