#1 Regret in Undergrad

Ookla
Tue, 08 May 2007 04:12:59 +0000

Can anyone give me some tips as to how to approach professors in order to get involved in research during undergrad?



Express an interest in their research work (read up a little on it beforehand) and maybe explain how working in a research lab would be important for your career goals. But I think most importantly, they want to know that you can commit a significant amount of your time to them and that you won’t flake out within a few days or weeks.

What I’ve heard as advice is that the “reply rate” is very low, so e-mail a bunch of professors and hope one of them is willing to take you on. Then set up a meeting.