<p>When does the URAP application for Spring open? How else can we find a research position as an undergrad besides URAP? What other programs are there? I heard of people emailing professors and such but how do we find out what research professors are conducting and if they need help or not? What is a good website to find recently published papers on researches done by professors at Berkeley? Thanks!</p>
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<li>Go to the department home page.</li>
<li>Look for a list of faculty, usually you can sort them by research interest.</li>
<li>Visit their research group website. </li>
<li>Read their publications. If the publications require a proxy (i.e. ACS), then you can use your CalID to login.</li>
<li>Make a list of professors whose research you find interesting.</li>
<li>Email them.</li>
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<p>Yeah, and also with URAP, usually professors don’t want you contacting them, so they just may ignore your email/get annoyed if you email them about a position on URAP.</p>
<p>To land a good URAP position, keep your grades up and read up on some of the professor’s publications beforehand. Keep in mind that many of the “premed-y” positions are hard.</p>
<p>When does the URAP application become available for Spring?</p>
<p>January 11. It’s on the webpage.</p>