<p>I started research late my sophomore year, but didn’t have any pertinent skills I could bring to the table. I don’t know how many jobs you applied to, but I’ve never known anyone to have difficulty in landing a lab position of some sort (of course, if you’re aiming to get paid, that’s another problem). If you’re still intent on it, ask around – try your TAs and professors. Even if they don’t have room in their labs, they might know of someone else.</p>
<p>As a TA, I sent out regular notices of our company’s open internships and got many positive replies, even from students I hadn’t seen in a few quarters. In fact, my current Pfizer replacement was my former Chem 6B student. I also got one of my Chem 4 students into the same department – she started right after freshman year. It pays off to be nice to people with connections! :)</p>