first fare 2011 engineered to succeed
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Engineered to Succeed
FIRSTFare 2011 Jodi Walder-Biesanz
Application Basics
• High School courses, GPA and rank • Standardized testing • Extra-curriculars • Work or community service • Recommendation letters • Essays • Engineering schools • Scholarships
Classes, Grades and Rank
Standardized Tests
Robotics & Extra-curriculars
Work & Community Service
Recommendation Letters
• School requirements vary • 2 teachers (academic subjects) • 1 counselor • 1 “outside” recommender – robotics coach? • Ask early • Send a thank you note • Share the acceptance news
Essays
• Three words that describe you • Tell a personal story • Show, don’t tell • Conversational style, use dialogue • How to incorporate FIRST
Engineering Schools
• National • Oregon • Graduation Rates • Extra-curriculars • Internships/Co-op programs
Scholarships
• FIRST offers – 130 providers – 600 individual scholarships – $13.6 million – usfirst.org/about/scholarships
