<p>@avatarmage ah sorry for the late reply but I did sent out an email for a try and well it’s been a week and no reply… I’ll probably send out more this time and hopefully someone will respond. But thanks for the advice!</p>
<p>Here’s a bump to remind everyone of this opportunity in the summer next year!</p>
<p>Wait, where /exactly/ do you apply? Universities? Labs? What kind of labs?
Sorry, I’m new to this whole thing and I’m very interested.</p>
<p>Universities mostly but there are also some research institutes that are connected to hospitals for example.</p>
<p>I’m working at such an institute btw. It is by no means inferior to a university in talent and projects but is in technology so if you want to use all the cool machines go to a university. I chose this place because they focused purely on nanomedicine which I thought was pretty cool.</p>
<p>I am SO happy I found this thread. I’ll probably mass-email professors tomorrow. Let’s hope for good results!</p>
<p>^ Tell us how it goes!</p>
<p>Bump, for those who may be interested!</p>
<p>Ah, this thread is incredible 
Thank you so much for making it.</p>
<p>I’m interested in law and government and I’m thinking about emailing Poli Sci professors at Georgetown and American (I live near DC) but I’m not really sure what to write… I mean, even if I did find a professor who’s working on an article or some sort of ~research, I’m just a witty bitty sophomore, so there isn’t much I could help them with, right? </p>
<p>Perhaps I should just ask them if they need help doing clerical work around the office? Has anyone done this type of an internship before? And if so, can I see the email you sent? </p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>this is really really cool. i’m really interested in computer science, but what kind of research would i do? any ideas? thankfully i attend the high school next to a great liberal arts college so hopefully ill have many opportunities there!</p>
<p>also, when would be the most appropriate time to start emailing professors? would it be too early to start around this time?</p>
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<li><p>You could say that you’re interested in PS so you would like to gain more experience through working together with the professor, etc. Explodingtoenail did PS research. Could you please read through the entire thread for her/his post and other stuff? I started science research as a freshman. </p></li>
<li><p>It’s unlikely that you will get such a task. I also think it won’t really help you to understand anything more about PS</p></li>
<li><p>You’re not likely to find someone who did so on this thread. This thread is specifically about researching and working together with the professor.</p></li>
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Read through the entire thread for how to approach a professor without having an idea of what to do first. You should start emailing now.</p>
<p>so it’s okay if i just approach a professor and ask them what kind of compsci work i could do? and what’s PS?</p>
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Yes. That was stated earlier in the thread, which you should have read. Expect them to ask you how much you know about CS. PS is political science which the poster before you, closertothestars, was interested in.</p>
<p>Hey,</p>
<p>Sorry- I would create my own post if I knew how to do it. I’m sort of new to this thing.</p>
<p>I really would like to do any kind of research- even become a research volunteer- for over the summer. All of the programs I am looking at are extremely competitive and I do not have a lot of experience in the lab. I was wondering what my possibilities may be, or if anyone knew of any kind of research-based programs that were not so competitive. I also live in New York, so I was wondering if it was wrong to e-mail professors and doctors in the universities in New York to see if some help around the lab was needed (I am currently a sophomore at Brown University).</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
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I think the programs you found are more of the structured kind where you actually have to apply online and what not, yes? You could definitely email the professors around your area to see if you could help them with research over the summer. The advice in this thread can help you with that email.</p>
<p>Do you have an idea of what kind of research you want to do (political science, physics, etc.)?</p>
<p>Seems like this thread hasn’t been active for a bit… but,
Is it strange if I ask a professor at a college that already offers a structured internship/research program (which I can’t apply for because I’m not old enough) for an independent research/internship position?</p>
<p>How much are professors willing to take up international students for research/internship? Are research programs like HSHSP better than individual research/internships?</p>
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I think you can definitely try to ask them but bear in mind that they could have that age limit because they think you may not have enough knowledge to conduct research.</p>
<p>Keep other options in mind.</p>
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If you’re talking about having to fly to the US to conduct research, then I don’t think it’s possible. Remember that you have to get a visa which the university will usually not sponsor.</p>
<p>I would recommend going for structured programs such as RSI and SSP, if you want to do research in the US. I don’t know whether international students can participate in HSHSP. However, I really do think it’s unnecessary to go to the US just for the purpose of conducting research.</p>
<p>I’m an international student. I wrote this guide when I conducted research at a university in my country.</p>
<p>I’m a high school senior entering college in the fall. I plan to do some research with a college professor this summer so that I’ll have some experience under my belt when I start college.</p>
<p>My question: Does it matter at what college you research? For example, Princeton vs. UCLA vs. Cal State Northridge?</p>
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No, I don’t really think so. Any college will probably do just that they should have the necessary resources!</p>