What are the values of conducting undergraduate research?
- Leads to a deeper understanding of your chosen discipline’s current practices and research
- Provides an introduction to how work is conducted in your discipline
- Teaches creative problem solving and communication skills
- Allows you to apply concepts learned in course work to real time situations
- Challenges you to demonstrate the ability to finish a project
- Offers you the chance to work closely with a faculty mentor (this is great when it comes time for you to ask for letters of recommendation!)
- Gives you the chance to present your findings at local, regional, and national conferences
- Makes you a more competitive applicant to graduate and professional schools
- Helps you explore potential career paths
