Because of our unique location located in between Minneapolis and St. Paul, there are a variety of research opportunities.
One thing that I was really considering when I was applying to colleges is the ability to engage in research, because I was the science fair kid, and that was my thing. I was afraid that I will not be able to do that here at Macalester because I had this preconceived notion that, you know, liberal arts colleges are not strong in science, but I was proven wrong.
So I conducted my research over the summer of my junior year. And so I was working in a neuroscience lab, it was a pain lab so we looked at the intersection between chronic pain and alcohol use. I got to take a lot of the concepts that I've learned in the classroom over the years in lecture and then apply them in-person real life.
So in my current research position, I'm working under a Macalester alum, and I was referred to her thanks to one of the professors on campus.
The summer of my sophomore year, I had the opportunity to partake in the Collaborative Summer Research Program here at Macalester. For me, I did research in the art department with my professor. The research that I did over the summer was on figure drawing. So being able to to kind of dive into that helped me work on my skill and my craft.
We have a lot of computer science startup companies that are eagerly looking for well-trained programmers, which our school produces a lot. There are companies with a history of longtime collaboration with us, such as [the] Mayo Clinic and being in an urban location really contributes to our unique and diverse opportunities.
So if you're thinking about, you know, doing an internship in the field of science, it's very, very doable and there's so much help and opportunities available here at Macalester.
