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One of the key beliefs at Madison Country Day School (MCDS) is that all students possess an extraordinary capacity to learn. It is out of this belief that the Advanced Science Research (ASR) program has emerged. The objective of the program is to place highly-motivated, self-disciplined, and inquisitive MCDS students with science researchers for the summer before their senior year at partnering institutions. From this experience, students will:
Be exposed to authentic research and careers in science
Dig deeper into topics of interest
Pursue academic passions that extend beyond current MCDS offerings
Share their experiences with others in the MCDS community
Students who find summer internships at UW-Madison are also eligible to earn college credit for their experience through the Early College Credit Program (ECCP).
Useful Links:
Timeline - From interest to completion of an internship, this page walks through an approximate timeline.
Expectations - A discussion of program requirements.
Application - If interested, the application process and materials are here.
Blogs from Past ASR Students - Learn about what others have done in the past.
Want to get involved?
If you work in a research lab and are interested in hosting a student for 8-10 weeks in the summer, please contact Dr. Lancor and we'll be in touch!
Questions? Contact Dr. Rachael Lancor, Research Program Coordinator (rlancor@madisoncountryday.org)
Student testimonial
I'm planning to graduate in June with a BS in biology with a specialization in cancer biology. Since my first year at UChicago I've worked in Dr. Lucy Godley's lab studying germline genetic predisposition to hematopoietic malignancies. It's a really great group, and I've been able to secure undergraduate research funding every year and publish a couple of things with Lucy. I got into a pretty cool program this past year--The Beckman Scholars Program--which will fund me up until the end of next summer. I was writing a paper recently to publish the findings of a short virtual project that I did during Covid when a Japanese research group reached out wanting to collaborate, and their PI is pretty famous--Seishi Ogawa--so that's very exciting! The experience I gained during the ASR program definitely kickstarted all of this.
- Sofia Korotev
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