I’m currently doing research at a hospital, under a professor of a well known university (university of toronto). I’m doing data analysis for cilial basal structure mapping. I’m hoping to study biochemistry at caltech, how much do the admissions officers value research like this?
Get your professor to write your recommendation. Write about what you did and why you liked it.
Research is a great EC for Caltech. A fair amount of applicants will already have research under their belt. Definitely do it!