Both my kids at an ivy (so a National University, but not a giant undergrad national university) had amazing research experiences as soon as they wanted (for one, junior year, the other starting at the end of sophomore year). One paid, the other I don’t think was (but I could be wrong). The work they were doing I found extraordinary (but that’s probably true of all of these experiences?). One child will be listed as an author on a major upcoming paper. I think both of them found it pretty easy to obtain these positions. They are close with their professors. One of them knew the professor from class beforehand; the other applied for the position and got it, and then got to know this particular professor. I agree that it sounds like opportunities abound at a range of types of colleges. I wonder if there’s a more objective way to find out if there really are more opportunities at different types of schools.
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