Any research program to apply for graduating high school senior?

Please provide recommendation to apply for research program in biology / pre-med for graduating high school senior.

I think the best and only way to secure a research thing for a new HS graduate is by reaching out to people doing research to see if they might welcome this kid.

Keep in mind, a first time “research assistant” in a lab is likely to be doing things like feeding creatures, and the like.

What does this student hope to be doing.

My daughter got several research positions when she was a high school senior just by cold contacting professors at local-ish universities who were working in areas of interest to her. Keep in mind, she got far more nos (or ignores) than she got yeses…But she did get a few yeses and had a great experience (even got her name on a peer-reviewed publication which later led to a conference presentation). She also was able to get a research internship at a local government bio lab spring semester of senior year (and is still working there now as a college freshman). Again, expect most people to either ignore you or politely decline. But that’s ok, because you really only need one or two to work out.

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And yes…the student needs to be the one reaching out!

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