@IAmNotCreativ My schools does math weird. I will take Calc AB next year, then BC in the fall of junior year and multi variable in the spring of junior year. BC is only 1 semester
@manspeak2u wouldn’t you need more time to master bc though?
So, I just found out that all of the high schools in my district that were built after the one I attend have the same architectural design. I have no idea why it’s messing with my head so much.
This is the patented Neophite Hitchhiker’s Guide to getting research for all you who want to know!
Location/Finding Opportunities:
You want to find a university/college/any type of lab that is pretty close- you can define pretty close however you want, but make sure you can drive there 2-3 times a week to work with the proffessor. Once you determine this place, visit their website for whichever department you are looking for. It will most likely list the profs and what research they are involved with. Don’t get to attached to any one prof’s research; odds are they’ll (they is now gramatically correct instead of he/she BTW) reject you.
Emailing:
Before you start sending emails out, spend half an hour to an hour making a “format.” This way, you just need to fill in the blanks. For example, here was my intro (I suggest you make your own, as it will show your own personality and flair, but you are welcome to use mine).
Hello Dr. ______ ! My name is Vivek, and I currently a high school student in New Jersey. Through the ___________ University website, I found out that you are conducting research about _____________. I find the research you are doing about to be ___________. has always been a strong passion of mine ever since I was introduced to it in ___________.
IMPORTANT You will most likely get rejected again, and again, and again. I was lucky to get a response early on, but even my guy hasn’t responded in a while. Make sure you are polite, and if you get rejected, take the time to say thanks for the chance and wish them luck. It shows maturity and grace.
Things To Consider:
- No one wants to work with high schoolers, so you have to make yourself sound mature. Don’t go in with the “IDGAF” attitude.
- You are asking to be part of the STEM community; this entails many hours in and out of the lab, so make sure you can afford it time wise (quote by G-Eazy, “If time is money, I need a loan”)
- Spend time reading their work and use it to kiss up to them in the email. Flattery will get you the job.
- Make sure you specify that you want to work as an UNPAID intern for them: college students may ask to be paid, so you want to remind them that a benefit of having you instead of them is the price tag.
CREDIT GIVEN TO: @PureMathIsFun for helping me get on my feet. I don’t wanna put him on the spot, but if you PM him, he’ll probably respond.
@awesomepolyglot, wow. The high school I attend is built the exact same as another high school in the district. They are the EXACT same.
How to prove High Schools congruent:
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@whimsicalwhims At most high schools, you either take the AB or BC track. Both are traditionally full year classes. At my schools, AB is a req for BC. BC normally includes everything AB does, plus more. My school teaches all the AB materials in one year and then the extra BC stuff in a half a year. So instead of taking AB or BC in one year, we take AB and BC in a year and a half.
@neophite Thanks, fam!
@neophite thanks! (:
@manspeak2u ahh ok that makes sense lol
@neophite In that email, I would include these points too: why do I want to do research, why with that professor, and why research in that field.
"You are asking to be part of the STEM community; this entails many hours in and out of the lab, so make sure you can afford it time wise " This is definitely true. Once you start working on a research, you will have to spend a lot of time thinking about stuff(about the problem that you’re working on).
Also, carrying out research over email/skype communication is also feasible, so I wouldn’t worry too much about specifically going to a lab nearby to do research.
Everything else on that post is pretty much true. While trying to get mentors, initially many people will either say no or not respond to your emails. But don’t stop trying. Feel free to PM me if anyone wants any help 
So awhile ago I was looking at a thread and the someone recommended looking up a person named studyblr on tumblr. So I was like “okay yeah this seems interesting” so I looked her up and found a bunch of studying-related tumblrs that post cute pictures of notes with their cute handwriting and now I can’t stop following these accounts like if I follow one I find another and I can’t stop pls help
No no @adiacs studyblr is magical and should be encouraged
I was just listening to The Planets and now I wish I could draw and animate so I could make a mini-movie type thing set to the music.
@adiacs I wish my notes were color coded and neat and readable and stuff. Mine is just boring bullet points.
On a side note, does anybody else find satisfaction in filling up a full page of notebook paper on one topic you are learning about?
@manspeak2u just writing neatly is satisfaction to me
I know but now I’m gonna be obsessed like I’ve already followed like 40 similar accounts :(|) @awesomepolyglot
@adiacs I started color coding my notes ever since I followed studyblr, so since about a year ago, and my notes look magical (:
Two hour delay…woooooo…
No school!!!
I feel very satisfied just staring at neatly organized notes. I don’t, um, ever look back at them, though.
I think the real benefit comes from having to summarize and describe each topic in simple terms, for me. It helps me derive stuff!
@OMPursuit in classes where we are forced to take notes a certain way, or have to take notes on EVERYTHING because it goes toward the grade, I am less motivated to look at them. However, for classes like Biology, our tests are structured around “note packets” given by the teachers that we fill out together in class.
@adiacs @whimsicalwhims I’ll be lucky to bring a pencil to school, so rarely if at all do I have colored notes. The blue on my lined paper is pretty intense, so that is appealing to me. I enjoy looking at my handwriting (my friends tell me it’s its own font- Windings 4) so that motivates me too. Besides, I would take a year to write a page of notes in color.
Anyone here have to do Cornell Notes for History? This year it is mandatory, but it works so well for me that I am considering using it in other S.S classes
@neophite We had to do Cornell notes for all of 7th and 8th grade, so now I can’t bring myself to willingly do them.