<p>The Yale website says that "Freshmen can begin conducting original research through a unique year-long course called Perspectives on Science and Engineering (PSE)." Does it imply that freshman cannot conduct research if they are not enrolled in PSE?</p>
<p>No. My son dropped PSE and landed a fantastic summer research opportunity funded by Yale.</p>
<p>But what if one wants to conduct research during the academic year?</p>
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May I ask why?</p>
<p>I can’t offer you much detail, but he found that it was a great idea in concept that wasn’t really workable in practice. Too many disciplines covered too superficially.</p>
<p>And PSE doesn’t offer research opportunities during the school year; the carrot is a splendid, well-paid summer research opportunity on campus.</p>