HIP-SAT is specifically designed for homeschooled high school students, addressing a gap in traditional outreach programs by providing direct access to academic laboratory research at MIT and Weill Cornell Medicine.
The HIP-SAT (Homeschool Internship Program for Science and Technology) offers homeschooled high school students an 8-week summer research internship at MIT or Weill Cornell Medicine. Interns are mentored by PhD students or postdocs and engage in frontier research in chemical biology, chemistry, or engineering. Projects are tailored to individual skills and interests, and may involve scientific literature searches, lab work, computer programming, solving mathematical equations, developing theories, communicating with scientists, and data analysis. Students gain valuable research skills, become familiar with scientific literature, and present their findings at scientific meetings and a symposium. This program provides a unique opportunity to experience state-of-the-art science and gain insight into a career in science or engineering.
A typical day involves working in a research lab on a tailored project, which could include searching scientific literature, conducting experiments, utilizing scientific software, or analyzing data, all under the guidance of a PhD student or postdoc mentor.
This program is ideal for committed and mature homeschooled high school students, at least 16 years of age, with a demonstrated interest and strong scientific preparation in chemistry, biology, and/or bioengineering, who are interested in a career in science or engineering.
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