<p>Im new to this place....and i was just wondering how do i get an internship. I haven't really gotten one before and i would really like to get one. I am interested in the medical/science field. Keep in mind that im a rising sophomore and i just want to look for some good expierence. So how do i get an internship at a local hospital or something? What did u guys do?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>i got a physics internship at my local university by writing a nice e-mail detailing why physics was important to me, why i wanted to pursue it, and what credentials i had. a courteous follow-up phone call also helped.</p>
<p>im only a sophomore...would they let me do it?</p>
<p>and who would i email?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>1) i guess it depends. i've always had a thing for physics and i knew a lot of the math required for the project, so i was pretty well equipped for the experience. i did the physics thing the summer after my sophomore year btw. but even if you're not as prepared as i was, i think you could still do some work. i have a bunch of friends who knew nothing about their area of research but were able to secure internships anyway. granted, they did this as rising juniors, seniors, or college frosh, but i've heard of really young people doing research. minimally, it's worth a shot.</p>
<p>2) you would email whoever you want to work with. if it's at a university, look up the contact info of a professor you want as a mentor in the campus directory.</p>
<p>I did the similar thing, e-mailed to a professor in physics lab at university -- accepted me, even though I am rising sophomore. But you have to find something that are you doing well and can help organization you're applying to with. For example in my case it was programming. Finding this hook is very important.</p>
<p>alright ill give it a shot...</p>
<p>So how is the expierence at internships...what did u learn? ANd what kinds of things did u do?</p>
<p>well, i learned how "real" laboratory work is conducted; that's a pretty universal benefit no matter what you do. a lot of the stuff you learn will be specific to the field you're conducting research in, though.</p>
<p>my work was to quantify how certain optical properties of quantum dots depended on the size of the dot.</p>