How do you get a research job in high school?

naansian
Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:31:18 +0000

Generally, I suppose it would be nice to have a general background about the field in which you want to research but not too much. For professors who contact you back, I suppose you can read their published papers and see what their research is about but I dont think they expect too much from a high school student. I think taking the initiative to contact them is a lot. The best time in my opinion to ask for research is over the summer because most of the replies from the professors I’ve asked said to check back with them during the summer. If you have time, it would probably be nice to start research as soon as possible. Maybe you’ll be lucky and find a professor willing to accept you now. Just try to find professors at nearby universities. Some professors dont stay in their lab on weekends so I dont know how that would work but I go to my lab about 2-3 times a week for like ~1.5 hours after school.