Hey,

I'm meeting a professor next week to talk about potentially doing my senior research project (Biochem 4b06) in his lab.

I would love any advice you guys have on how I should prepare, what to wear, what to expect, what questions to ask....

thank you!

Originally Posted by jaucep

Hey,

I'm meeting a professor next week to talk about potentially doing my senior research project (Biochem 4b06) in his lab.

I would love any advice you guys have on how I should prepare, what to wear, what to expect, what questions to ask....

thank you!

For my thesis interviews I just showed up with my normal clothes. What happens during the interview depends on the professor. I've had one professor just talk about his research and asked me if I'm interested. I also asked questions about his research while he was telling me about it. Another professor just talked about the actual thesis he has planned out (at least the initial parts since he can't accurately predict what the results will be) and asked me general knowledge questions (General to my program). Hopefully someone in biochem will stumble on this thread.

Depends on who the prof is. I would suggest checking out their lab website, and maybe pick a couple of topics that are of interest to you. Maybe try to read some of their papers. That way, if they ask you what you know so far, you'll have a little bit to talk about and even ask some appropriate questions. Like Jhan said, some will have it all planned out as to what they want from you, and others will explain their current research topics and then hand it over to you to make a decision on what you're interested in. Hope that helps