What are some the benefits of working in the lab?

… I never imagined my experience as an undergraduate research assistant would be such an important, not to mention, enjoyable part of my junior year of college.

If I were to pick one aspect of my experience as the most important and beneficial, I believe it has been the personal relationships I’ve formed with the faculty and graduate students who have been a constant support in my academic and personal life.

I have always been terrified of public speaking, even [in] small groups, so I almost surprised myself with how comfortable I have gotten with explaining and running the [different tests].

The lab experience also increased my self-confidence and my ability to work with others, both of which will be assets to me in the future.

… the experience has increased my level of self-confidence, both in my ability to relate to others with whom I work and in my ability to contribute to a significant project in an academic setting.

I have become much more sensitive to the problems of the elderly and much more sympathetic and patient in dealing with them. I have learned things about the effects of aging on physical activity that I hope I remember long enough to be of use to me personally many years from now when it is my turn to be coping with a body that finds it increasingly difficult to perform tasks that it once did effortlessly.

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