{"id":45,"date":"2019-11-03T03:33:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T03:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/student-life\/engaged-living\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2020-11-12T20:54:24","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T20:54:24","slug":"applicant-expectations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/engaged-living\/greenbelt-community\/applicant-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Expectations of Applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you&#8217;re pursuing a degree in sustainability science or just seeking a more sustainable lifestyle, there isn&#8217;t a specific background that guarantees you a spot in the Greenbelt Community. Our program is highly selective, with approximately 16 students joining our community each year. However, there are a set of minimum and recommended qualifications that you should meet to earn the full consideration of our application committee:<\/p>\n<h2>Minimum Qualifications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Be in good academic standing.<\/li>\n<li>Commit to enrollment and active participation in the Greenbelt Community academic program.<\/li>\n<li>Commit to the Greenbelt Community living experience.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the application before the deadline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recommended Qualifications<\/h2>\n<p>Take or plan to take a course in either earth and environmental sciences or sustainability science. Get involved in activities or student organizations related to sustainability. Though these are not required, applicants who have taken a class in one of these subjects or participated in activities related to sustainability will be given strong consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Preference is given to rising sophomores although all applications will be considered.<\/p>\n<h2>Selection Process<\/h2>\n<p>Housing and Residence Life will notify applicants whether or not they have been offered a space in the Greenbelt Community. Applicants who are offered a space in the community will be asked to confirm an intention to accept that space with the Housing and Residence Life Office within a couple of days of notification of that offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you&#8217;re pursuing a degree in sustainability science or just seeking a more sustainable lifestyle, there isn&#8217;t a specific background that guarantees you a spot in the Greenbelt Community. Our program is highly selective, with approximately 16 students joining our community each year. However, there are a set of minimum and recommended qualifications that you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":36,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/engaged-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/engaged-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/engaged-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/engaged-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/engaged-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/engaged-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/engaged-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/engaged-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}