A Guide to Academic Research for High School Students: Finding and Managing your Lab Experience

Harvard recently stated that rigorous research can elevate

an application for admission. The University of Pennsylvania boasted about the number of applicants that had substantial research listed in their applications. Yale, Columbia, and Brown encourage research in their applications. Many other schools claim they consider research a plus for applicants.



It seems like overnight this has added yet one more standard by which to judge a college application. It also raises many questions: What type of research? Why? How do I find a research position? What can I learn or

accomplish if I do research?



If you are looking to supercharge your college application, pursue your passion, or discover whether doing research is for you, this book can help. Whether you’re considering a remote, short-term program or several years in a local lab, this book will help you find, maintain, and benefit from your hard work.

Dr. Robert Malkin is a Professor of the Practice of Biomedical Engineering and Global Health, Emeritus at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He is also the Academic Director of the International Research Institute of North Carolina. Bonnie Hale holds an MA in education and is an alumna of Stanford Publishing Courses (SPC). She was assistant editor for an academic research journal and has more than 25 years of experience in higher education, including 16 years at Stanford University, where she analyzed, wrote about, and disseminated federal research policies and funding information to faculty campuswide.