Research for credit

[BlueElmo]

Does it matter if I do research for academic credit, for pay, or for no credit and pay at all? Do adcoms care about this? Thanks a lot.

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[BNSN]

No.

Just be productive, and make sure it is a meaningful, long-term experience (i.e., don't spend 3 different summers in 3 different labs -- spend 2+ years in one lab).

 

[szhao]

i don't know man, i think doing things useful in different labs is an important part in understanding and exploring your options. i mean if you truly fall in love with a topic, stick with it. as for me, doing different things, contributing to each is not a bad thing. in fact for grad school this is often a good thing, increase faculty votes.