Third, working in a laboratory allows you to get to know the faculty and vice versa. It is unfortunate, but true, that some students receive a degree and never get to know any faculty outside of the classroom. Our faculty have national and international reputations in the scientific community. Their letters of recommendation are an important component of applications to graduate school or to potential employers. Fourth, the biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies tend to favor applicants with hands-on laboratory experience.
Some graduates go to work immediately as laboratory technicians.
It is a well known fact that it costs time and money to train new employees. Although we try to place students into labs, we cannot control acceptance policies. We will help you in this regard. This has not been a serious problem in the past. Thus, faculty are less motivated to take undergraduate researchers for only 1 year due to the lengthy learning curve associated with research projects.