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ByDa v i nHa l l peopl e,i nhopest ha tt heywi l l OnF r i da y ,Nov .13,Wes tVi r f ol l owi nhi sf oot s t eps . Dr . Br i mgi ni aS t a t eUni v er s i t y ’ sCol l ege ha l lwa sal i f el ongl ea r nera nd ofNa t ur a lS c i enc ea ndMa t hea l wa y ss t r i v edt ol ea r nmor e. He ma t i c shos t edt hea nnua lBr i mwa st r a i neda sa nex per i ment a l ha l lS c i enc eBowlf ort heRenuc l ea rphy s i c i s ta tHa mbl i n gi ona lE duc a t i onS er v i c eAgenCol l ege( nowUni v er s i t y ) i nMi nc i esI I I . T hequi zbowli shel d nes ot aa nda tt heUni v er s i t yof memor yofDr .J a mesE .Br i mPi t t s bur g.Dr .Br i mha l lbega n ha l l , apr ev i ouss c i enc et ea c her t ea c hi nga tWes tVi r gi ni aS t a t e a ndc ol l egev i c epr es i dent . Col l egei n1966. Hewa sa nout Al otoft a l ent ed s t udent s s t a ndi ngt ea c her . c a mef r om l oc a l hi ghs c hool st o I nt he 1960s ,Br i mha l lwa s c ompet et hi sy ea r .F a c ul t ya nd t ea c hi ng a s t r onomy whi l e member s of t he Amer i c a n t a k i ngni ghtc l a s s esa tMa r s ha l l . Chemi c a lS oc i et yc ha pt eron He a l s of or mul a t ed a c l a s s c a mpusmoder a t edt heev ent , c a l l ed“ Phy s i c st hr oughPhot ogwhi c hl a s t edf r om 9a . m.t o3 ec t s .T wot ea msc ompet ei na i ngt os eehow muc ht hes t u- r a phy , ”i nwhi c hheus edphop. m.Ca pi t a lHi gh S c hoola nd j eopa r dy s t y l e ga me wher e dent sk now a bout di ffer ent t ogr a phy a sa wa yt ot ea c h Geor ge Wa s hi ngt on Hi gh J hey ,i ft heyha v ea na ns wer ,s ubj ec t sf r oma r oundt hewor l d. phy s i c s ,c hemi s t r ya ndma t hes c hoolf a c ed off i nt he na lt zi na f t eraques t i oni sr ea d Amer i c a n Chemi c a lS oc i et y ma t i c s ,i na ddi t i ont ohow t o r ound.Ca pi t a lwon a nd wi l l buz ot hem.Af t er wa r ds ,t het ea m ( ACS )hopest oa t t r a c tt hes e dev el op a phot ogr a ph. T he nowc ompet ei nt hes t a t ec om- t whoget st heques t i onc or r ec ty oungmi ndst oa t t endc ol l ege. c l a s s wa ss o popul a r ,ev en pet i t i ont hi ss pr i ng. sac ha nc et oa ns werabonus T hi sev enthol dsDr .J a mesE .a mongt hos ewhower enotr eT heBr i mha l l S c i enc eBowl i sa ha t i on t o r ec ei v e ex t r a Br i mha l la samodelf ory oung qui r edt ot a k ei t , t ha ti twa sone qui zga met ha tt es t spl a y er son ques Cont i nuedonP. 5

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ByKa ndi Wor k ma n Ast heendoft hes emes t er wel l des i gned r es ume wi l li n- c r ea t ec ol umns a nd pr ov i de r a pi dl ya ppr oa c hes ,ma ny of c l udea l lofy ournec es s a r yi n- bounda r i es ( j us tr emov et he Wes tVi r gi ni aS t a t e Uni v er s i t y f or ma t i on, wi t houtov er whel m- l i nes ) ,ors ety ourt a bst ohel p s t udent sa r epr epa r i ngf