Discentes Fall 2022 Application
Discentes is accepting applications on a rolling basis.
Please read the role descriptions at https://tinyurl.com/joindiscentes.
Applicants will be notified via email if they have been accepted.
Email penndiscentes@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

Best,
Lily Nesvold and Margaret Dunn
Editors-in-chief of Discentes
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About You
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Penn Email *
Class Year *
Academic Interests (ex. major, minor, favorite subjects) *
Editor + Contributor Application Questions
Roles you are applying to: *
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ARTICLES APPLICANTS: Why are you interested in joining the Articles team specifically, and what do you hope to bring to both our team and our publication? Please share about relevant past experience. (3-4 sentences)
RESEARCH APPLICANTS: Why are you interested in joining the Research team specifically, and what do you hope to bring to both our team and our publication? Please share about relevant past experience. (3-4 sentences)
COPY APPLICANTS: Why are you interested in joining the Copy team? Please share about relevant past experience. (3-4 sentences)
TRANSLATIONS APPLICANTS: Why are you interested in joining the Translations team and what do you hope to accomplish while on our team? (3-4 sentences) Please share about your experience with Latin and/or Greek, including number of years and/or level of proficiency. (1-2 sentences)
EVENTS APPLICANTS: Why are you interested in joining the Events team? What is one topic you would want to write about, OR what is one initiative you would like to start in the Events team? (3-4 sentences)
WEB APPLICANTS: Why are you interested in joining the Web team? Please share about relevant past experience with web design, management, or social media. (3-4 sentences)
Writing Samples
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ARTICLES & EVENTS APPLICANTS: Please paste a writing sample in the box below. This does not have to be a research paper or academic paper. (1500 words max – please excerpt if longer than 1500 words)
RESEARCH APPLICANTS: Please paste an excerpt of an academic paper or research paper in the box below. (1500 words max)
TRANSLATIONS APPLICANTS: Please paste a short polished translation of Latin and/or Greek (poetry or prose) into the box below. If you want to apply for both languages, please submit one translation from each language. (50 lines max each)
Fun questions!
Which figure from ancient history or classical mythology would you swipe into the dining hall? *
Tell us your hottest (classics-related) take. *
How did you hear about Discentes? (Your response will not be factored into your application, but it will help us with our future recruiting efforts!) *
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