Any research program to apply for graduating high school senior?

worriedmomucb
Mon, 11 Dec 2023 01:01:11 +0000

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.