Mayo SURF After Freshman Year?

[therealbacon]

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Hello all, has anyone gotten into a competitive Summer Research program like Mayo's after their freshman year or is it too much of a long shot? In addition to academic success, how involved were you in your research (were you already published)? I'm interested in Mayo in particular because of my interest in diabetes.

 

[Xenops]

I find that to compete for such research opportunities, previous research experience and having upper-level sciences are a must. Do you have these already as a freshman?

*Edit: AFTER you are a freshman?

 

[therealbacon]

I'll be done with at least one paper (hopefully I could get it published by the time I submit my application) but I won't have any upper level science courses. Would my engineering major make me more marketable? Are there any less competitive programs that are geared towards those with little research experience/rising sophomores that you can reccomend?

 

[osprey099]

For any of these competitive summer research programs, you will need to know someone on the inside or you need to have extensive research background