<p>Phage</a> Genomics Research Initiative - Division of Biological Sciences - UC San Diego </p>
<p>For those of you who have taken this program, would you recommend it?</p>
<p>have they released who’s admitted yet?</p>
<p>Yeah they sent me an acceptance email on Monday. The program sounds interesting, but whats holding me back is that they require 8 hours a week in the lab.</p>
<p>If you’re serious about research, 8 hours a week is nothing.</p>
<p>Is anyone else going to do this program?</p>
<p>i heard it sometimes takes way more than 8 hrs depending on your data. i think that is normal though</p>
<p>In the chemistry department, undergraduates who take on CHEM 99/199 research credits are typically <em>expected</em> to commit 10-15 hours per week. In reality, we were there all the time whenever we weren’t there in class – 9 AM to 6 PM, frequently later, even weekends. Did we have to do this? No. Did we want to? Yup … most of the time.</p>
<p>Research isn’t just about showing your face for a few hours a week, it’s about learning and getting results. Results won’t just present themselves to you on a platter, you’ve got to put in significant effort to figure stuff out sometimes. But hey, if you actually like researching, then it’s an enjoyable process!</p>