Will REU help for graduate school admissions?

YanksDolphins
Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:52:05 +0000

REU’s are useful when there are limited opportunities otherwise, such as in math (although unfortunately, the best math REU’s like Minnesota are filled with the most brilliant kids who could probably publish on their own anyway). As someone above pointed out, what you take out of it is more important. Grad schools are looking to see that you know what research requires and completing an REU provides a glimpse. That said, if you have other research experience at your school, then not going to an REU will not hurt you.