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I need advice on what to do.
First off, let me just say that I sincerely enjoy research and started for the exposure. But let me also say that I would find it pleasant to be able to publish in a laboratory after a lot of work, or something of that nature. I don't think I stick out as superficial when I say that, I know a lot of us feel this way.
I started research in a lab spring of freshman year. It was a good experience and I enjoyed it. The professor will be my Human Physiology prof fall semester. I went home for about 2 months and came back (OOS) to continue. Things are slow in the lab and he asked me to standby until he can get things efficient. My problem is that there are way too many undergrads in the lab all looking for the same thing, with not enough work to do. And I am not exactly at the canopy of the forest. Nonetheless I will continue to research, when it starts again.
The research is in Neuroscience but I am a Molecular Bio major.
Now I am considering going to another lab. One because it sucks if there is not enough work to do in a lab. Second because if I do research in my major there are more opportunities available.
Now I am looking at a specific professor. He is accepting undegrads but right now only has grads and post-docs at his lab. On top he is very famous for his work, published in Nature, studied under James Watson- a baller basically. His research fits my major well but I am afraid his lab will be intense and kind of hard to stand out in- again, lots of grads.
What would you do? Continue in a lab you're not going anywhere in, or join this lab I described (if I can)?
First off, let me just say that I sincerely enjoy research and started for the exposure. But let me also say that I would find it pleasant to be able to publish in a laboratory after a lot of work, or something of that nature. I don't think I stick out as superficial when I say that, I know a lot of us feel this way.
I started research in a lab spring of freshman year. It was a good experience and I enjoyed it. The professor will be my Human Physiology prof fall semester. I went home for about 2 months and came back (OOS) to continue. Things are slow in the lab and he asked me to standby until he can get things efficient. My problem is that there are way too many undergrads in the lab all looking for the same thing, with not enough work to do. And I am not exactly at the canopy of the forest. Nonetheless I will continue to research, when it starts again.
The research is in Neuroscience but I am a Molecular Bio major.
Now I am considering going to another lab. One because it sucks if there is not enough work to do in a lab. Second because if I do research in my major there are more opportunities available.
Now I am looking at a specific professor. He is accepting undegrads but right now only has grads and post-docs at his lab. On top he is very famous for his work, published in Nature, studied under James Watson- a baller basically. His research fits my major well but I am afraid his lab will be intense and kind of hard to stand out in- again, lots of grads.
What would you do? Continue in a lab you're not going anywhere in, or join this lab I described (if I can)?