<p>I want to do research (anything related to science: compsci/engineering/etc..) over the summer. I'm looking for someplace local. I am indifferent about the pay and other specifics as of now. Do you just go to a nearby university/college and ask for research opportunities?! Do you look up businesses in the newspaper? </p>
<p>thanks a bunch</p>
<p>My first time bumping and it's not even my thread =). </p>
<p>Did you apply to any summer programs?</p>
<p>I like universities</p>
<p>tigeruppercut: I plan on contacting nearby universities; for me, that would include: Santa Clara University and the University of California at Santa Cruz.</p>
<p>search the archives, then come back and ask more questions. This has been asked over and over.</p>
<p>The best experiances are those where you go to a university, they give you room and board, and be up there with peers that share your same dreams, staying up really late inside labs, chatting, eating midnight snacks...doing your research... going back and forth looking into each other's microscopes...</p>
<p>ok...I'm starting to freak myself out now.</p>
<p>But some of you....you know how it feels. :)</p>
<p>try sending emails to profs at local universities. for those that respond, set up an interview w/ them. discuss ur plans, ur goals, ur commitment, etc. see what each prof has to offer u. then choose 1 prof and work w/ him/her.</p>
<p>online archives (EBSCO and ProQuest). Though my county's library system i get free access to those databases along with NY Times archives (its available at their site too but this is all in one place and nice) and some other stuff - it's a sweet deal.</p>
<p>Henry</p>
<p>It's called researching. Research online. Or just come to JRI. xp</p>
<p>"online archives (EBSCO and ProQuest). Though my county's library system i get free access to those databases along with NY Times archives (its available at their site too but this is all in one place and nice) and some other stuff - it's a sweet deal."</p>
<p>i believe that tiger meant scientific research involving a laboratory.</p>
<p>hm... it sounds like you're doing everything in your power just for RSI or something of the like. anywho, i would recommend local colleges, companies, etc.. parents' connections help, especially if you're asian, like me. all of my parents' friends are in biomed, engineering, or compsci.</p>
<p>my dad is a chemist and owns his own laboratory. would colleges get suspicious and not like that i do research under him? Would lab reports and other proof of our work fix that? Or can I just not mention that my dad owns the laboratory</p>
<p>^why would they be suspicious, just because you work with your father? I think the fact your dad has his own lab is pretty cool, even unique.</p>
<p>bump, for my second question</p>
<p>dude i say work in ur dad's chem lab, but still try and find other places. working somewhere else would show initiative, and u would be able to get letters of rec (not saying ur dad can't give u one, but that would be kinda weird)</p>
<p>For anyone who has researched with a professor, do you have to propose a research project when you contact them? If not, how would you address them (in an e-mail)?</p>
<p>yea, i have the same question as killaerone.</p>
<p>in my mind right now:</p>
<p>hello professor.</p>
<p>i want to do research. can u give me some stuff to do?!</p>
<p>i have no idea,
tigeruppercut</p>
<p>lol or are you supposed to contact Dr. Jim Brown and say "Would you like to be my mentor and help me research: The effect of Hydrolytic Enzymes of DNA Polymerase in an Electrochemical gradient?"</p>
<p>.. yeah anybody?</p>
<p>Dear Dr. so and so:
I am a high school student interested in learning about scientific research. I came across your website recently, and the work that you are doing in your lab sounds very exciting. I read your paper(s), <strong><em><titles here=""></titles></em></strong>, and while I did not understand all of the details, I would like to find about more about your work. Eventually, perhaps next summer, I would like to conduct my own research in your field. Would you possibly be willing to mentor me during this process? If not, I'd appreciate it if you would pass along this letter to your colleagues.
Thank you for your time,
tigeruppercut</p>
<p>(include your contact info!)</p>
<p>Thank you very much, jenskate1.</p>
<p>Also - would I include academic credentials - or only if they ask for it later?</p>
<p>"I am taking calculus and have self-studied for AP Chemistry so I have skills in these fields."</p>