orgr a d- i ng t he r ea der .A s i mpl i s t i c gui dey ou. ua t i on.S o,wha t ’ s nex t ?F or des i gna l l owst her ea dert o nd 2. Be a wa r e of a l i gnment . s ome,t ogr a dua t emea nst he des i r edi nf or ma t i onqui c k l y .A Al i gnmenti sc r uc i a lt ot he ow oppor t uni t yt o pur s ue t hei rr es umet ha tpr ov i dest oomuc h of r ea di ng. Ones ugges t i oni st o dr ea mj ob.T hi st r a ns i t i onc a n i nf or ma t i onorc ont a i nsunnec - nev erc ent ers ubhea di ngsona c omewi t ha uxofex c i t ement es s a r ydes i gnel ement sma k es r es ume.T hi sdi s r upt st he ow mi x edwi t ha nx i et y .Bei ngpr e- s k i mmi ngdi ffic ul t . Anempl oy er ofr ea di ng.I ns t ea d,l ef t j us t i f y pa r edc a nhel pl es s ena nx i et y s houl dn’ tha v et os ea r c hf ori n- s ubhea di ngs .T hi sc a t er st ot he a ndboos tc on denc e.S o,how f or ma t i on. I ns t ea d, t heempl oy -l ef t t or i ght r ea di ng s t y l e of c a ny oupr epa r ef ort hi snex t ers houl dbea bl et ol ea r na l lof Amer i c a ns .I fy ou l ef t j us t i f y , s t ep i nl i f e? S t a r twi t hy our t hei mpor t a ntpa r t sa bouty ou y ouc a na l wa y sa ppl ybol da nd r es ume. ont he r s tgl a nc e. goaf ew f ontpoi nt shi gherf or T y pi c a l l y , y ourr es umewi l l be “ S i mpl i c i t yi st heul t i ma t es o- empha s i sa nddeni t i on.Al s o, y our r s ts hota ti mpr es s i nga phi s t i c a t i on. ” —L eona r do Da i ndentorus ebul l etpoi nt sf or pot ent i a lempl oy er .J us tl i k e Vi nc i l i s t s . y ourc l ot hi ngs houl dr eec tt he Her ea r eaf ew t i psonhow t o 3. Cons i dery ourf ont .F ont s j oby ouwa ntwheny ouwa l k c r ea t eas i mpl ey eteffec t i v ea r ef unt opl a ywi t h,buty our i nt oa ni nt er v i ew,y ourr es ume r es ume. r es umei snott hepl a c et oex s houl da dv er t i s ey our s k i l l s , 1. Whi t es pa c ei samus t .I n per i ment . Keepi ts i mpl e. Don’ t qua l i t i esa nda c c ompl i s hment s or derf orr ea di ngt obeeffor t - us edec or a t i v ef ont s .Don’ tus e i n a pos i t i v e,enga gi ng wa y .l es s , ar es umemus tha v ea na d- f ont st ha ta r edi ffic ul tt or ea d. L ook sdoma t t er ! Hopef ul l yy ou equa t ea mountofwhi t es pa c e.S er i ff ont s ,s uc h a sT i mes woul dn’ t wea rs wea t sa nd Whi t es pa c ec a nbec r ea t edby Roma norCour i er ,a r ebes tf or s nea k er st oaj obi nt er v i ew. T he or ga ni z i ngt hei nf or ma t i oni na pr i nt . Howev er , s a nss er i ff ont s , s l oppi nes swoul dn’ tbea ppr ec i - wa yt ha ta l l owsf ora mpl es pa c es uc ha sHel v et i c aa ndAr i a l ,a r e a t ed.Dr es sf ors uc c es s ,r i ght ? i nbet weenent r i es .I fneedbe,ea s i erf oronl i ner ea di ng.Keep Wel l ,t hes a megoesf ory our us e a t a bl e t o hel pt hi si nmi ndwhenc hoos i ng.

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