<p>This thread is for anyone who has done any sort of scientific research. I was wondering if you guys ever had a n internship that you did your research with or how an internship kick started your research</p>
<p>what do you want to know about it? (like how do you get it, or is it fun, or what does it involve)</p>
<p>i’ve done research before. not really an internship, i researched in a college lab under a professor and i guess my hs assistant principal got me to it, cause he has connections…so yea. hopefully i’ll work in a lab this year.</p>
<p>Research can be major plus. Not only is it a way to do something that you’re really passionate about, but also it legitimately helps for college if you use research the “right way.” Enter yourself into competitions and go win awards (it’s one of the best ways to make yourself stand out). Public health research does not necessarily require a lab. It helps to have a school rsch program.</p>
<p>do you think if i started out as an intern for about a couple of months the professor would allow me to conduct my own research eventually</p>
<p>and i want to know what it involves jsu and how would i enter some competitions</p>
<p>1) it depends on the research. you might be doing lab procedures, or if you can program you might do that. professors will usually understand you’re a high school student and tailor their demands accordingly.</p>
<p>2) that’s lengthy and complicated. check out intel, siemens, and isef. but journal papers are worth a lot more than competitions (if you can get one).</p>
<p>wow wow wow wow, everyone just stop for a second…what kind of scientific research can be done while still in HS?
What I mean is that, what can a HS kid (like me) find out that a PhD in that subject hasn’t?
Help me out guys, I wanna do research, but I don’t know on what, and everything I’m interested in woud be a little too hard for me to do individual research on.</p>
<p>Lol. The novel and useful research are usually top 10 intel STS/siemens papers.</p>
<p>Lots of people win gold (top 5% or something) at ISEF with BS papers that say basically nothing, and a PhD/PostDoc can already guess/conclude/know.</p>
<p>ohhhhhh lol, ok</p>
<p>well most of the time you don’t get your own project, but you can help a professor or grad student out with his. a lot of times research is a question of how much manpower you have (like how many people you have to do lab procedures) and the more people working on a project, the faster they get it done. so you can be a real help. and often the procedures aren’t hard and you can easily learn them in high school.</p>
<p>also, if you can program, some professors can’t (or feel like delegating). so you might be an asset that way. most of my projects were computer based.</p>
<p>and research can be really fun. so you should try it out (and not just for college) :)</p>