The active role I played in experimentation and choosing what issues to follow in our research. I also liked the variety in each day of my internship—some days were spent doing optical alignment while others I spent with collaborators synthesizing gels.
What I wish was different
I wish we had worked with a greater variety of samples.
Advice
Work from the beginning to synthesize your research and summarize justifications for each part.
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Mountain Top Project Fellow at Lehigh University
May - August 2019 • Bethlehem, PA
What I liked
What I wish was different
More guidence
Advice
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Undergraduate research assistant
June - August 2019 • Bethlehem, PA
What I liked
Lots of hands on experience
What I wish was different
Advice
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Student Researcher
May - July 2019 • Bethlehem, PA
What I liked
What I wish was different
Advice
Look on the NSF REU sites page first for grad school experience in the natural sciences!
