UPWARD BOUND MATH SCIENCE

BRIDGE APPLICATION

DEADLINE FOR BRIDGE APPLICATION AND PROPOSAL: APRIL 1st

TYPE your proposal. EDIT carefully! Watch for correct grammar, punctuation and flow of the document. Writing quality, in addition to content, will be considered when selecting this year’s UB Bridge class.

Important: Please Read!

You have received this Bridge Application as an MS Word documentin an email and as a Google Document. You can complete the Word version and email to Kelly at or use THIS very document to complete the application. This is YOUR Google Document. Only you and UB counselors are shared with it. Please do not create a separate document for your Bridge application. If you choose to use Google Docs, use THIS ONE!

If you have any questions as you prepare this application, please contact Kelly (617.784.2320), Becky (207.745.5230), or Jessie (207.951.0807).

SECTION I – STUDENT INFORMATION
Student Name ______

1)Have you submitted the following:

______3 college applications (by December 31)

______Copy of FAFSA or SAR (by February 14)

______3 copies of scholarship applications (by March 17)

2)List the schools to which you’ve applied, from first choice to last choice:

College/University / Accepted (yes/no/pending)

3)Please provide all of your test scores below:

Type of Test / Date Taken / Scores / Scores / Scores
SAT (1st test) / CR / M / W
SAT (2nd test) / CR / M / W
SAT II
Subject:
Subject:______
SAT II
Subject:
Subject:______
ACT
TOEFL
OTHER

4)Have you attended every summer program since you were accepted? If not, please explain why. Attach a separate sheet if necessary.

SECTION II – PERSONAL STATEMENT

Please respond to the following questions either within this document or on a separate page:

  1. Describe a significant personal experience you have had at Upward Bound. Why was it significant and how did it influence you?
  1. In your experience, in what ways do Bridge students influence the rest of the Upward Bound community?
  1. As a potential Bridge student, explain how you can support both the health and success of the summer program, both academically and socially.
  1. What does it take for new Upward Bound students to make a smooth transition to the summer program? How can you, as a leader and role model, support this transition for new students?
  1. If you are not chosen for Bridge, what alternative plans might you make for yourself?

SECTION IV – PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

Elective Class Choices

(Choose One)

Math Seminar elective class with Matt Dube ______

This bridge elective course will go into important topics within the realm of giving presentations. This class serves as an education for how to speak to a group of people and four important things to consider about that process. It may be one of the more important courses you could ever take in that the knowledge that you will acquire can stay with you for the rest of your academic and professional lives.

Philosophy Seminar elective class with James Brophy ______

This elective will be an introduction to modern and contemporary Philosophy. Topics can include: ethics, obligation, love, death, how weknow, (whether we canknow,)etc., and can be altered to fit student interest. Class meetings will be driven by dialogue between students and instructor.There will be one short (a few pages) reading to be done before each weekly meeting.

SECTION IV – PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

The Math Science Bridge Research Project is a culminating academic activity for UBMS students. This project involves conducting experimental research or mathematical exploration in a specific field of mathematics, science (biology, chemistry, physics, etc…), computer science, engineering, or psychology.

You must complete parts (A) and (B).

Respond to the questions and sub-questions in the SAME ORDER as presented here.

Please be as specific as possible so we can help connect you with the most qualified and capable mentor available.

  1. Please Contact a Lab on Campus

(1)Use the University of Maine website to look up departments and schools related to your academic field of interest. Use the “A-Z Directory to navigate to the home page of your academic area and search the “Faculty” or “People” tab. Read about each professor’s research. Ask questions if there are words you don’t understand; it is expected that you are learning. We want to help. In fact, we are often learning with you!

