High school, at least at HTHI, has taught me how to ask questions. I'm very much an introvert and shy. It took time and willpower to become more comfortable asking questions. I have to remind myself that I am not a graduate student, like my coworker, I'm not even a current college student. I am a high school intern. I am not expected to go in knowing anything. It would be idiotic to not ask questions.
As for the similarities between HTHI projects and externship, there are only a few. Projects stress communication and collaboration. I usually work by myself in the basement lab unless Lauren is there (she works part-time). I don't really have anyone to collaborate with besides myself however, communicating with my mentor is incredibly important. The research project that I am helping with has real world impact. It's something to be taken very seriously and the experiments involved with it should be handled carefully. With projects at school, none of them have the same kind of impact. I can understand how certain school projects improve my skill-sets and knowledge but, they don't have an effect on the real world. Projects however, have helped me learn how to manage my time efficiently and learn independently. Both of those are skills I regularly rely on during externship.
As for the similarities between HTHI projects and externship, there are only a few. Projects stress communication and collaboration. I usually work by myself in the basement lab unless Lauren is there (she works part-time). I don't really have anyone to collaborate with besides myself however, communicating with my mentor is incredibly important. The research project that I am helping with has real world impact. It's something to be taken very seriously and the experiments involved with it should be handled carefully. With projects at school, none of them have the same kind of impact. I can understand how certain school projects improve my skill-sets and knowledge but, they don't have an effect on the real world. Projects however, have helped me learn how to manage my time efficiently and learn independently. Both of those are skills I regularly rely on during externship.