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FLEX Research Methodologies Course (FRMC)

FLEX Research Methodologies Course (FRMC) helps students develop valuable research skills, gain competitive advantage when applying to future summer research programs and in applying to and succeeding in college!
FLEX Research Mentorship Program (FRMP)
How It Works:
- Students are paired 1:1 with a professor or university instructor to develop a research project from start to finish.
Expected outcome:
- A detailed research/conference proposal or a completed original research paper suitable for submission for publication.
- A capstone project for college resume
- A letter of recommendation for college applications
Recent successes:
- College admissions: Stanford, Princeton, U Chicago
- First Place in MIT Inspire (#1 humanities competition)
- Admission to Simons Summer Research Program (top 5 summer program)
FLEX FRMC Team
Ethan Hutt (FLEX FRMC Instructor)
- UNC Chapel Hill - Assistant Professor
- Stanford - PhD in Education, MA in History
- Yale - BA in History
Jay Zhang (FLEX Director of Consulting Programs)
- USC - MS in Global Medicine
- UCLA - BS in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
Dr. Henry Rownd (FLEX Writing Pathway Principal Instructor)
- 5+ Years teaching writing and humanities topics at high school level
- Stanford - Former Undergraduate Reading & Writing Lecturer
- Stanford - PhD in Art History
- Carleton - BA in Cinema and Media Studies