The NC State REU program offers hands-on research experience, and

• helps students determine if he/she is truly interested in research.
• helps students decide what field of research they would like to pursue.
• allows students to have an insider's look at NC State University (to which some students will apply for graduate work).
• makes students more desirable candidate to graduate school search committees.
• helps students meet individuals attending other universities, and these contacts can last a lifetime.
• exposes students to mentors that can make a big difference in the student's future academic development.
• allows students to work on a project that can eventually become his/her senior thesis.
• allows students exposure to all aspects of research (planning experiments, managing their time, writing up their results and presenting their work).
• exposes participants to the ethical issues of research.
• gives students a chance to experience some of the diversity in the area of physics research.

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