USNCO Webinars & Other Support
Webinars for Students
| Applying to College as a USNCO Participant Presenter: Steve Lantos, Northeastern LS. Panelists: Chris Peterson, MIT Admissions, Esther Hines, Northeastern LS, Brent Shenton, Orange County LS, | October 12, 2023 | 7:00 PM ET | |
| USNCO Exam Annotation Project Presenter: Steven Chen, Princeton LS Pannelists: Ritvik Teegavarapu, Caltech, CA, Luke Chen, Blue Valley North High School, KS, Yiwei Liang, PRISMS, NJ. | November 15, 2022 | 7:00 PM ET | |
| Introduction To The USNCO For Students Presenter: Christine Saber, Erie LS. Panelists: Beatrice Salazar, Maryland LS; Mitk'El Santiago, Puerto Rico LS; And Yitian Zhu, 2021 IChO Gold Medalist. | October 22, 2021 | 7:00 PM ET | |
| Preparing For The USNCO Local Section Exam For Students Presenter: Esther Hines, Northeastern LS. Panelists: Monica Arroyo, Puerto Rico LS; Denis Merat, Memphis LS; And Andrew Wu, 2018 IChO Gold Medalist | November 19, 2021 | 7:00 PM ET | |
| Preparing For The USNCO National Exam For Students Presenters: Joshua Pak, Idaho LS And Steve Lantos, Northeastern LS. Panelists: Steven Chen, Princeton LS; Derek Chien, USNCO Alumnus; Alec Zhu, 2020 IChO Gold Medalist | December 10, 2021 | 7:00 PM ET | |
| Preparing for the National Exam Part III for Students Presenter: Steve Lantos, Northeastern LS, Panelists: Kelli Slunt, Virginia LS, Michael Bruno, North Carolina LS | March 10, 2022 | 7:00 PM ET | |
| Interactive Workshop: How to Learn Chemistry, for High School Students Saundra McGuire, Baton Rouge LS | 2020-2021 |
Webinars for Coordinators
| Webinar Topic | Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serving as a USNCO Coordinator Heather Abbott-Lyon, Georgia LS | 2020-2021 | ||
| How to Recruit Students for the USNCO Craig McClure, Philadelphia LS and Dennis Merat, Memphis LS | 2020-2021 | ||
| How to Help Students Prepare for USNCO Steve Lantos, Northeastern LS and Ethan Schnell, California LS | 2020-2021 | ||
| Marketing And Promotion Of The USNCO Program For Coordinators Presenters: Mitk'El Santiago And Monica Arroyo, Puerto Rico LS | December 17, 2021 | 7:00 PM ET |
Closed captioning is available for webinar recordings by choosing the CC icon in the navigation bar.
USNCO Coaching
USNCO Coaching program will be continued in 2024. Applications from high school sudents are now accepted.
Applications are due on Monday, December 18, 2023.
Students will be informed if they will receive coaching by Friday, January 5, 2024.
Students will be informed if they will receive coaching by Friday, January 5, 2024.Coaching sessions will be organized over Zoom and coordinated by the American Chemical Society. 30 minute tutorials will be followed by 1 hour and 30 minutes of small group work in breakout rooms. Up to 40 coaches will be available, coaches will work in teams of two, and each team will work with approximately 10 high school students at a time. Coaching teams will be the same throughout the season.
In total up to 200 students can participate this year. Roughly 100 spots will be reserved for students preparing for the local section exam, and roughly 100 for students preparing for the national exam. Each cohort will have their own 30 minute tutorial before groups work begins. Students will submit an application to be considered for coaching.
Coaching sessions will last for two hours on Fridays every other week in January and February, 2024. The topics for each of the four sessions will be chosen based on student preferences.
Selected students are asked to attend all coaching sessions for the full two hours. Please share this opportunity broadly.
The schedule for 2024 USNCO Coaching Sessions:
- Friday, January 12, 2024 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
- Friday, January 26, 2024 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
- Friday, February 9, 2024 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
- Friday, February 23, 2024 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Contact the USNCO office if you have questions.
Slides from the 2020/2021 and 2022 tutorial sessions are shared below. All students can benefit from the USNCO past tutorial slides even if they are not selected for coaching.
2020-2021 Coaching Tutorials
USNCO Preparation Hub
This forum is open to anyone interested in the USNCO. Please feel free to share your favorite resources, ask questions of our volunteers, or share comments/suggestions for annotated solution guides in the relevant forums. You only need an ACS ID to login and join the conversation (a member number is not required).
Before you begin, please review these guidelines. ACS does not directly endorse any resources shared here that were not produced by the ACS. For details of the competition in your local area, such as exam dates and times, contact your coordinator.
