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Okay so in College I sent in a tape for the real world. I am totally embarassed about it now that I such a highclass adult, lol, but anyway. I was going through my old yahoo account and found the email they sent me after they called to tell me I had made it through prelims. I literally didn't fill out this be/c, well, just read it. Seeing the ridiculousness of the Real World in print discouraged me. The best part is the "draw a self portrait" question. Seriously. I started to fill it out on the Metra back from the city but got so frustrated with the length and the nature of the questions that I tossed it. I sorta wish I had filled it out with just insanely false answers.


Its amusing nonetheless.

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SIBLINGS (Names and Ages):
ARE YOU CURRENTLY MARRIED? _______ HAVE YOU EVER BEEN? (If so, please describe)

DO YOU HAVE ANY CHILDREN? (Names, ages, and do they live with you?)

WHAT IS YOUR ETHNIC BACKGROUND?:

ARE YOU OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A MEMBER OF SAG/AFTRA?

HAVE YOU EVER ACTED OR PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL?

DO YOU SPEAK ANY FOREIGN LANGUAGES? _______ WHICH ONES, AND WITH WHAT LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY?

NAME OF HIGH SCHOOL (AND YEARS COMPLETED):
NAME OF COLLEGE (YEARS COMPLETED AND MAJORS):
OTHER EDUCATION:

WHERE DO YOU WORK? DESCRIBE YOUR JOB HISTORY:

WHAT IS YOUR ULTIMATE CAREER GOAL?

WHAT KIND OF PRESSURE DO YOU FEEL ABOUT MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT YOUR FUTURE? WHO'S PUTTING THAT PRESSURE ON YOU?

WHAT ARTISTIC TALENTS DO YOU HAVE (MUSIC, ART, DANCE, PERFORMANCE, FILM/VIDEO MAKING, WRITING, ETC.)? HOW SKILLED ARE YOU?

WHAT ABOUT YOU WILL MAKE YOU AN INTERESTING ROOMMATE?

IF YOU'RE LIVING WITH A ROOMMATE, HOW DID YOU HOOK UP WITH HIM OR HER? TELL US ABOUT HIM OR HER AS A PERSON. DO YOU GET ALONG? WHAT'S THE BEST PART ABOUT LIVING WITH THEM? WHAT'S THE HARDEST PART ABOUT IT?

HOW WOULD SOMEONE WHO REALLY KNOWS YOU DESCRIBE YOUR BEST TRAITS?

HOW WOULD SOMEONE WHO REALLY KNOWS YOU DESCRIBE YOUR WORST TRAITS?

DESCRIBE YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT IN LIFE:

DO YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND OR GIRLFRIEND? HOW LONG HAVE YOU TWO BEEN TOGETHER? WHERE DO YOU SEE THE RELATIONSHIP GOING? WHAT DRIVES YOU CRAZY ABOUT THE OTHER PERSON? WHAT'S THE BEST THING ABOUT THE OTHER PERSON?


WHAT QUALITIES DO YOU SEEK IN A MATE?

HOW IMPORTANT IS SEX TO YOU? DO YOU HAVE IT ONLY WHEN YOU'RE IN A RELATIONSHIP OR DO YOU SEEK IT OUT AT OTHER TIMES? HOW DID IT COME ABOUT ON THE LAST OCCASION?

DESCRIBE YOUR FANTASY DATE:

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?

DO YOU PLAY ANY SPORTS? DESCRIBE YOUR ATHLETIC ABILITY:

DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS A COMPETITOR:

WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE MUSICAL GROUPS/ARTISTS?

DESCRIBE A TYPICAL FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT:

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST SCAM YOU’VE EVER PULLED?

WHAT WAS THE LAST UNUSUAL, EXCITING OR SPONTANEOUS OUTING YOU INSTIGATED FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS?

DO YOU LIKE TRAVELING? DESCRIBE ONE OR TWO OF THE BEST OR WORST TRIPS YOU HAVE TAKEN. WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO TRAVEL?

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS YOU HAVE TREATED SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN IMPORTANT TO YOU THAT YOU ARE PROUD OF?

HAVE YOU EVER TREATED SOMEONE WHO IS IMPORTANT TO YOU IN A WAY THAT YOU NOW REGRET, OR ARE EMBARASSED BY?

OTHER THAN A BOYFRIEND OR GIRLFRIEND, WHO IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW? TELL ME ABOUT HIM OR HER:

DESCRIBE YOUR CHILDHOOD:

IF YOU HAD TO DESCRIBE YOUR MOTHER, (OR YOUR STEP-MOTHER, IF YOU LIVED WITH HER MOST OF YOUR LIFE AS A CHILD), BY DIVIDING HER PERSONALITY INTO TWO PARTS, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE EACH PART?

IF YOU HAD TO DESCRIBE YOUR FATHER, (OR YOUR STEP-FATHER), BY DIVIDING HIS PERSONALITY INTO TWO PARTS, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE EACH PART?

HOW DID YOUR PARENTS TREAT EACH OTHER? (DID YOUR PARENTS HAVE A GOOD MARRIAGE? WHAT WAS IT LIKE?)

DESCRIBE HOW CONFLICTS WERE HANDLED AT HOME AS YOU WERE GROWING UP (WHO WOULD WIN AND WHO WOULD LOSE, WAS THERE YELLING OR HITTING, ETC.)?

IF YOU HAVE ANY BROTHERS OR SISTERS, ARE YOU CLOSE? HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM?

DESCRIBE A MAJOR EVENT OR ISSUE THAT'S AFFECTED YOUR FAMILY:

DESCRIBE A QUALITY/TRAIT THAT RUNS IN YOUR FAMILY:

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE OR PROBLEM FACING YOU TODAY ?

