Northeastern vs Case Western Reserve

nanotechnology
Sat, 25 Apr 2015 10:37:01 +0000

If you’re looking at PhD programs, yes, research experience is a huge part of your application. In my opinion, though, co-op is one of the best ways to get research experience. If you do 2 co-ops you’ll have 12 months of full time research experince when you’re applying to grad school, which lets you get a lot more in depth than you can do in something like summer REUs. 2 of my co-ops have been in academic labs, and my third was in industry. I really feel like that made me application stand out when I was applying for fellowships.