<p>Hey guys!</p>
<p>I was wondering about your opinions on high school research. Yes, JHU is big on research (that's one of the things I love about it), but is it just something typical on a JHU college app? I feel like a lot of people with a focus on research will be applying so it doesn't set a student apart that much, but I don't really know.</p>
<p>So, opinions? Anybody have personal experiences or something??</p>
<p>Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>I would say at a place like Hopkins there are students who are doing a high level of research in high school either during the year or over the summers.</p>
<p>I say, it certainly can’t hurt!</p>
<p>Yes, it is a definite plus but schools know that high school students can’t possibly engage in anything other than “dishwashing” in the lab so it won’t be valued too highly.</p>
<p>Yes, its going to be looked favorably upon. I was a BME major and a significant number of people came into the BME program having done some sort of research, and not just “dishwashing”, as a high school student. The Westgate engineering scholarship also considers research quite significantly when selecting finalists. They’re never going to expect you to have done research (even if you’re applying to BME), but it certainly shows a dedication to science that will be look good on your application. (Obviously, there are also other ways to demonstrate your dedication to and interest in science on your application through your ECs, awards, classes etc)</p>
<p>you need a certain amount of experience (2-3 years) working as a full time lab tech/post doc in order to produce any substantial work. If you’re just a high school student, college student, or even grad student, your most likely going to be doing the dirty work (ifa staining, he staining, western, genotyping) for your mentor or dishwashing.</p>
<p>If you end up submitting a project to Siemens or Intel, and even better, if you’re a semi-finalist, that will help. But it doesn’t guarantee anything. I wasn’t an Intel semi-finalist (couldn’t submit to Siemens because of the nature of my project) but I was admitted, while my friend was an Intel semi-finalist but did not get in (and he had all around better stats).</p>
<p>I have not done any research yet at all. I got in to Johns Hopkins and the BME program.</p>