<p>UVa has been one of my top choices for a long time (and I just got a likely letter! Woo!). I applied to the Engineering School, and I've been wondering... Are there opportunities for undergraduates to get involved in research on campus? I've noticed that UVa doesn't really push this aspect in the literature they've sent, but it's definitely something I want to be involved in for the next few years/rest of my life. If anyone has answers or experience, I'd appreciate it!</p>
<p>Your first stop should be: [Center</a> for Undergraduate Excellence, U.Va.](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/cue/]Center”>http://www.virginia.edu/cue/)</p>
<p>Also see:
[Research</a> at the University of Virginia](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/vpr/research.html]Research”>http://www.virginia.edu/vpr/research.html)
[The</a> Undergraduate Research Network, Center for Undergraduate Excellence, U.Va.](<a href=“http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/urn/]The”>http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/urn/)
[University</a> of Virginia Department of Biomedical Engineering: Undergraduate Research](<a href=“http://bme.virginia.edu/ugrad/research/]University”>http://bme.virginia.edu/ugrad/research/)</p>
<p>Two ways I’ve found are possible</p>
<p>1) actively look for professors’ work you are interested in and email them
2) excel in a lab section, show passion and interest and you might be approached by a graduate TA to help them in their labwork</p>
<p>And there are loads of others on Grounds, but those are the two ways I’ve gotten to know research opportunities.</p>
<p>yes, my brothers currently doing research with a new professor as a sophomore and he says you just have to look and ask people. hope this helps :)</p>
<p>There are tons of research opportunities. While not required, you are hurting yourself big-time for grad school or employment if you aren’t involved in research or at least internships. </p>
<p>I’ve been involved in full-time paid research last summer & will be doing the same this summer.</p>
<p>Galoisien’s suggestions are good. BIOM also has a lab tour each spring where you can explore various research areas. See Dean J’s link. Also, if you click on the various faculty bios, you will frequently see links to their labs. You don’t have to restrict yourself to SEAS either, there are opportunities in the bio, chem & physics labs as well.</p>
<p>don’t give up. A lot of professors will just trash your e-mail or not respond. to get my current lab position, I looked up the classes the PI was teaching, then got the sylabus for the class and went to talk to them during their office hours haha. It sounds a little tedious but it takes no more than 5 minutes and it’ll help you a lot more. It’s harder to press delete when you’re sitting right in front of them. For the last professor I went to, he said he didn’t need any help but he knew someone who was about to let go of one of their lab aides and needed a replacement. He gave me that professors’ contact information and I was able to get that job before anyone else knew about it. Put in a little effort, and you’ll get a lot back. :)</p>