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Undergraduate Students

Normal Applications

Don't tell the whole story
Considering scores alone introduces bias
Bland
Impersonal
Makes it hard to stand out and show your skills
Hours of research and emails to find opportunities

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Applications with Coltie

Tell your story
Bring the human element back into applications
Allow video resumes so you can really shine
Highlight your best attributes
Allow you to stand out from the crowd
No more hunting- Coltie brings opportunities to your fingertips that you may have otherwise missed

Build your profile, create a video resume. Share your accomplishments and showcase relevant projects.

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- Daniel Stephens, Graduate Student, Civil Eng.

Morgan State University

"I sent over 200 personalized e-mails and received only 10 responses."

- Aparna Joshi, Graduate Student, Civil Eng.

Iowa State University

"I worked every evening for two hours for a semester to build a spreadsheet of faculty and e-mail them."

- Prof. Liang Dong, Elec. Comp. Eng.Iowa State University

Faculty want more than a static application

"For every student who passes our pre-application stage, we conduct a video interview to see how well they communicate."

At Coltie, we understand how important it is to find the right faculty to help you achieve your goals. That's why we created a specialized app that can match you with the faculty who will best help you advance your career or improve your skills. Using our innovative technology, you can easily browse through a list of faculty members, read about their specialties and areas of expertise, and select the best fit for you. Give Coltie a try today and find the perfect match for your needs.

How can Coltie help?

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

Approximately 10-week program over the summer

These are often paid positions
Build your resume with hands-on experience and the potential to publish original research

Build your network (Your REU advisor is a potential letter writer, mentor, or researcher advisor for graduate school)

The REU experience can help you explore your interests
Faculty post opportunities for REUs in the Coltie app. Based on your interests, Coltie will suggest matches to you. It’s that simple!

Pro tip: Text the video to yourself to compress it. This will expedite upload.

How to Create your Video

Summarize your academic background, highlighting your most relevant knowledge, skills, interests, and accomplishments. Focus on what makes you a strong candidate.
Start with your most recent position and work backward, briefly explaining the roles and achievements at each position. Highlight how your experience prepared you for graduate school. If you have little work experience in the field you are looking to go into, don't worry. You'll be able to speak to the areas that fit and skip those that don't. If you have not had work experience, no worries. You can speak to your educational accomplishments in the next section.
Mention specific achievements relevant to your goals for a graduate education that demonstrate your mastery and abilities. Discuss how these accomplishments would benefit your future advisor.
Discuss any industry-specific publications, courses, seminars, or organizations you are a part of. Highlight your commitment to continuous development.

Example Questions

Coltie provides you the best questions so you can focus on what matters

Length (< 3min)

and file size (< 100 MB)

Vertical Format

Get all you need in one angle

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