<p>I'm really interested in science, and I would love to do research at some institution over the summer. But where and how? </p>
<p>Also, have you done any research before?</p>
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<p>Yes.</p>
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<p>Go to a university that publishes a lot of papers, like Caltech or MIT. (This is important since the quality of your advisor will determine if or where you publish.) See if they have seminar days or other occasions on which professors and students give talks about their work. Go up to the professor at the end of the talk. Say you're really interested in the research, and ask if you could work in their lab.</p>
<p>Professors like enthusiastic people. And free labor. :D</p>
<p>haha, yeah, free labor.</p>
<p>also, if you a looking for more structured programs specifically for high school students in mind, try googling research programs for high school in. Or better, go to a colleges web site and use their search.</p>
<p>some might even pay you with a stipend (i.e., under minimum wage, hahaha).</p>
<p>Of course, structured programs => professors will probably take your research less seriously ("oh, he's just another high school kid") and you'll have less of a chance to do independent work (than you would if you had worked with a professor by yourself), and therefore less of a chance at publication in some journal paper.</p>
<p>They're still good, though.</p>
<p>you don't need a professor etc. There's plenty of things you can do at home, though it depends what type of stuff you're into</p>
<p>Of course professor => easier to get your work published in journal papers*, and they'll be able to give you guidance on your work. (even if it's theoretical or computer-simulation stuff that you can do a lot of yourself -- talking to professors will give you a better idea of why the work's important, what work you should be doing, what you should do next, etc). If you're completely brilliant (or very dedicated) you might be able to figure these things out on your own (huge lit search!), but it's much harder. Especially since most cutting-edge research today is in topics that high-school kids don't see in schools.</p>
<p>(*if only because pictures in journal papers are like $250 each. not to mention you'd have to tangle with reviewers and such.)</p>
<p>It really depends on the people you know. If you go to a university with a well developed medical program, maybe you can see what you can do, even if it's just shadowing.</p>