What questions should you ask a professor?

10 Questions to Ask Your Professor

• What are your office hours?
• What can I expect from your class?
• How can I do well in your class?
• What is your teaching style like?
• I’m having trouble understanding the material.
• Are there any JJC scholarships that you think would be a good fit for me?

Can a high school student do research?

There are two main ways through which high schoolers can seek out research positions. You can either apply to a designated research program, or you can reach out to researchers and/or faculty of academic institutions on your own. There are two main ways through which high schoolers can seek out research positions.

How do high school students get research?

3 Tips for obtaining research experience:

1. Reach out to professors at a nearby college or university. Many college faculty have research labs in which they have students serve as Research Assistants.
2. Look up special programs near you. There are plenty of opportunities out there.
3. Don’t give up!

How do I start a research program in high school?

You can either apply to a designated research program, or you can reach out to researchers and/or faculty of academic institutions on your own. Many universities, government think tanks, and other laboratories or academic institutions have established summer research and volunteer programs for high school students.

What advice do you have for new research students?

Here’s some basic advice targeted at new research students. There are also many webpages about how to be a “good grad student,” which should also be useful to undergrads doing research. Make plenty of room. In order to make research your first priority, you may need to reduce your courseload or extracurriculars.

What to do if you don’t hear back from a researcher?

Email as many researchers as you can, because the yield rate for high school students is often low (again, researchers are very busy) 3. If you don’t hear back in two weeks, you can send a follow-up email by replying to your original email. If they still do not respond, move on and email other labs.

What is research and how do you get involved?

Research is simply the process of discovering new trends, ideas, or phenomenon, and this type of discovery can be made in any field, from engineering to history to art to political science. This may be good news for many of our readers, but the question still remains: how do you get involved with research, especially as a high schooler?