(2)If you worked in a lab on campus last summer, or with a particular mentor you hope to work with again:

  1. What lab/mentor?______
  2. Email your former lab placement if you would like to return.
  3. Just in case you cannot return to that lab placement, please research 2 additional professors. (We can email them once we know for sure whether you are going to be in the same lab as last summer, or not.)
  4. List their name and department here:

Professor’s Name / Department

(3)If you did not work in a lab on campus last summer:

  1. Locate 3 professors in fields that interest you.
  2. List their name and department here:

Professor’s Name / Department
  1. Email them.

i. Describe who you are (Upward Bound Math Science student who will be doing research this summer), your research interests, where you’re going to college in the fall, and what you’re studying.

ii. Put the email in your OWN words!

iii. ‘Cc’ Kelly in the email. If you do not know what that means, please ask!

Sample:“Hello Dr. ____, My name is _____ and I am from ____ . I am planning to major in _____ at _____ in the fall. I am really interested in the research that you are doing (be specific if you can), and am hoping to get some experience in that field before heading to college in the fall. The UM Upward Bound Math Science program assists students like me who are interested in STEM fields in preparing for a college education by offering a six week residential program and hands-on experiences in STEM settings. The academic program runs from June 24 – July 25 this summer and the research project takes place Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday afternoons from 1:15-4:15PM. Please let me know if you might be willing/able to host me in your lab this summer. Sincerely, ______.”

  1. Please Submit a Research Proposal: Describe/Design Your Research Project! (This proposal can be based on a particular University of Maine lab placement that you know you have or are hoping to get, or can be something you develop on your own!)

1)Give a short overview of your research project by answering the following

questions:

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  1. What academic area is involved?
  2. What research question(s) are you trying to answer?
  3. What is your experimental hypothesis? (I.e., what results do you expect?)
  4. What are you trying to learn or demonstrate?

(2) Choose oneof the categories below and describe your experimental/

exploratory methods (collecting, organizing, and analyzing data/information).

Experimental Research Project

  1. What kind of data will you collect? (qualitative or quantitative)
  2. How will you collect it?
  3. How will you organize it?
  4. In your experiment, you must use some form of statistical analysis (unless you are doing a mathematics or computer science project – see below). Please describe how you will statisticallyevaluate your data.

Computer Science Project

a. If you are designing an algorithm or a system, what programming

language will you use (Java, R, C, C#, C++, Python, etc.)?

b. What do you envision the purpose of your algorithm or system to be?

c. Describe in simple terms what the algorithm or system will do.

d. How will your design process progress from start to finish?

Applied Math Project

a. Is your exploration statistically driven (e.g., you have a data set and you

plan to analyze it) or is it a construction exercise (e.g., you have a data set

and you are using it to design a specific instance of an occurrence)?

  1. Describe the software/equipment you will use.
  2. How will you use this software/equipment?
  3. Describe the steps involved with this exploration.

Theoretical Math Project

a. What domain of mathematics are you using?

b. What are your base definitions and assumptions?

c. Describe the process by which you will verify your claims.

(3) What do you hope to accomplish by the end of each week?

  1. Week 1 (For Example: By the end of week one I hope to have all my background research done and understand how to run my first trial.)
  2. Week 2
  3. Week 3
  4. Week 4
  5. Week 5

(4)What resources/materials/supplies will you need? Be as specific as possible.

(5)Please include references (just citation information) for at least two scientific peer-reviewed research articles published within the last 5 years related to your research that either (a) support or negate your hypothesis or (b) provide valuable background information.

  1. Google Scholar is a great place to start.
  2. Your UB Counselor can help you search on the UMaine Fogler Library online database using their MaineCard code to access more articles when you visit them at school. (Web of Science and Google Scholar are good online databases within the Fogler site.)

TYPE your proposal. EDIT carefully! Watch for correct grammar, punctuation and flow of the document. Writing quality, in addition to content, will be considered when selecting this year’s UB Bridge class.

If you have any questions as you prepare this application, please contact Kelly (617.784.2320), Becky (207.745.5230), or Jessie (207.332.6259).

DEADLINE FOR BRIDGE APPLICATION AND PROPOSAL: APRIL 1st