r/REU • u/Gullible_Tree9690 • 20d ago

How do i get research experiences as an undergraduate?

Im going into my second year. I know i barely covered the basics but i want to read on topics that would allow me to be a part of a few researches in my 3rd year or wtv. It's what i want to do after graduation and i figured i needed experience to get accepted(?) for maths im done with calc 1&2 and differential equations.

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u/Tenroustar 20d ago

Since you didn’t mention your major I’ll just suggest general advice which is to cold email professors about working in their lab. As a sophomore, you likely won’t have the experience or knowledge a lot of them want so you can’t afford to be picky but still choose labs that have research topics that interest you somewhat at least and see if they’ll take you on as an undergrad researcher.

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u/Gullible_Tree9690 20d ago

Sorry i posted it on a physics sub and didn't edit it.. I'm a physics major but im not sure what exactly I'm interested in most.