<p>I’m performing research in a lab with a PhD mentor and a bunch of grad students for six weeks. I will produce a poster and a 12 page paper. The lab is a ChemE lab and I plan to major in ChemE in college</p>
<p>I interview for an Ivy. Every kid-and I mean every kid-- I interviewed had done some sort of research over the summer at a lab. A few got admitted; most didn’t. It’s impossible to say how much this or that piece or your application package will help or hurt your admissions chances at this or that school. </p>
<p>That said, it sounds like a great opportunity to get experience and explore ChemE as a career, so it’s clearly a plus in that respect.</p>