Questions about UROP

billcsho
Sun, 21 May 2017 12:55:15 +0000

I had several UROP students when I was working at UMich >15 years ago. I hope things do not change that much.
If you have interest in doing research, UROP is definitely a good starting point. If you are not sure about doing research, it would be a good opportunity to find out if you do or not. In addition, it can get you a reference for your future grad school or job application. Did you look into the MRC residential program too?
When you sign up for UROP, you may pick your interested areas. They will be hundreds of topics provided by the participating professors. There will be some kind of matching mechanism and you can pick the topics. The professors will then interview a few students and explain more details on the project. There are also summer UROP with or without pay.
Even without or after UROP, you may still approach the professors to ask for research possibility in any year. However, it would be easier if you already know the professor or you have done some research work like UROP previously.