IS THERE ANY ISSUE, POLITICAL OR SOCIAL, THAT YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT? HAVE YOU DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

WHO ARE YOUR HEROES AND WHY?

DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD? ARE YOU RELIGIOUS OR SPIRITUAL? DO YOU ATTEND ANY FORMAL RELIGIOUS SERVICES?

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON:

PEOPLE WHO HAVE A DIFFERENT SEXUAL ORIENTATION THAN YOU?

INTERRACIAL DATING?

THE ENVIRONMENT?

POLITICANS AND PEOPLE RUNNING FOR POLITICAL OFFICE?

THE MILITARY?

GUN CONTROL?

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION?

ANIMAL RIGHTS?

DO YOU HAVE ANY HABITS WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?

DO YOU HAVE ANY ALLERGIES (i.e. INSECT BITES, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION)? IF SO, WHAT ARE THEY?

DO YOU: SMOKE CIGARETTES? CIRCLE (YES/NO) DRINK ALCOHOL? (YES/NO) IF YES, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE?

DO YOU SMOKE MARIJUANA OR USE HARD DRUGS? HAVE YOU EVER? PLEASE EXPLAIN:

THE REAL WORLD AND ROAD RULES HAVE A ZERO TOLERANCE DRUG POLICY. IF YOU USE DRUGS, CAN YOU GO WITHOUT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS?

ARE YOU ON ANY PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION? IF SO, WHAT, AND FOR HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TAKING IT?

ARE YOU NOW, OR HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A THERAPIST OR PSYCHOLOGIST? IF SO, EXPLAIN.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED OR HAD A RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED AGAINST YOU? (If so, what were the circumstances and what was the outcome?)

WHAT BOTHERS YOU MOST ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE?

DESCRIBE A RECENT MAJOR ARGUMENT YOU HAD WITH SOMEONE. WHO USUALLY WINS ARGUMENTS WITH YOU? WHY?

HAVE YOU EVER HIT ANYONE IN ANGER OR SELF-DEFENSE? IF SO, TELL US ABOUT IT (HOW OLD WERE YOU, WHAT HAPPENED, ETC.)

HOW DO YOU HANDLE CONFLICTS? DO YOU FEEL THAT THIS APPROACH IS EFFECTIVE?

DO YOU EVER FEEL INTIMIDATED BY OTHER PEOPLE? WHY? HOW DO YOU REACT IN THESE MOMENTS?

HAVE YOU EVER INTERVENED TO STOP AN ARGUMENT OR FIGHT? IN YOUR OPINION, WHEN DOES AN ARGUMENT ESCALATE TO THE POINT WHERE IT SHOULD BE STOPPED?

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ANY ONE THING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK, WHAT WOULD THAT BE?

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ANY ONE THING ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY, WHAT WOULD THAT BE?

IF SELECTED, IS THERE ANY PERSON OR PART OF YOUR LIFE YOU WOULD PREFER NOT TO SHARE? IF SO, DESCRIBE, (I.E. FAMILY, FRIENDS, BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS, OR ACTIVITIES)

IS THERE ANYONE AMONG YOUR FAMILY OR CLOSE FRIENDS WHO WOULD OBJECT TO APPEARING ON CAMERA? IF SO, WHY?

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR (AND WHY)?

IF YOU HAD ALADDIN'S LAMP AND THREE WISHES, WHAT WOULD THEY BE?

PLEASE DRAW A SELF-PORTRAIT IN THE SPACE BELOW:


PLEASE COMMENT ON YOUR PREFERENCES FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:

ACTIVITY: COMMENT:

Read Books

Sleep 8 Hours

Watch Television Daily, which shows?

Shop

Go Out/Party

Spend Times With Friends

Spend Time Alone

Balance Work/Study

Talk On The Phone

Cook

Clean

Write/E-mail

Read Newspapers (which sections?)

Play With Animals

State Opinions

Ask Opinions

Confide In Your Parents

Volunteer

Procrastinate

Eat

Get Drunk

Diet

Vote

Cry

Laugh

Instigate

Cinema

Theatre

Concerts

Clubs

Parties

Surf the Web

My Favorite websites are:

LIST 4 PEOPLE WHO HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR A LONG TIME AND WILL TELL US WHAT A GREAT PERSON YOU ARE, (EXCLUDING RELATIVES) PLEASE INCLUDE TWO ADULTS AND TWO OF YOUR FRIENDS.

Please help us get in touch with you. If you have other people (roommates, boyfriend/girlfriend, boss, relatives etc.) who frequently know where you are and how to get in touch with you, please list them below. As we cast on a short schedule, getting in touch with you quickly helps everyone.

NAME: RELATION: PHONE:

HOW FAMILIAR ARE YOU WITH “THE REAL WORLD” AND “ROAD RULES”?

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT OUR CASTING SEARCH?

I acknowledge that everything stated in this application is true. I understand that any falsely submitted answers can and will be grounds for removal from the application process and from my subsequent participation in the final series. I further acknowledge and accept that this application form and the video tape I previously submitted to MTV will become property of MTV and will not be returned. By signing below, I grant rights for MTVN/Bunim-Murray Productions (BMP) to use any biographical information contained in this application, my home video or taped interview, and to record use and publicize my home video tape or taped interview, voice, actions, likeness and appearance in any manner in connection with THE REAL WORLD and/or ROAD RULES.

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SIGNATURE DATE


Please remember to staple a photocopy of your driver’s license or passport to this packet. When faxing, do not include the photocopy. Thank you for your time and effort in completing this form.

holy shit. i remember you showing me this but i didn't remember how ridiculously long it is. good lord. i love that it asks if you like playing with animals.

happiness is pets.

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