How do you get a research job in high school?

Ceaser
Sun, 09 Jan 2011 23:32:18 +0000

ya not to just post on this thread 5 years later but . . .

I’ve looked at some of the teachers at my local university (which is a large low key state average act 22 school where I would for sure be more competitive than the average college student) and have found some professors that I would really be interested in doing research with. Now how should I go about contacting them? There is one I REALLY want to do research with so I don’t really want to contact a bunch to start so I can’t really learn from trial and error, but I can from you guys!

If I would email him, what would I say? If he would think about it I’m sure he would agree, but that is what I need to make him do - think about it. Do you think I should attach a resume which has some really good stuff in? I am around the campus all the time also and it isn’t out of the way so an option definitely is going in at their office hours. What is better email or stopping in and dropping off and resume giving a pitch and then saying please think about it. I don’t want to overwhelm any of them, I really want them to think through the advantages of FREE LABOR!!!

Also my biggest dilemma is when to contact these people. I want to do research this summer so the issue is I don’t want to be to early and I don’t want to be too late and have the positions lined up. Also, it would be nice to wait till the end of march when I would officially be named valedictorian to possibly put on my resume but putting my rank would be the same thing I suppose.

What do you guys think? Thanks!