Yale University interviewer said: "American universities attach great importance to what kind of research and internship programs students have participated in during their undergraduate years. If the applicant's academic background is not outstanding, it will also be rejected. " Different from universities in China, the admission standard of American universities is not postgraduate entrance examination, but students' academic background. Therefore, the design of scientific research and internship projects is very important for the application. No matter whether your application materials are rich or not, whether you have your own characteristics and advantages, there is much to be done. The experience of scientific research internship can not only help you understand the actual situation of related majors or industries, but also enrich the content of your later application materials. One of the main differences between China college students and American college students is their practical ability. Scientific research practice with a certain amount of gold can make up for it, reflecting your practical ability and research depth of applied specialty.

How to effectively plan scientific research practice?

For students who continue to apply for this major, the best research internship period is after they have a certain professional foundation, that is, after completing the professional basic courses. According to the curriculum of most colleges and universities, this time just falls in the summer vacation of junior year. Of course, you can also use your freshman and sophomore holidays to do scientific research practice, but it depends on the effect of practice. Many times, without the foundation of professional courses, scientific research practice will become a walk-on to run errands and do odd jobs, and the gold content will be greatly reduced. Empathy, internship units also hope that your professional ability can be used by them. With professional ability, you can naturally compete for better internship opportunities, learn more things and achieve a win-win situation.

If you want to apply for a major, you need to plan your research internship as soon as possible. First of all, you need to know whether this major is suitable for you. Second, you need to find out the defects in your professional background through scientific research practice and adjust your subsequent learning direction. Experts who study in Baili Tianxia suggest that the first scientific research internship should not be too long. After a preliminary understanding of related industries and majors, determine the application objectives, then prepare for the language test as soon as possible, and set aside at least one month for a more in-depth and valuable professional scientific research internship in the summer vacation of junior year.

For students and friends, how to find a suitable research internship opportunity is also a "difficult point". On the one hand, we can take the initiative to use various resources, such as parents' personal connections, teachers' professional recommendations, open recruitment of companies and enterprises, and so on. On the other hand, we should also try to find professional study abroad institutions to assist in the completion.

Because you want to be recognized by the admissions officers of famous American universities, you are competing for your comprehensive ability, ideological realm and personal characteristics. How to make a scientific research internship with content, depth, innovative value and professional achievements still needs comprehensive planning.

I hope I can help you ~