<p>I recall being told that Thanksgiving is a good time to begin thinking about SURF. I'm a freshman at Olin right now. I'll probably be majoring in ECE, but my interests are wide and I'll enjoy a summer project in a lot of things ranging from math to astronomy to of course engineering. So what should I be doing now?</p>
<p>I'm confused as to your question. As far as I know, a SURF is with only one professor, so you'll need to pick a professor you want to work with and then discuss the matter with them. The key thing is finding a professor who wants to work with you and hopefully wants to fund you if Caltech doesn't (supposedly Caltech has very limited funding for students from other schools).</p>