Merge pull request #779 from jonfroehlich/add-highschool-section-to-faq

Add high school section to FAQ

Author: htadeusiak

website/templates/website/faq.html

@@ -94,6 +94,19 @@
                                     </li>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
+                            <div class="panel-grouping">
+                                <li class="topic">
+                                    <a>High School Research</a>
+                                    <span class="plusminus">+</span>
+                                </li>
+                                <div id="highschool-subtopics" class="subtopics">
+                                    <li>
+                                        <a href="#i'm-a-highschool-student,-how-do-i-apply-to-the-makeability-lab?">
+                                            I'm a high school student, how do I apply to the Makeability Lab?
+                                        </a>
+                                    </li>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
                             <div class="panel-grouping">
                                 <li class="topic">
                                     <a>Misc</a>
@@ -510,6 +523,65 @@ <h2 class="question">
 
                     </div>
                 </div>
+                <div class="topic-items topic-items-active" id="high-school-research">
+                    <h1>High School Research</h1>
+                    <div class="faq-item" id="i'm-a-highschool-student,-how-do-i-apply-to-the-makeability-lab?">
+                        <h2 class="question">
+                            I'm a high school student, how do I apply to the Makeability Lab?
+                            <a href="#i'm-a-highschool-student,-how-do-i-apply-to-the-makeability-lab?" title="Permalink to this headline">
+                                <img src="{% static 'website/img/link.png' %}" class="permalink-icon"/>
+                            </a>
+                        </h2>
+                        <div class="row">
+                            <div class="col-sm-12">
+                                <p>We have been fortunate to work with many talented high school students over the
+                                    years, including
+                                    those that have gone on to top CS undergrad programs like MIT, Michigan, CMU, UW,
+                                    UCLA, and UMD and
+                                    many who have received top scholarships (e.g., <a
+                                            href="http://www.bannekerkey.umd.edu/">the Bannaker/Key Scholarship</a>,
+                                    which is the University of Maryland's most prestigious academic award for
+                                    undergraduates). Typically, high school research assistantships occur over the summer
+                                    (we prefer a minimum ~8-10 week commitment) but other options are also available.
+
+                                </p>
+                                <p>
+                                    We are delighted to work with passionate, responsible, and technically skilled high
+                                    school students in research. While we do not expect you to have the same skillset as our ugrad researchers, we do
+                                    expect that you
+                                    will be competent and comfortable in at least one programming language (e.g.,
+                                    Python, Java, C/C++, JavaScript, etc.),
+                                    that you love solving hard technical challenges, and that you can learn quickly and
+                                    independently.
+                                </p>
+                                <p>Applying to the Makeability Lab as a high school student is similar to our
+                                   <a href="i'm-an-undergrad-at-uw,-how-do-i-apply-to-the-makeability-lab?">ugrad
+                                       process</a> (indeed, we use the same application form):
+                                    <ol>
+                                        <li>
+                                            First, fill out <strong><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/59lAm3CUuupiMhUt1">this
+                                            application form</a></strong>. Note that because it takes time and effort to
+                                            onboard and mentor
+                                            students into research, we ask for a minimum two-quarter commitment.
+                                        </li>
+                                        <li>
+                                            Second, for qualified candidates, we will request a <strong>letter of
+                                            recommendation</strong>.
+                                            This letter can be brief—one or two paragraphs is fine—but
+                                            should speak to your creativity, responsibility and maturity, drive, and
+                                            technical skills. The letter should also identify key improvement areas.
+                                        </li>
+                                        <li>
+                                            Finally, we will schedule a <strong>~20-30 min interview</strong> to help assess
+                                            your communication, problem solving,
+                                            and technical skills/experiences. This can be done over Skype or Google Hangouts.
+                                        </li>
+                                    </ol>
+                                </p>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
                 <div class="topic-items topic-items-active" id="misc">
                     <h1>Misc</h1>
                     <div class="faq-item" id="would-you-write-me-a-letter-of-rec?">