<p>I actually know a few people who are currently doing research. Two of them are freshmen. The first one is an extremely bright Regent’s scholar who does some sort of biological research.
The other one has prior experience doing research last summer, and she too is doing biology research.
I talked to someone who has been doing research for three years and he says there are a few ways of landing a research position:
- Take a professor’s class, do very well in it, build a relationship with him/her and assist the professor.
- Contact a professor whose course you did not take but whose research you are particularly interested in. After several email conversations, you could land a position. </p>
<p>I also heard from one professor that in order to be an assistant, you should be either:
A) extremely meticulous and good at following directions
or
B) able to approach experiments in unorthodox manners.</p>
<p>I hope this information is helpful to you.</p>