<p>How would I go about finding places to maybe help a professor/researcher with experiments and stuff.</p>
<p>Im a sophomore in HS with a 4.0 GPA and im takign Ap bio so that could be helpful. im looking for thigns that i could do THIS year/this summer in my spare time. I'm already planning to apply to RSI and other internship places during the summer after my JR year but Id like to get some research experience before then so
1) Im more familiar with the setting, tools, lab, etc.
2) Have experience to put on my resume when applying to more of these internships.</p>
<p>if you live near any college campuses or research labs, try contacting professors/researchers there. perhaps hospitals? shadow a physician? (i mean, i'm assuming that you'll want to pursue something along the lines of bio/med.) definitely contact staticsoliloquy about this (he was accepted to RSI last summer) and search previous RSI threads. however, i do believe that he and many others have said that it's difficult to get in if you do everything JUST TO get in. you know what i mean? you really have to have this sort of pure passion for science, if that makes any sense. i mean, people with perfect scores and research experience get rejected all the time.</p>
<p>I am in the exact situation, except my gpa is not quite 4.0. I am a sophmore taking AP Biology and I want to do something productive this summer (scientific reseach). Next summer, I plan on applying to RSI because only juniors are allowed. I am New York, and I have a few places in mind for this summer. Where do you live?</p>
<p>killaerone, NY is a great place to do research particularly if your in the NYC, Westchester, LI area...I spent my four years doing so and will be attending Johns Hopkins in the fall. If you are interested in ways to get involved, tips, anecdotes or anything, IM me at AOBSynapse the same goes for anyone interested in research. During my time in high school i was in 3 labs, published, Westinghouse Semi, the whole 9 so anyway i can help, let me know!</p>
<p>If you live in New York - you get so many research opportunities - and so many competitors for RSI.</p>
<p>If you live in Wyoming, you get almost no research opportunities - and almost no competitors for RSI.</p>
<p>if you live in Washington (like me), it'll be hard finding research opportunities 'cuz you'll have to e-mail professors and there are no state-wide research programs but it's possible.</p>
<p>hey i got my psat back, VERY dissapointed 1160/1600 and writing was horrible, do you think i can submit my 1160 and update with a later score from march 12(new sat) or january 22nd(old sat) or will the admission process be completed by then?</p>
<p>this is going to come across as arrogant but i dont mean it to me. Intel and Siemens (though i submitted to both and was a Semi with Westinghouse) are not the epitomy of high school research opportunities. I was able to go way beyond typical stuff because, i believe at least, of my genuine passion and capability. I don't go to either of the high schools the previous poster mentioned but do live in New York and as i said have had the chance to work in 3 major laboratories. Depending on the type of research you are doing, you may be doing different things in the lab. Right now I am mentoring Freshmen-Juniors on their research and its really case specific. Hit me up on AIM or via email ( i think its listed in my profile) if you want more info, as i said. Hope everything works out! All the best</p>