Chance Me/Match Me for my son: sophomore looking for targets [MD resident, 4.0 GPA, <$70K, computer science/engineering or applied math]

He was wise to pick the niche research center he did. And congratulations to him for doing so and for capitalizing on that opportunity. But your anecdote doesn’t disspell the claim that professional relationships are hard to come by and large universities. You’ve simply demonstrated that it’s possible for the right kid in the right place under the right conditions. After all, it is a niche research center.

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