S01E31 -- Seek and Ye Shall Find, the Importance of Research Experience in Undergraduate Education

Summary: In this episode of the Unlikely Academics, cohosts Tommy and Jenny (sans Chris) discuss getting involved in research and finding ways to increase graduate school admission probability. They discuss ways to make connections with faculty both at one’s home institution but also in other institutions. Further, they discuss the benefits of bringing one’s skillset to offer value to a professor’s lab or research work. They discuss some of the misconceptions of seeking collaboration and researching different programs and areas of study to work with others. They conclude by offering some of their insights and ideas to help listeners find opportunities to collaborate and to ask for authorship on papers.