Instructions

Check Out the Website and Download the Application

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Go to CBS online and click on the list of the network's shows. Look for "Survivor." Information about casting calls is available there, along with the written application, which you can download and print.
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Fill out the extensive, 17-page application. You will be asked, among other things, to use three adjectives that describe you, whether you have been treated for a mental illness, to describe your perfect day, and whether you have piercings or tattoos.
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Make a videotape of yourself, a required part of your application. "Survivor" requirements are many, so read the directions on the application. The basic rules are: use a VHS tape only, videos must be no more than three minutes long, and talk about yourself and why you would be a good contestant.
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Photocopy your passport and have a passport-sized photo made of yourself. If you do not have a current passport, the chances are likely that you won't have time to get a passport and get your application in on time for the coming season's "Survivor."
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Mail the whole package of materials--videotape, application, copy of passport and photo--to "Survivor," 2801 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90405. Then sit back and wait.

Try the Open Casting Calls

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Check the CBS website to find out where open casting calls are being held near you. CBS affiliates around the country hold open casting calls and the schedule and locations are listed on the website. Casting calls are taking place everywhere from Iowa to California to Massachusetts during the summer, so make plans quickly.
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Fill out the same application at these casting calls that is available online. The difference is that you can do this with a lot of other "Survivor" hopefuls and perhaps pick up some tips. A key plus for showing up at the casting calls is that the affiliates will videotape you and send all your materials to CBS.
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Remember to bring a copy of your passport and a passport-sized photo, and show up early. There will be crowds, guaranteed.

So You're a Finalist?

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Show up for interviews scheduled by the producers in major U.S. cities, if you are one of about 800 applicants invited back. Interviews are held in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Chicago, Miami, Dallas, Detroit, Phoenix and Las Vegas.
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Travel to Los Angeles about a month later, if you are one of about 48 semi-finalists invited to final interviews with the "Survivor" producers. In this case, round-trip economy air travel and lodging will be provided by producers.
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Celebrate your uncommon success when you are one of about 16 to 20 finalists selected as contestants to participate in "Survivor." Filming for the next season is scheduled to take place from October through mid-December at remote location expected to be somewhere in China.