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Scholar of the Week: Eleanor Roosevelt HS Senior Ankush Gola
March 3, 2011
For Immediate Release
Scholar of the Week Ankush Gola E Roosevelt HS

Quick Facts 

Grade: 12

GPA: 4.37

Academics: AP Biology, AP Government, AP Physics B, AP Calculus BC, AP English Literature, AP World History, AP Chemistry, AP Physics C, AP Human Geography, AP Statistics, Calculus 3, Differential Equations   

Extracurricular Activities: Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Saxophone Quartet, Robotics, Tennis

Honors & Awards: AP Scholar, Maryland Distinguished Scholar, Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award, 1st Place School and County Science Fair, Winner of Perfect Science Demonstration Contest, Selected for US Chemistry Olympiad National Exam, and AP Scholar with Distinction  

Future Plans: Ankush has applied to MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, Rice, Princeton, and Cornell University. He has been accepted into Georgia Tech, University of Maryland, University of Michigan and University of Illinois. He would like to major in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Applied Mathematics.

Interesting Notes: Ankush has volunteered 211 student service learning hours. He also has an internship at NASA Goddard Space and Flight Center where he investigates the use of Halogen Lamps to calibrate infrared defectois on the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescopes.