High School Research Opportunities

iamnotironman
Tue, 05 May 2015 02:03:22 +0000

Ok so I go to a relatively small school that isn’t focused on STEM whatsoever, and a lot of people on CC mention doing research while in high school. I know some colleges have intensive research programs, but all of them I’ve seen take up like the whole summer, cost 5000+, or are very selective. I just want to know if there are other opportunities besides these time-consuming monsters and what to expect if I want to apply to one. BTW I’m a sophomore and I’m not interested for this summer because it’s most likely too late.

And also cause I’m kinda curious- how do the competitors even begin to do their own research for big science competitions like Intel???Like do they conduct their own experiments in high tech labs and work with professors!?! Haha sorry if this seems kinda stupid, but I just was never exposed to this kind of stuff before CC