Internships/Research as a Freshman?

Mwallenmd
Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:06:09 +0000

If you have not done so already I would recommend setting up an appointment with your academic advisor to discuss your questions with that person to begin with. Involvement with research/internships would look good on your resume but I feel that in most cases these areas should have some at least connection with your major. There is a lot of research being conducted in the Biomedical Engineering Department and I’m sure there would be opportunities for you to become involved with some of it at the appropriate time. IMHO for at least your first semester you should concentrate on doing well your studies, sent up good study habits and develop good time management skills, and then begin to explore involvement in these other areas in your second semester. These types of things usually work out best if they are well thought out and planned rather then just jumping into things for the sake of getting involved. I kinow of some students who jumped into these activities right away and then later found out what they had chosen was not of much subsequent interest/benefit to them but once they made a commitment they were stuck. Obviously this is just my opinion, others might feel differently. Best of luck to you.