<p>So I just got the e-mail inviting me to join the UROP and get involved in faculty-mentored undergraduate research or creative projects</p>
<p>Personally, I'm a business econ transfer student and this is my first quarter here at UCI</p>
<p>I'm wondering if I should join the program, or just wait for next quarter or something...</p>
<p>Anyone knows more specifically about UROP and your responses will truly be appreciated!</p>
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<li><p>are you interested in doing research? if not, end here.</p></li>
<li><p>you can do plenty of research without doing the UROP program. benefits include: a (small) scholarship. it might only be for research related things, not tuition or personal school things. and you cant really do things like buy laptops for “research”.</p></li>
<li><p>you will probably have to give a presentation at some point (symposium)</p></li>
<li><p>you may have to go to little mini conferences/seminars at uci. </p></li>
<li><p>you can get credit (although you dont need UROP for that).</p></li>
<li><p>there is a small chance you can be paid (most common during summer).</p></li>
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