How can I be helpful at an internship?

e_w_13
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 22:29:12 +0000

I am currently in the process of cold-emailing professors at my local university because I’m interested in getting a physics internship for the fall. While I know that the chances of me getting a response are slim to none, I’m still going to try.

My question is, what value can I provide to the lab? I know I can’t actually contribute to the bulk of the research, but there must be some task that I can do. I took AP Stats this year, so I have some experience with data analysis. Is this enough? Should I mention it on the email? I know a little bit of Python, but no other programming languages. Should I mention that?

What other value can I provide? Or else, what basic skills can I pick up over the next few weeks?

Thanks.