Recommendation Page

Professors, Research Mentors, Teachers, Coaches and other Mentors, thank you for taking time to recommend students to these summer research programs:

1) Project SEED

2) Project STEM

3) Future Scientist Program.

Your detailed feedback helps the selection committee understand the student's level of preparation and needs they have. All responses are for the confidential use of the selection committee of scientific researchers and educators and are never referenced or discussed with students. Thank You !

Name of Student you are Recommending

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Name of Recommender

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Email address

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In what position is your primary interaction with student?

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If you have an existing recommendation letter, please upload here. PDF is preferred but other formats accepted.
If your recommendation already answers the questions that follow, please write 'done' in the answer boxes.
In lieu of a letter upload, please answer the following questions in a way that provides the selection panel the fullest assessment of the applicant's abilities and fit for a demanding research internship. Thank you

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Please describe the course you teach and the student's performance. If this is a laboratory based course, provide specific feedback on the student's lab skills.

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Please describe the course you teach and the student's performance. Describe how performance in this course can translate to preparation or performance in a science research program.

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In which subject category did you teach student?

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Sciences

Engineering

Computer Science

Math and Statistics

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Which sport/s did you coach this student? Please let us know the frequency and duration of your coaching, and let us know if student had a leadership role on the team.

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What is your relationship to this student? Please let us know the frequency and duration of your interactions with the student and how these interactions may prepare the student for a science research internship.

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Describe the subject/s you taught this student and higher level laboratory investigations the student did in your course/s. If labs are extensive, you may limit to top 3 most substantial.

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Describe the content of the course/s you taught this student. If the student learned any computer programming languages in your class, please list those languages and indicate level of mastery on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being most proficient.

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In your math and/or statistics class, did the student learn any software programs to perform calculations. Were any of the formulas, statics or data analysis tools from Microsoft Excel used? Were other math or statistics software programs used? Help the committee understand the student's math skills as applied to data analysis and/or software programs.

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Please list and describe the course/s you taught this student. We are especially interested to know what skills the student mastered in your subject area that can help the student in a lab or other research setting.

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What character qualities does this applicant have that you believe demonstrates the ability to undertake a science research internship AND how does this student stand out from others?

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Do you know of any special needs that would help us best place and support the student during the internship? For example is the student clumsy with beakers and best placed on a computer based project? Is student shy and best placed in labs with other students their age? Your feedback helps the committee choose the environment best for students we are able to accept.

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