oh my god! thank you so much. i had been meaning to do research and your video proved to be very helpful. i got a response from the professor some days ago and i couldn't be happier. again, thank you for the help. :)
@@sheylaaviles1909 This video that Eleni made was very helpful and I made sure I wrote down every single detail. I also did my personal research about how to cold email professors. I live in NYC, so I looked up all of the local colleges near me and their labs. I found the emails of their labs and emailed all of them telling them my resume (what classes or ecs I took that relate to the lab), why I choose their lab, how I would be helpful, research from that lab that I enjoyed reading, etc. I think I emailed about 5-10 labs. I'm sorry this is delayed and I'm not sure if this is possible anymore because of what is happening right now, but as long as you don't give up and you continue emailing professors, you will get a spot. Also keep in mind, that there are a lot of research programs for high schoolers, so that you don't have to do this long process. I also ended up studying at Baruch College and did a research project with them for a year (much longer than the one at Columbia) because of a program i joined called STEP. Columbia also has a lot of programs for high schoolers as well (but I find them much harder to get into than cold-emailing them).
@@sheylaaviles1909 the biggest tip is to do your own personal research on cold-emailing as a high schooler. Continue to make different drafts of your email and try to make them personal to that specific lab.
@@anikamistry8263 hi i'm in 9th grade right now! could you maybe explain what you did to get your internship and what kind of previous experience you had?
Hi! I’m a sophomore interested in research, thank you for this video it was really helpful. During your interview did they ask for test score and transcripts? Did u email multiple professors form the same department?
If I want to do research in say, CS or Graphics - and I'm more of a beginner-intermediate in the field, how can I convince the professor to take me in?
any lack of experience you can make up for with excitement to learn! you can write/explain examples of being self-motivated in school or outside school, even if they're unrelated to the field, to prove to them that you're excited and prepared to learn
What if you send multiple emails to multiple professors and some of them respond with a yes. What do you do then, because now you have to reject some professors (of whom you said you were really interested in working with)?
yeah so i mean this is basically what you have to do with college apps too........like it's not really your fault for covering your bases and applying to more than one school. likewise professors will understand that they can't possibly be the only one you're contacting. definitely let them know that you appreciate their response and their willingness to take you on but unfortunately your summer plans have changed or however else you want to phrase it
Hi! This video was really helpful. Quick question though: I'm currently a junior, and I have done some research before at a summer research program (nothing too fancy--mostly collecting data for a meta-analysis). I am interested in doing a project on my own, though. I know that you said that you started emailing professors the summer before junior year, so would it be too late if I started looking up/emailing professors now, at the beginning of junior year (If I want to include this in college apps/enter research competitions)? If anyone has any insight please let me know. Again, this video was super helpful!
Ayush Bajaj start as soon as possible. Usually doing research is easier through a program. I live in NYC and I’m currently doing a research with a doctorate at a college on Saturdays. Look for research programs for high school students at your local colleges. Emailing professors is really hard to do and get through. I did get in once and all I really did was journal research at Columbia uni and discussed them with a post doctorate.
@@eleniarizona hi can you pls tell ..i want to research as an amateur astronomer or astrophysicist ...can you suggest any research group i can work with them after contacting them ..
hiii, im a high schooler and im interested in an internship related to psychology. i have psych and biology coursework and a good gpa but I don’t really have much prior experience or any extracurriculars related to the field. what should i put on my resume if i wanna email professors?
