How can I get an internship?

insert_creative_name
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:17:03 +0000

You don’t really need research experience to get a research internship in the first place. If you have some prior experience (e.g. math/physics competitions or some other ECs related to those subjects), put them on a resume, then cold email profs a cover letter with that resume attached.

You’ll have to email a lot of profs to get an internship if you don’t have a strong resume. If you do have a strong one, then you have more freedom and can target the professors that are studying the areas within math/physics that interest you the most.

If you do get an internship, make the most of it as you can put back on your resume for future cold-emailing. If you can get papers published, that would make you a compelling candidate for other professors at universities ranked much higher.