labwork

I'm really lost on what constitutes "good" research. Does benchwork have to be involved for research experience to be considered competitive? For example, I have the opportunity to join a project focused on identifying factors that lead to a "false positive" for a particular screening test, and...

Just curious to see if this is consistent amongst different schools (and if you're comfortable please share which one). Are you required to make your own special trays, base+rims, do your own mounting, wax ups, teeth setups, pour, trim + duplicate your own models etc?? For those with digital...