UC ACTIVITIES & AWARDS EXPORT ======================================== Entry 1 of 6: Student Teaching: Computer Science Category: Other coursework Grades: 12th Hours/week: 8 Weeks/year: 30 Background (0/250 chars): (empty) Description (320/350 chars): As part of Proof School's selective Student Teaching program, I co-teach the sixth-grade Computer Science 1 class under the direction of Kathy Lin. I plan curriculum, help write the class handouts and quizzes, lead many class lectures, work with students in writing and debugging their programs, and grade student work. ---------------------------------------- Entry 2 of 6: International Linguistics Olympiad US Team (first alternate) Category: Award or honor Grades: 11th Hours/week: — Weeks/year: — Background (241/250 chars): The US team is selected from the top 12 American scorers on the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad, which had 1527 high school participants nationwide and includes a 3-hour Open Round and a selective 4-hour Invitational Round. Description (344/350 chars): I've always been fascinated by linguistics, and read many resources about it. (I've also created multiple languages.) To prepare for NACLO, I did many practice puzzles and 4-hour practice Invitationals, ensuring I understood all my mistakes. I also made a spreadsheet reverse-engineering the elusive partial credit system from past years’ data. ---------------------------------------- Entry 3 of 6: puzzlesforprogress.net Category: Extracurricular activity Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Hours/week: 12 Weeks/year: 35 Background (0/250 chars): (empty) Description (348/350 chars): I created a puzzle newsletter (weekly for 1.5 years, biweekly for 1.5 years) to fundraise for United To Beat Malaria (my fundraiser is 9th-ranked individual). I've constructed 360+ original puzzles of 100+ types. My puzzles are featured on Scott Stro-solves, a YouTube channel with 70,000+ subscribers. I authored a puzzle book, now sold at MoMath. ---------------------------------------- Entry 4 of 6: Camp Lemma (Proof School) Category: Volunteer / Community Service Grades: 11th, 12th Hours/week: 38 Weeks/year: 2 Background (92/250 chars): This is a math camp for 4th-8th graders with classes and activities, hosted by Proof School. Description (344/350 chars): I took an active role in planning, setup, curriculum, and running activities, from knot theory to combinatorial games. Many of my feedback and logistical suggestions were implemented, impacting the entire camp. Being a counselor at Camp Lemma has been a highlight of my summers, since it allows me to share cool math with kids in a fun context. ---------------------------------------- Entry 5 of 6: Internet content creator (cross-platform) Category: Extracurricular activity Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Hours/week: 7 Weeks/year: 26 Background (0/250 chars): (empty) Description (345/350 chars): I love contributing to the culture of the internet, with content about math, politics, Wordle, Taylor Swift, and more. My YouTube video on "nice numbers" has over 28,000 views. My quizzes on Sporcle have over 30,000 total plays. I moderate The Inkwell, an online poetry forum with over 1,000 members. I have a blog with over 100,000 total words. ---------------------------------------- Entry 6 of 6: Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship Category: Award or honor Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Hours/week: — Weeks/year: — Background (237/250 chars): This is a merit-based, highly selective national scholarship which covered my full private high school tuition for all four years. The 27 scholars in the Class of 2024 were chosen holistically by the Institute of Educational Advancement. Description (240/350 chars): The application process included many essays, questions, recommendations, and an interview. I worked hard to make sure my application was polished and authentic to myself, giving the Institute a full idea of who I am and what matters to me. ---------------------------------------- Jacob thinks this could be formatted better but hasn't put effort into reformatting it. It would take like 2 minutes with claude so please email him at chromaticconflux@gmail.com if it should be reformatted for easier copy-pasting