<p>Hey everybody,</p>
<p>I'm currently a high school sophomore, and I've been talking to a professor about doing research with him over summer. I started off by e-mailing him, and he responded by saying he would like to talk to me in more detail. He asked me what time would be best for him to call me. </p>
<p>My question is: what should I do to be prepared? In my e-mail to him, I mentioned possible ideas for my research, and I also attached my CV. Do you guys know what are some possible questions he'd ask? Will they be extremely in-depth questions about my intended research area? Am I expected to know a lot? Because I really don't at all... Or will they be more general questions about what times I'm available to work and things like that?</p>
<p>Sorry if this is the wrong forum for this question, but I didn't know where else to ask.</p>
<p>It’s probably going to be more of a get-to-know-you kind of thing before he starts to ask you what the volume of the Sun is.</p>
<p>So kind of like an interview?</p>
<p>I ask questions to judge:
motivation, maturity, commitment and reliability.
be ready to discuss how this experience fits into your career goals.
It helps to have a working understanding of the research area, enough to describe why you are interested.</p>
<p>PS: If you want to end the interview quickly tell him/her it is to make you a stronger applicant for university X or Y</p>
<p>The Professor knows that you are a HS sophomore. He or she will not be expecting you to have graduate student (or even undergraduate level) knowledge. </p>
<p>Basic interview advice - dress nicely (jeans and a ratty T-shirt is not good), be yourself, answer honestly, don’t be afraid to say “I don’t know” (the Prof knows far more than you, your chances of BS-ing through a question are almost non-existant).</p>
<p>Finally – although one purpose of the interview is for the Prof to see if s/he wants to work with you, it’s also for you to determine whether you want to work for the Prof.</p>