COLE KOSCH
Education
2022-current CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE, CLAREMONT, CA
• Dual Major in Economics and Film Studies
• Fellow Candidate, Randal Lewis Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Senator, Associated Students of CMC
• President, UTI Improv Troupe; Co-founder, 5C Stand-up Comedy Club; 5x5 Films; CMS DIII Football Team
2018-2022 WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, AUSTIN, TX
4.0 GPA, 1550 SAT (790 math and 760 verbal), and National Merit Scholarship
• Completed coursework: Theatre Arts I-IV; Film Production; AP English Language; AP English Literature; AP Microeconomics; AP Calculus BC; Multivariate Calculus; Linear Algebra; AP Statistics; AP Physics; AP Computer Science; AP Biology; AP US Government; AP US History; AP Human Geography; Spanish I-IV
• Honors: Senior Performing Arts Award; Chaparral Champion Award (awarded to handful of 2,900+ students recognizing exemplary students for outstanding contributions to peers and the school); National Honor Society; Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society; Teacher Awards in Biology, Theatre Arts I, and Theatre Arts IV; Westlake Chamber of Commerce 2021 Young Citizen of the Year Finalist
• Athletics: 2x Letter 6A Varsity Wrestling Team (2x Academic All-District Honors); 6A Varsity Football State Championship Team
Summer 2021 WHARTON BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY – Highly selective, intensive 2-week summer course
Developed leadership, teamwork, and communication skills while learning from Wharton faculty, guest speakers, and case study simulations
Summer 2021 USC SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS – Inside the Business of Film and Television, 6-week fully-accredited college course
Highly selective college course for emerging filmmakers, producers, and screenwriters to learn the business dynamics and economics of the film and television industry with guest speakers including prominent agents, actors, executives, producers, writers and directors
2017-2020 DUKE TIP SUMMER STUDIES – 4 highly selective 3-week summer courses
Completed courses included Beyond Baker Street-The Detective as Scientist in Literature and Film, Myths and Legends, The Pen as Weapon-The Art of Satire, and Documentary Filmmaking
Major Achievements
Summer 2023 STORYFIT – Summer internship with AI-powered data science software company
Developed client reports analyzing feature film screenplays and TV pilots using AI
Summer 2021 MOWIES – Summer internship with LATAM online platform and tools for content creators to monetize their work
Worked on strategic projects for CEO, including market research of global film festival industry and NFTs
Summer 2020 STORYFIT – Summer internship with AI-powered data science software company
Analyzed and cataloged behavioral and psychological attributes of over 300 characters from feature films, TV shows and screenplays to support development of new AI software for entertainment industry
2015-2022 BSA TROOP 990 – Eagle Scout
• Produced award-winning, 30-minute, educational film Shining a Light on Teen Vaping for Eagle Scout Service Project; created Teenvaping.org website, interviewed by TV and print news media; promoted by American Lung Association and American Heart Association in their national teen outreach initiatives; National Service Territory Winner of the 2022 Adams Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award (Territory covers Central and South Texas and all of Louisiana)
• Elected Crew Chief at Sea Base; elected Patrol Leader twice, attended Summit Bechtel National Jamboree, and elected to Order of the Arrow
2018-2022 WESTLAKE THEATRE – Theatre Executive Board Director
• Freshman Year: 1st Place in 24-Hour PlayFest as Serial Killer (male lead) in Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt; Tom Donohue (male lead) in These Shining Lives; Sheriff McClelland (supporting actor) in Night of the Living Dead
• Sophomore Year: Romeo (male lead) in Romeo and Juliet; Mr. Harriman (male lead) in Mind Games; Lennox (supporting actor) in Macbeth; UIL All-Star Cast Award as Great Mage Steve (supporting actor) in She Kills Monsters; 1st Place in 24-Hour PlayFest as Director of Themes & Symbolism in To Kill a Mockingbird
• Junior Year: 1st Place in 24-Hour PlayFest as Director of Rate My Robbery; 11 characters (supporting actor) in The 39 Steps; Producer and Emcee of Open Unmute Night Talent Show (founded virtual open mic night for high school during pandemic)
• Senior Year: Pooh Bear (male lead) in Winnie-The-Pooh; 1st Place in 24-Hour PlayFest as Director of Forest; Writer/Director of Only A Story; White Chess King in Checkmate (male lead); Alcot (male lead) in The Last Quest of Visilock (performed at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland)
2019-2022 WESTLAKE IMPROV TROUPE (WIT) – Co-Captain
• Highly selective improv troupe performs throughout the year at Westlake’s Black Box Theatre and downtown Austin’s Hideout Theatre
• Lead practices twice a week with a team of 18 talented and dynamic performers
2021-2022 SHORT FILMS
• Expression (2021): Supporting actor
• Shining a Light on Teen Vaping (2021): Producer, director, writer, narrator, editor, and original music composition and performance
• Conner’s Cake (2022): Sound mixer, boom operator, and production assistant
• Any Way You Like It (2022): Lead actor
2019 & 2021 BATTLEBOTS (TV SERIES ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL) – Team Lucky
Participated in television tapings and assisted backstage with bot repairs between matches
Additional Skills
Conversational Spanish; compose and play piano; play some acoustic and electric guitar; proficient with Google Docs, MS Office, VideoScribe, Adobe Premier Pro, and Final Cut Pro; Java/HTML coding experience; aspiring rock climber; cunning table tennis player; capable D&D dungeon master; amateur yo-yo player