Would you recommend that the email stay short? Or is it better if you add details about yourself and questions that you have. I’m scared that the email is going to get super lengthy.
i have a bunch of questions i am so sorry i'm currently interning within a summer program at NIST that's like 7 weeks long; do you know if colleges value independent research with a university more or if interning at a federal corporation (like fda, nih, nist etc) over the summer shows just as much dedication and interest? also since my internship was only 7 weeks long, there was no way i could get involved in writing a paper (i did create a poster and present it at the poster colloquium or whatever). do you know if it still counts as "research" if i didnt participate in writing a paper? and if my internship is still valued as much as like writing a paper lol
i think working at a federal corporation is just as valuable! it definitely still counts as research. and it's absolutely not a requirement to write a paper, unless you're submitting to siemens/regeneron
But to get into research its necessary to have a deep level of knowledge in that specific topic.. so is it needed or ??.. plzz reply I want to do research I am an 8th grader right now( wanna start in 9 or 10 ) in india .. so can I get opportunities here as well
are research programs during the5 days of the week or on weekends? im afraid I wont be able to make a commitment because of my fall sport and thats why i am reluctant to send emails
yeah so if you're applying to an official program they're usually weekdays over the summer. but if you're just sending out emails, it's completely up to you and your professor to decide when you'll be at the lab. for me personally, during the school year i was only at the lab on monday evenings and sundays
freshman year might be a little too early to reach out to professors, so for now i'd recommend just exploring and learning about the field you're interested in as much as you can, so you can build a solid background in it, even if your classes in school don't cover it
Hi...I'm really interested in doing research😍. I want to know:is it expensive to participate in researches...like...how much money do I need?bc I'm in high school and pretty broke right now 😂😭. So can you tell me about the costs and things like that? I also want to know is it important to do research to get into a good university??? I really appreciate it if you answer my question.🙏🙏
hi! I'm a junior in highschool and am interested in doing research. When I went to the website of the college near me, it only said the research was for undergrad students, but it gave the emails of the professors. Should I still email them? Or am I probably looking at the wrong section of the website. (University of Houston is what I'm looking at)
it's pretty rare for high school students to do research so i don't think there'd be a page specifically dedicated for high school. you can just reach out to the emails under the undergrad page
Damn I was gonna do research at my local university but it got cancelled and I'm going into my junior year, so now I only have one summer to do research going into senior. Is it about what you do or how long you do it?
yeah it's definitely more about what you do than how long! and everyone's summers have been impacted this year, so i don't think it puts you at a disadvantage by any means
what would you say is the most convincing way to persuade them to let you assist with your research? I am afraid that they would mostly reject my request.
I am a chinese sophomore studying in china, I am very into molecular biology and want to conduct research on it, do you think 1 summer is enought to write a paper?Becuase obviously I live in china and cannot go every day to the lab, also do you know of any programs that conduct research in molecular biology? Thanks! Your video was very helpful!
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oh my god! thank you so much. i had been meaning to do research and your video proved to be very helpful. i got a response from the professor some days ago and i couldn't be happier. again, thank you for the help. :)
so how'd it go? :D
This was really helpful! Please don’t delete it I would love to look back on it
Thank you! I will be interning at lab at Columbia University this summer! So excited!
Kermit Do you have any tips? Do you mind emailing me at @Studytolearnaviles@gmail.com
Hi Kermit, how did you get an internship in Columbia?
@@sheylaaviles1909 This video that Eleni made was very helpful and I made sure I wrote down every single detail. I also did my personal research about how to cold email professors. I live in NYC, so I looked up all of the local colleges near me and their labs. I found the emails of their labs and emailed all of them telling them my resume (what classes or ecs I took that relate to the lab), why I choose their lab, how I would be helpful, research from that lab that I enjoyed reading, etc. I think I emailed about 5-10 labs. I'm sorry this is delayed and I'm not sure if this is possible anymore because of what is happening right now, but as long as you don't give up and you continue emailing professors, you will get a spot. Also keep in mind, that there are a lot of research programs for high schoolers, so that you don't have to do this long process. I also ended up studying at Baruch College and did a research project with them for a year (much longer than the one at Columbia) because of a program i joined called STEP. Columbia also has a lot of programs for high schoolers as well (but I find them much harder to get into than cold-emailing them).
@@sheylaaviles1909 the biggest tip is to do your own personal research on cold-emailing as a high schooler. Continue to make different drafts of your email and try to make them personal to that specific lab.
