diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
            :order => 'created_at DESC'
 
   has_many :test_pair_assignments, :dependent => :delete_all
+  has_many :submission_statuses
 
   belongs_to :site
   belongs_to :country
@@ -111,6 +112,14 @@
     end
   end
 
+  def get_submission_status_for(problem)
+    SubmissionStatus.find(:first,
+                          :conditions => {
+                            :user_id => id,
+                            :problem_id => problem.id
+                          })
+  end
+
   def email_for_editing
     if self.email==nil
       "(unknown)"