Guides
Honest and practical guides to doing real research while you are in high school, and to using that research well once it is done, all written by the same team that stands behind D-LABS.
These guides are written for students, and for their parents, who are planning a first serious research project. They cover what real research actually looks like at the high-school level, what publication genuinely involves behind the word itself, how to find a mentor you can truly trust, and how much any of this really helps when it comes to university admissions.
They are deliberately practical, and they are honest about the trade-offs involved rather than promising easy answers. Start with whichever guide sits closest to the question on your mind, and then, when you feel ready to begin, explore our research fields and the named mentors who work in them.
A practical, step-by-step guide to doing genuine academic research while you are still in high school. It walks you through the whole journey, from finding a question that is worth asking to producing a real output you can actually show to others.
Read guide →A clear look at what publication really means, which journals and venues accept work from high-school authors, and what you can do to give your paper the best possible chance of being accepted.
Read guide →Where to look for a research mentor, how to write an outreach message that actually earns a reply, and how to judge, once someone does answer, whether that mentor is the right fit for you and your project.
Read guide →An honest look at whether high-school research programs really help with college admissions. It explains what admissions officers actually value in an application and how to choose a program that will genuinely count for something.
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