<p>^^And what? You can’t go ask professors to work in their labs during the summer months? Oh wait, many people at Vandy do just that. In fact many high schoolers do just that. The excuse of summer research is overrated. Just as a professor. I got a paid research position at one of the top public university (UMich) by just emailing a professor and I have friends who work at medical colleges. He technically could have taken anyone but he allowed me a chance to work in his lab. If high schoolers can do it (look at all those ISEF, ISTS, Siemens, JSHS finalists) so can college students. Oops, UPenn just became less special. Regardless, Penn is NOT WORTH the 100K+ dollars, especially if you are going to grad school or med school. I would save that money and invest it in stocks (but not really). Good luck!</p>
<p>P.S. You might argue that Vagelos provides seminars courses where you discuss research but you can get just as good of a discussion when you have lab meetings if you join a lab or if you join a journal club.</p>