@@manochow7145 Check the comment above^ I haven't done this process in a while, so I'm sorry if my tips aren't the best
Please do a video on how you got a 35 on the ACT
thanks for the idea!
YES!
Thank you soooo much r
Seriously
Thank you sooo much for posting this video!!!!!
when should I be sending out these emails to the professor? Should I be sending them before summer, or is it possible to do it during the school year?
Thanks Eleni, this was really helpful :0
Did self studying an AP help you with the “intellectual vitality” portion of the Stanford application?
Hi Eleni, Can you start your research in 9th or 10th grade of high school?
I started in 9th grade and did it for 4 years and that really set me apart because I could show colleges my progress and commitment to the lab
Niyati Srivastav there is no grade limit for starting research. As long as you’re in highschool.
@@anikamistry8263 hi i'm in 9th grade right now! could you maybe explain what you did to get your internship and what kind of previous experience you had?
@@anikamistry8263 hi i am also in 9th class ..how can i research with a group ..i really want to pls answer pls
dang... so i guess having completed only bio and chem sophmore year isnt enough ))):::
?? what do you mean i didn't take physics until junior year
oh shit sorry I thought u took physics sophomore year I was like wtf
Hi! I’m a sophomore interested in research, thank you for this video it was really helpful. During your interview did they ask for test score and transcripts? Did u email multiple professors form the same department?
Thank you, Eleni!
Hey can we pursue our own research project having a an advisor, who just reviewed the work.
Is it good to pursue research on our own
If I want to do research in say, CS or Graphics - and I'm more of a beginner-intermediate in the field, how can I convince the professor to take me in?
any lack of experience you can make up for with excitement to learn! you can write/explain examples of being self-motivated in school or outside school, even if they're unrelated to the field, to prove to them that you're excited and prepared to learn
@@eleniarizona Thank you so much!
What if you send multiple emails to multiple professors and some of them respond with a yes. What do you do then, because now you have to reject some professors (of whom you said you were really interested in working with)?
yeah so i mean this is basically what you have to do with college apps too........like it's not really your fault for covering your bases and applying to more than one school. likewise professors will understand that they can't possibly be the only one you're contacting. definitely let them know that you appreciate their response and their willingness to take you on but unfortunately your summer plans have changed or however else you want to phrase it
thank you!
Hey so I was just wondering what college you were referring to when you said it had a good computer science research program.
Hi! This video was really helpful. Quick question though: I'm currently a junior, and I have done some research before at a summer research program (nothing too fancy--mostly collecting data for a meta-analysis). I am interested in doing a project on my own, though. I know that you said that you started emailing professors the summer before junior year, so would it be too late if I started looking up/emailing professors now, at the beginning of junior year (If I want to include this in college apps/enter research competitions)? If anyone has any insight please let me know. Again, this video was super helpful!
Ayush Bajaj start as soon as possible. Usually doing research is easier through a program. I live in NYC and I’m currently doing a research with a doctorate at a college on Saturdays. Look for research programs for high school students at your local colleges. Emailing professors is really hard to do and get through. I did get in once and all I really did was journal research at Columbia uni and discussed them with a post doctorate.
Also, what was the research about?
Like, how did you know what to do a project on as a high schooler?
mine was a psych project, my mentor definitely helped me brainstorm my idea
@@eleniarizona hi can you pls tell ..i want to research as an amateur astronomer or astrophysicist ...can you suggest any research group i can work with them after contacting them ..
hiii, im a high schooler and im interested in an internship related to psychology. i have psych and biology coursework and a good gpa but I don’t really have much prior experience or any extracurriculars related to the field. what should i put on my resume if i wanna email professors?
Hey Elena, I was wondering whether you used a resume and needed one or you just emailed them with qualities about yourself. Thanks!
this video is very helpful! i’m an upcoming junior, and i was wondering if it’s too late for me to begin research with a college?
