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If all you did for a summer was PCR and run gels? If an interviewer asked you, and that was all that you had to say (namely, you didn't really make any contribution to the lab except perform repetitive tasks), would they think you were lazy/unmotivated?
Easier said than done.If you are going to mention having done research, you'd better know what the research is all about and why you are running the gels, and what you are looking for, etc. You are part of a team which is researching a bigger picture than your little part of it. Know the big picture and talk about that.
Easier said than done.
This is actually a concern of mine too
I've heard they ask you what "your goals" are and "your results." I don't know how many people applying MD have actually had their own independent results. "My" results are infact "our" results.. it's all collaboration. I would feel weird using "I" to answer research-based questions during interviews. The research has been going on long before I entered the lab.