Doing research for credit--what's the point?

[thebillsfan]

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I'm considering doing research for credit next semester...I'd do research anyway (have been in my lab for over a year), so I thought I might as well do it for credit as the only extra "burden" is an hour long meeting every other week with other people doing research for credit. I don't really need the credit, though, because I'll have plenty of credits to graduate. So is there actually a point to doing research for credit besides the actual credit? Does your grade get put into the BCPM GPA calculation (at my school at least, it's an easy A)?

 

[GoSpursGo]

Yep, it does get put into your BCPM calculation (assuming it's through the Bio or the Chem department).

No real reason not to take the easy A...

 

[vickpick]

hmm.... i have a couple of friends who stopped doing it for credits since they had to write papers and stuff for a grade.. their PI was really abt learning reseaching techniques and stuff.. so they quit his lab...lol.. now they're in my boat trying to find someone else to research with 😛

 

[TooMuchResearch]

Getting credit for research allows you reduce your normal course load and focus more on the research. Of course, they do it P/F at my school to prevent us from bumping up our GPAs.

 

[sully677]

I did the class as well, easiest A in college...