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No. We want people who understand the scientific methodI am a non-traditional student who did not choose to pursue medical school until my senior year of undergrad (2020-2021). Doing my pre-medical coursework away from my alma mater/as an undeclared graduate student at state school is making it harder to cinch straightforward research opportunities.
Around here, I see people writing that research can be more than wet-lab gigs. I was wondering whether any of these experiences would qualify, given they are not strictly STEM-related. Any insight?
1. (240 hours) I was accepted to a program for entrepreneurs. First we were taught how to develop business models based on market research. Then we spent the summer conducting that kind of research to develop business models that would work in the region (rural Appalachia). This research included custom discovery interviews and projecting market growth in the short-, medium-, and long-term. At the end of the summer, we presented our business models (and 10-page market analyses) to a panel of industry experts. My model won second place for feasibility/potential impact.
No, no no2. (300 hours) I worked with a migrant education program. While volunteering, I observed the process of language acquisition by Hispanic migrants in the program. I wrote a report each week on my observations for my faculty advisor and presented on my findings afterwards to my school's Spanish Department. I also presented at a school-wide event, albeit more on my personal experience volunteering than the linguistic findings.
Nope.3. (??? hours) I wrote my senior thesis on a dying language previously spoken throughout the Mediterranean. My goal was to present a brief grammar of the language and explore the impact of COVID-19 on its decline. In the process, I learned to communicate in it and tracked down the remaining speakers in the Balkans and Middle East. I presented a poster on my findings at my school's research symposium, but the paper was not published anywhere