<p>What do you guys think about this? Should I try to get involved? I have a lot of experience with electronics, sensors and programming, mostly just messing around with Arduino boards. But I'm still a freshman. Should I try to get involved or should I just focus on classes for this first year? Or even more ambitious, how about trying to get an internship? I know I'm eventually going to get involved, but I'm not sure about my chances in the first year.</p>
<p>You should get involved. It is going to open up many opportunities such as scholarships, RA ships, internships and better chances to go into grad school. If you have a good research, you can publish it. I highly recommend it. I did lots of research, and most of it was counted as independent study, you can get credit for it. (If you do independent study and you do well, most likely, you will get excellent recommendation letters from faculty) good luck</p>
<p>Thanks elyan11. So how do you usually get involved? Do you go onto UW website and look at the opportunities, or should you just ask your teachers if they know of any? I’ve always like asking because for me it creates a more formal bond. But during orientation they told me otherwise.</p>
<p>@simba27 There is a research introduction class that you can take. For freshmen, it’s GEN ST 391 section D. I personally signed up for GEN ST 391 section N, which is undergrad research for transfer students.</p>
<p>More information here:
<a href=“Students | Undergraduate Research Program”>Students | Undergraduate Research Program;
The “Research Exposed” course:
<a href=“https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=AUT+2014&SLN=15148”>https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=AUT+2014&SLN=15148</a>
More information about that course:
<a href=“Undergraduate Research Program”>Undergraduate Research Program;
<p>I went to the professors directly and talked to them about it the research that you would like to conduct.
Some professors might be very welcoming and others might politely apologized for being too busy :). Some professors might need research assistants/interns who knows. You can always talk to your advisor and ask him/her about research opportunities. </p>
<p><a href=“UW Undergraduate Research Program”>https://www.facebook.com/undergradresearch</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/students/find/atuw.html”>http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/students/find/atuw.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://webapps.ued.washington.edu/opportunities/Opportunities.aspx”>http://webapps.ued.washington.edu/opportunities/Opportunities.aspx</a></p>
<p>Marry gate halls may have info about internship opportunities. </p>
<p>Go to the Undergraduate Research Program in Mary Gates Hall or even just browse their website. That is where I went when I wanted to do research and thus I applied to the Summer Institute for the Arts and Humanities and was selected to participate. Not only did I get a generous scholarship to conduct research, I was named a Mary Gates Scholar, worked with amazing faculty, and was able to present my work at a symposium at the end of summer. Because of building a relationship with URP and faculty mentors, I now have a long term faculty advisor for the continuation of my research and opportunities for more scholarships.</p>
<p>Jsmith210, This is amazing. And if you want to proceed with grad school, you will have a great chance to become a research assistat and or a TA. </p>
<p>Thanks for the help everyone. I shall look into research and/or other opportunities soon.</p>