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Tyler Olsen

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Bio

I am a recent high school graduate with a deep interest in Data Science and AI. I've always been fascinated by technology and its continuous evolution. My grades have been strong, and outside of school, I enjoy 3D modeling, playing the bass guitar, and unicycling. Technology has been a key part of my life for as long as I can remember. I'm the kind of person who explores every setting on a phone to understand its potential. When ChatGPT was released, I started experimenting and learning as much as possible. It's been an amazing experience, and I believe tools like this could revolutionize the world if more people knew how to use them. I've engaged in community service, primarily through my church, helping people with various needs. This has been incredibly rewarding. Additionally, in high school, I helped the school by repairing around 500 broken Chromebooks, ensuring students had the necessary tools for their education. This fall, I will be attending college to study AI and Data Science. My dream is to make AI faster, smarter, and accessible to everyone, whether on their phone or computer. While I've gained a lot of knowledge independently, I know there’s much more to learn. I aim to secure scholarships to further my studies, enabling me to turn my dream into reality. I aspire to be part of the next big technological breakthrough, creating smarter and more helpful devices for everyone. It’s an ambitious goal, but I am ready to work hard and see where it takes me.

Education

Brigham Young University-Idaho

Bachelor's degree program
2023 - 2028
  • Majors:
    • Computer Science
    • Data Science

Riverside High School

High School
2022 - 2024

Acellus Academy

High School
2020 - 2022

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Bachelor's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Data Science
    • Computer Science
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Artificial intelligence

    • Dream career goals:

    • Shelf stocker/Cleaning

      Riverside Market
      2021 – 20221 year

    Sports

    Cycling

    Club
    2016 – 20182 years

    Awards

    • Yes

    Research

    • Data Science

      Amazon AWS — Student
      2023 – Present

    Arts

    • High School Band

      Music
      2022 – 2024

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints — Service
      2018 – Present
    • Volunteering

      Riverside High School — To fix all the Chromebooks in all the high school, middle school, and elementary school.
      2024 – 2024

    Future Interests

    Volunteering

    Janie Mae "Loving You to Wholeness" Scholarship
    This year was my last year of high school. To end off this year, I decided to do some community service at the school. I started in April and ended and the end of the school year or June of 2024. I ended up working for IT fixing all of the broken chromebooks in the school. I probably fixed around 800 of them and got really good speed. I did that 3 hours each day and even skipped lunch to help them fix even more. When there was not a chromebook to fix, I would go and clean up the room a little bit. The school loved me helping them out so they wrote me a letter of recommendation which was really nice of them. I did not have to do any of that. I could have been doing other things like gaming or chilling out with friends. I loved helping out the school. If the school is helping me out with my education, I should be helping them back. I made a major difference at that school taking lots off of their shoulders so that they can do other beneficial things for other students instead of fixing students broken computers. Now they have time to improve the schools security to keep students safe. After giving back to the community at the high school, I realized that community service is really important. It definitely does strengthen you and it also feels really nice doing it. The school was very thankful with me getting lots of thank yous every day. When I go to college this fall, I plan on doing more community service in the area because I know it makes a big difference in my life and their lives. I will look for volunteer work at the college and will try my best to make a difference. I will include the letter of recommendation in this essay to show how much this all impacted them. May 25th, 2024 To Whom It May Concern, TEAM RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT BELONG, BOND, BELIEVE I am writing to recommend Tyler Olsen for any opportunities or positions that require a passion for technology. As the Technology Director for Riverside School District, I have been his direct supervisor while he is working in our office for 3 hrs a day during his 2nd semester of his senior year. Tyler quickly learned how to replace parts and update chrome devices that are vital for us to cycle back into the schools. Throughout his time in our department, Tyler has gained the knowledge needed for the tasks that we requested him to assist with. Tyler asks questions when he needs to, he also is a self starter that can easily find another project to work on when he has completed his current task. in: addition to his technical expertise, Tyler possesses great communication skills and a strong work ethic. He interacts with the technology staff members with professionalism, asking for assistance when needed. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information or clarification regarding Tyler's time with our department. I endorse him for any opportunities that may arise, and I am confident that he will continue to impress with his outstanding abilities and commitment. Sincerely, Malissa If you want the actual letter of recommendation, please contact me and I will send it. Overall, giving back to your community helps many people and also strengthens the people that do it. I hope that everyone will do community service and see it's impacts on your life and the lives of others.
    Nintendo Super Fan Scholarship
    My favorite game to play from Nintendo is Super Smash Bros. Back around 2018, I played Smash Bros for the first time. I was at a youth group activity where everyone brought their gaming consoles. One person had the GameCube and was playing Super Smash Bros Melee on it. I asked them if I could join and they said yes. I grabbed the controller and selected Mario because I was a big fan of him. When I played it for the first time, I loved it! I kept trying to play and learn but I needed to let someone else have a try. A couple of years later I got the Nintendo Switch. I ended up getting Super Smash Bros Ultimate on there and I was very excited! I played that game for several hours each day for the next couple of weeks. I had friends over multiple times to come and play it with me. I felt that the game added a connection between me and my friends and gave us something to do. I didn't have the same amount of fun without my friend because It felt like I was accomplishing anything. Overall, I loved playing Smash Bros and I still play it to this day.