<p>Drek’thar…Why would you say I shouldn’t be concerned with research opportunities? I am looking to have direct faculty members I am at least somewhat interested in working with, so that I can be involved throughout the year. As I said before, I am definitely applying to graduate school so the aforementioned is necessary, for the experience AND for recs. </p>
<p>Thanks for those links though, it is a good point that I should consider the fact that other students may have done some of these programs and try to make my experience and the skills I retained stand out.</p>