User:Samlan16

Samlan16 is a former student at Fulton Science Academy and a senior at Milton High School in Georgia.

In the past, I have mainly had a focus in chemistry and physics events but have also done Write It Do It, Experimental Design, Disease Detectives, and several building events. Over my career, I have accumulated more bronze medals and 5th place ribbons than all my silver and gold medals combined. How depressing.

My previous leadership positions in SO have been a representative at Nationals for FSA in 8th grade and vice captain of inquiry events at Milton sophomore year. I still consider my best Science Olympiad moment to be winning 6th place in Food Science at Nationals. In 2016, I will be captain of Milton for the second year and will participate in Forensics, Experimental Design, WIDI, Electric Vehicle, and Wind Power. I also will be coaching Crime Busters and probably helping with Food Science at FSA. My current goal is to win gold and silver medals across the board at one tournament before I graduate.

=Rankings= (*) denotes acting as a stand in.

2015
That ExpD proctor seriously had no idea what he was doing: http://scioly.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=269123#p268914.

=Bad WIDI Titles= I have had requests to post some of my worst WIDI titles of all time since I started doing the event in 8th grade. Here is a rundown:


 * Uh oh! [Insert coach's name] is in a bad mood today! (Practice 2012)
 * Woohoo! It's Legos! (State 2012)
 * The proctor went dumpster diving for this test last night. (Nationals 2012)
 * Hit the easy button now, [partner's name]. (Practice 2014)
 * McDonald's Disco (Practice 2015)
 * McDonald's Disco after Being Hit By a Tornado (Practice 2015)
 * Poor Little Decapitated Mutant Mosquito about to Take over a Tiny Pueblo in New Mexico (Practice 2015)
 * Tweed! (Because one of our team members called twine tweed)

=Dirt in a Cup= How I teach my CB students to do soil analysis:

Dirt

In a cup

No water.

Water

In a cup

No dirt.

Add the water to the dirt

And presto

Evidence.

Dirt

In a cup

No HCl.

HCl

In a cup

No dirt.

Add the HCl to the dirt

And presto

Evidence.

=About Me= I am a nerd. I also troll people a lot. For example, the SciOly wiki editor says to use horizontal lines sparingly. So...

Oh, okay, it's just for spacing. Darn.

Extracurriculars
I am on math team and Academic Bowl, but I do not perform nearly as well there as in SO. I am also in Beta, Soceidad Honoraria Hispanica, SNHS, Mu Alpha Theta, and NHS. In middle school, I was a bit more active, so I was in journalism club, crochet club, and Turkish club (because who can't pass on free baklava and Turkish delight?). I also like studying particle physics on my own because I'm awesome like that.

College/ Career Aspirations
I am currently considering applying to Illinois, RPI, Purdue, Michigan, Georgia Tech, and possibly Oxford (though I am quite certain that I will be rejected) for my undergraduate degree, which will be a dual major in materials science and some other type of engineering (or only one of the two if I go to Oxford). Should I go to Oxford, I will not have to change schools for my master's degree; otherwise, I will go to any of the other listed schools for grad school and apply to Oxford for my PhD. I am expecting to get my graduate degrees in materials, but things may change by then...

Oh, and if you can't tell, I'm obsessed with getting into Oxford. Because that's how Georgia's suburbs work.