<p>i was actually talking about my current research project (started last summer). i’ve been working on it for maybe 7 months now…the majority of that was planning, getting donations for materials, etc. though. i should probably start contacting profs for this summer…wow, how the time flies. are most labs filled by january?
the thing is, i did really like doing my own stuff. i’m not sure if a lab internship would entail just doing menial stuff or what…in your experience, do most professors actually care about your ideas or do they just use you for the free work? i guess that’s putting it a little harshly, but getting an internship just to clean out test tubes is not very attractive to me especially when i could be making money to help out my parents.
anyway, the point is: have your research experiences been positive? are most professors willing to spend time with a high school intern’s project? what is the likelihood of developing an isef worthy project from a summer’s (or more, if you continue into the year) worth of research?</p>