Undergrad research

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<p>I’m starting to think about getting a job my freshman year. I’d really like to work in a bio lab, maybe at the hospital. Is it possible for 1) freshman to find positions in labs 2) find <em>paying</em> positions? I found the UG research site for BioMed…<a href=“http://bms.brown.edu/bug/research.html[/url]”>http://bms.brown.edu/bug/research.html</a>, but it seems somewhat outdated. Could any current Brown students help me out? </p>

<p>Also, I’m interested in humanities research, like linguistics or history. Is that possible for freshman? </p>

<p>Any other comments on having a job freshman year, like if it’s difficult to do or balance with other stuff, would definitely be appreciated.</p>

<p>Thanks very much!</p>

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<p>you ought to be able to do research as a freshman in whatever you want, simply e-mail a few professors whose interests match your own. those who can take on another student will most likely contact you and ask to meet in person.</p>

<p>getting paid during your first two semesters for research is a little more difficult because you'd either have to apply for a competitive source of funding or be valuable enough to a professor to be paid through a grant. from your summer after your freshman year onwards, it becomes relatively easy to get a paid position. more funding sources open up, including ones just for PLME's (PLME's have their own funding for humanities and social science research as well)</p>