<p>I am going into Biology, so research experience is essentialy crucial in udergraduate years. I was wondering how open are the Cornell professors to students wishing to engage in reasearch and if such opportunities are readily available.</p>
<p>just ask around and you'll definitely find one. the professors are getting free labor. the only thing is whether or not there is space in the lab.</p>
<p>Depends on what kind of research you want to do. Basic science research is always available but it's harder to get into labs that do research on animals/human cells than labs that do plant science. In fact, I got stuck doing plant science research (even though I'm a premed) during my last 3 years here. However, I still learned many techniques and didn't have a problem getting biomedical research internships over the summer or a NIH fellowship for my year off.</p>
<p>norcalguy, how did you get a research position. Did you just e-mail the professor that and he/she agreed or did you apply to some program?</p>
<p>Go to: <a href="http://www.bio.cornell.edu/research/%5B/url%5D">http://www.bio.cornell.edu/research/</a></p>
<p>Find professors whose projects you're interested in and email them asking if they have space in their lab. The response rate will be very low but that's what you gotta do.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link! If you are not exactly a bio major (but are a Biology and Society major), are you still allowed to contact profs from that site? Will it be more difficult to actually get into their labs? When e-mailing, would resumes of high school research experiences/honors (i got a shizload) as well as abstracts help?</p>
<p>And you know any Presidential Research Scholars? When did they find out, and is there any way to show interest in the program?</p>
<p>You can be any major although obviously science majors are more preferable to the professors since they have more science coursework. Your HS research background will def. be beneficial in securing a research spot and should be something you emphasize.</p>
<p>In my opinion, CPRS is one of the highest honors you can enter into Cornell with. There's no need to show interest in it or to apply for it specifically. You will automatically get it if you are qualified. You can also get it as a sophomore but only approx. 1-10 of these CPRS awards are given to sophomores (most are given to incoming freshmen).</p>
<p>do CPRS come with your admission letter (CALS rolling thing thats just an accpetance letter), or April admit Package or later?</p>