Research?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hello, I'm a member who's been lurking here for information over the last couple of months lol, and I am a senior is HS. I understand that there are many pre-meds who never end up applying to medical school, but I don't think I'll be one of them. </p>

<p>That said, I always see people saying you should have a good amount of research, volunteering, ect. for you application (but pick something you enjoy, not just for med school right? I think I've done a good amount figuring out the basics :D) but my question is, is there a specific subject of research you should be conducting? For example, is it only research with a biology professor? Just trying to figure out what specifically is acceptable to count under that. Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>You can do research in just about any science or public health field. The real purpose of research is to demonstrate that you understand the scientific process. </p>

<p>One of my kiddos does research in cognitive and molecular neuroscience; the other (currently a MS2) did medium energy beam physics. I’ve also know a successful applicant who did research in climate change using peat bog soil coring and another who developed mathematical models of cell growth.</p>

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<p>Okay thanks for clearing that up!</p>