Will I get accepted with my tough classes and awards for research?

tcoleman
Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:16:01 +0000

Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Residence: Minnesota
HS Class: 2012

GPA: 3.74 Weighted
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
ACT: 22

AP Biology - (Testing Senior Year)
AP Psychology - 4
AP Spanish - (Testing Senior Year)
AP Chemistry - (Testing Senior Year)

IB History of the Americas HL - (Testing Senior Year)
IB English HL - (Testing Senior Year)
IB Chemistry HL - (Testing Senior Year)
IB Spanish SL - (Testing Senior Year)
IB Psychology SL - 5
IB Math Studies SL - 6

University of Minnesota- Twin Cities CIS Principles of Microeconomics

IB Creative Action Service (CAS)

C - Science Fair
A - Triathlons
S - Volunteer in Ask An Expert Forum on Science Buddies .org

Awards and Experience



Work Experience - Caribou Coffee Team Member since August 2010

Lab Assistant
August 2010 – February 2010 University of Minnesota: Twin Cities – Graduate Department of Neuroscience; Neurochemistry , Minneapolis MN

Lab Assistant
September 2009 – May 2010 University of Minnesota: Twin Cities – Graduate Department of Psychology



Student of the Month - Chemistry
Student of the Month - Health



Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)

Grand Award: Third Place in the world for Behavioral and Social Sciences presented by Intel and Society for Science and the Public $1,000 (2011)
First place award of $1,500 for “Excellence in Behavioral and Social Sciences” from the College of Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) (2011)
$60,000 Tuition Scholarship to IIT for Outstanding Excellence in Behavioral and Social Science Research. (2011)
$50,000 Tuition Scholarship to Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Nevada (2009, 2010, and 2011)
Intel ISEF Finalist 2009, 2010, and 2011



Minnesota Academy of Science: Minnesota State Science and Engineering Fair

Recipient of Gold Medal (2009, 2011) – Awarded to top 5% of projects
Wolfram Award, Best in Category for Behavioral and Social Sciences and License to Wolfram Mathematica Software (2011)
Secondary Teachers of the American Psychological Association - Outstanding Research in Behavioral and Social Sciences and Best in Category for Behavioral and Social Sciences: (2009)
JMP Division of SAS Institute, Data Discovery Award – Best Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, and Mathematics – 5 Year Personal Access to JMP Computing Software (2011)
Seagate Rising Star Award for Top 40 First Year Projects (2009)



Minnesota Academy of Science: Tri-State Junior Humanities and Science Symposium

Callback Finalist – Top 9 Research Papers and Presentations in the Symposium: Recipient in 2011
Outstanding Achievement in Tri-State Junior Humanities and Science Symposium and Monetary Award: Recipient in 2011



St. Cloud State University – David F. Grether Central Minnesota Regional Science and Engineering Fair

Secondary Teachers of the American Psychological Association - Outstanding Research in Behavioral and Social Sciences (2010)
Outstanding Achievement in Regional Research Paper Competition and Research Symposium – Advancement to Tri-State Junior Humanities and Science Symposium (2011)
Best of Fair and Advancement to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (2009, 2010, and 2011)
Premium Award and Advancement to the Minnesota State Science and Engineering Fair (2009, 2010, and 2011)
United States Air force Outstanding Achievement Award (2010)

David F. Grether Memorial Scholarship $1000 (2009, 2010, and 2011)

Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition

YES Semi-Finalist in Public Health Research Paper Competition sponsored by Collegeboard and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $1000 (2011)



Anoka-Hennepin District ISD#11 District STEM Fair

1st Place and Outstanding Achievement (2009 and 2011)
United States Navy Award for Outstanding Research (2009)