Would you recommend that the email stay short? Or is it better if you add details about yourself and questions that you have. I’m scared that the email is going to get super lengthy.
no don't make it short! put a lot of passion into it
Okay good because I have a lot to say! Thanks :)
i have a bunch of questions i am so sorry
i'm currently interning within a summer program at NIST that's like 7 weeks long; do you know if colleges value independent research with a university more or if interning at a federal corporation (like fda, nih, nist etc) over the summer shows just as much dedication and interest?
also since my internship was only 7 weeks long, there was no way i could get involved in writing a paper (i did create a poster and present it at the poster colloquium or whatever). do you know if it still counts as "research" if i didnt participate in writing a paper? and if my internship is still valued as much as like writing a paper lol
i think working at a federal corporation is just as valuable! it definitely still counts as research. and it's absolutely not a requirement to write a paper, unless you're submitting to siemens/regeneron
Thanks for this great discussion video.
You're a beast
But to get into research its necessary to have a deep level of knowledge in that specific topic.. so is it needed or ??.. plzz reply I want to do research I am an 8th grader right now( wanna start in 9 or 10 ) in india .. so can I get opportunities here as well
Eleni! This is so surprising because I did the exact same thing (emailing professors) right before I saw you video!!!
hahaha what an awesome coincidence! best of luck!
are research programs during the5 days of the week or on weekends? im afraid I wont be able to make a commitment because of my fall sport and thats why i am reluctant to send emails
yeah so if you're applying to an official program they're usually weekdays over the summer. but if you're just sending out emails, it's completely up to you and your professor to decide when you'll be at the lab. for me personally, during the school year i was only at the lab on monday evenings and sundays
What did you do your research on?
Hey Eleni! What can I do as a freshman to pursue research?
freshman year might be a little too early to reach out to professors, so for now i'd recommend just exploring and learning about the field you're interested in as much as you can, so you can build a solid background in it, even if your classes in school don't cover it
Hi...I'm really interested in doing research😍. I want to know:is it expensive to participate in researches...like...how much money do I need?bc I'm in high school and pretty broke right now 😂😭. So can you tell me about the costs and things like that?
I also want to know is it important to do research to get into a good university???
I really appreciate it if you answer my question.🙏🙏
for me, besides transportation, i didn't have to pay any money to conduct research. some programs will actually give stipends too!
eleni arizona thank you for answering. 😍😍🙏🙏
hi! I'm a junior in highschool and am interested in doing research. When I went to the website of the college near me, it only said the research was for undergrad students, but it gave the emails of the professors. Should I still email them? Or am I probably looking at the wrong section of the website. (University of Houston is what I'm looking at)
it's pretty rare for high school students to do research so i don't think there'd be a page specifically dedicated for high school. you can just reach out to the emails under the undergrad page
Christine Abreo hiii there is an research program at the university of Houston for computers for high school I did it last summer
Damn I was gonna do research at my local university but it got cancelled and I'm going into my junior year, so now I only have one summer to do research going into senior. Is it about what you do or how long you do it?
yeah it's definitely more about what you do than how long! and everyone's summers have been impacted this year, so i don't think it puts you at a disadvantage by any means
what would you say is the most convincing way to persuade them to let you assist with your research? I am afraid that they would mostly reject my request.
Jonathan Zhu don’t be afraid the worst they will say is no thank you
did you have to submit a letter of recommendation?
to my research mentor? no he didn't ask for one
and what's the requirements for research, do you have to have specific skills to get involved or can you just reach out if youre interested?
nah i think you just have to be interested and be able to handle yourself professionally
What’s your major?
Which grade do you do it?
started summer before junior year
Wow..... Can I get the Professors email? Lmaooo
Nice
I am a chinese sophomore studying in china, I am very into molecular biology and want to conduct research on it, do you think 1 summer is enought to write a paper?Becuase obviously I live in china and cannot go every day to the lab, also do you know of any programs that conduct research in molecular biology? Thanks! Your video was very helpful!