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Please retype the following six questions on a separate sheet of paper with your responses. Limit each answer to a half page in length, single-spaced. 

1. Explain your interest in pursuing a career in dietetics.
   
   
2. Describe the characteristics about yourself that would help make you successful in this internship and in the dietetics profession. 
   
   
3. What experiences in life or work have you had that prepare you for a career in dietetics?
   
   
4. Discuss your long-term goals, how they have developed, and what steps you have taken to achieve your goals.
   
   
5. Describe an experience where you were given little or no direction in a problem-solving situation.  This may be related to work, school or a life experience.  How did you work through the situation? What was the outcome of the situation?  What did you learn from this experience?
   
   
6. Discuss why you have chosen to apply to the UC Davis Medical Center Dietetic Internship and your expectations from the program.