Conversation partner application

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Fall 2024 MASSIE Conversation Partners

The application period will begin on August 1 and will close on August 15 at 11:59pm.
It is advisable to complete this application on a computer or laptop. Formatting does not work well on a smartphone.
Applicants must be available to attend the MASSIE Conversation Partner Meet and Greet. Tentative dates are Thursday, September 5th or Monday, September 15th in the evening. In order to apply and be accepted to participate in the program, applicants are required to attend. We will do some fun activities and play some cool games during this event.
If we receive more applications than the number of participants, we will be matching students based on gender preferences and similar hobbies and interests.

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Personal information

First name *

Last name *

Gender

Birthday mm/dd/yyyy (optional)

MtA e-mail *

Alternate e-mail

Phone number *

Do you plan to live

On-campus

Off-campus

If off campus, what is your address?

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

If on campus, which residence?

Current year of study *

Major *

Minor *

Previous involvement

Have you been involved with the MASSIE program before?

Yes

If yes, please describe your involvement.

Describe any relevant skills or experience that you bring to the role. *

Do you have a preference in terms of your student's gender?

Male

Female

Doesn't matter

If you have selected a gender preference, please explain.

Availability

Do you foresee being able to meet your student a minimum of one hour per week, each week, for the duration of the program? (In the event you are unable to meet with your student on a regular basis, it may be necessary for the MASSIE co-ordinator to replace you as a conversation partner).

Yes

Do you have any personal, academic, or extracurricular commitments that may occasionally make it difficult for you to meet your student a minimum of one hour per week?

Yes

If yes, please explain

Are you able to attend the MASSIE Conversation Partner Meet and Greet?

(The date of the Meet and Greet is posted at the top of the page.)

Yes

Languages

Is English your first language?

Yes

If no, what is your first language?

If you speak any other languages, please indicate them and at what proficiency you are at with each (beginner, intermediate, advanced).

Activities and hobbies

Please rank the following list from 1-13 in terms of your preferences (the top of the list being your favourite thing to do and the last thing being your least favourite, you can drag options up and down using the arrow symbol on the left of the options and arrange them in your preferred order.)

Note: if there is something you are interested in that is not on the list, please include "other" in your ranking (1-14) and specify the activity/hobby in the space provided.

	Weight
Fitness (going to the gym/running/exercise)/	Weight for Fitness (going to the gym/running/exercise)/
Arts/crafts	Weight for Arts/crafts
Music (listening/singing/playing an instrument)	Weight for Music (listening/singing/playing an instrument)
Cooking/baking	Weight for Cooking/baking
Participating in clubs/societies	Weight for Participating in clubs/societies
Chapel/church	Weight for Chapel/church
Anime/manga	Weight for Anime/manga
Hiking/camping	Weight for Hiking/camping
Computer gaming	Weight for Computer gaming
Shopping	Weight for Shopping
Nightlife (bar/pub/parties)	Weight for Nightlife (bar/pub/parties)
Watching TV/movies/Netflix	Weight for Watching TV/movies/Netflix
Sports (watching/playing)	Weight for Sports (watching/playing)
Other (fill in below)	Weight for Other (fill in below)

If you ranked an 'Other' activity, mention it here:

Tell us more about the activities you prefer. The more detailed information you provide, the easier it will be for the head mentor to make a potentially good match.

Please provide more detail about your top preferences. *

Please provide more details about any activities you particularly dislike. *

Additional information

Please come up with three activities you would like to do with your conversation partner. *

Describe yourself in two sentences. *

Describe your ideal conversation partner in one sentence. *

For matching purposes, it is useful to know if any friends or off-campus roommates have also applied to be conversation partners.

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