Possibility

I'm already in my fourth year of undergrad, yet staying an extra year opens up so many possibilities. I have a lot available to me, but I have to decide if it's worth it. I'm currently applying for a summer research opportunity. It would be great, plus it would pay. If I do it at osu I might even be able to tie it into something else... I can still graduate with distinction if I want to. My GPA is high enough that it is still an option. Should I??

This is what it will entail: Taking a three quarter series of pass/fail classes (one day a week for 2 hours). The class starts with how to prepare a research question, then doing your research, and then how to write a thesis paper. I would work on my own project with a professor and then write a formal paper about my work. It sounds neat... I'm debating talking to a professor about it. Especially if I could do a large chunk of the research this summer. And if I could get paid for it, well... that might make it really worth it!

So I'm looking into it, and we'll have to see. I think I may be able to do something fairly general and then be able to go deeper into for my master's thesis in graduate school. It also would look really good on a resume, especially since I won't be graduating with a biological science degree. I e-mailed a professor I'm interested in working under, so hopefully I'll hear from him soon. And hopefully I'll get into this program for the summer I applied to. Hmmmm...