<p>There’s other indirect benefits to doing research, some of which will effect your college admissions, and some of which will make you a better college student.</p>
<p>1) You may have a keener interest in your course work after the summer because it may seem more relevant.</p>
<p>2) You make have a better sense of how knowledge is constructed, and that may cause you to be more interested in the background behind the science you learn. You may start to ask: How was this first discovered? What experiments were used? What were the competing theories at the time?</p>
<p>3) Grappling with something hard and time consuming will build both perserverence and stamina. Good in both school and life!</p>
<p>4) You will meet interesting people. They may write recommendations for you, or they may become friends and mentors.</p>
<p>Good luck and have fun with it.</p>