<p>Professors are very approachable. It also depends on how you approach them and how busy their particular day is. I landed my first Lab Technician position when I approached a professor outside a rest room. I saw him inside and I was waiting for him outside the door. I just straight up asked him if he had any work for me to do. He hired me in 5 mins cus he really needed someone to help him out (his former lab tech just graduated at that time). </p>
<p>My room mate last year is an Anthropology major. He talked to a bunch of professors in the Anthro department (emailed them, visited them during office hours and etc.) Bunch of them didn’t need any help and they told him they can’t help him. I think the forth professor he contacted, needed some help with scanning bones. Which apparantly is a big deal in Anthropology. That was his foot in the door. After that it was a smooth sailing for him. He got involved with a lot of research, went on some expedition in Europe over the summer. </p>
<p>But dont forget, grades are the most important thing. My room mate was maintaining a 3.6 gpa while he was doing all this.</p>