Hi Jacob,
Welcome! It sounds like you have a lot of ideas and plans. I have some suggestions.
1. When you get to WVU, volunteer to work in someone's lab even if it's just washing glassware. What professors look for is not the smartest people, but the ones who are dependable, show up on time, and do what they are asked. Obviously you need to have a few brain cells to do the experiments, but lots of people have the smarts and a much smaller number can tolerate the less exciting tasks that make science possible. Simply being around the lab and showing yourself to be responsible will open a lot of doors for you.
2. Once you're in, ask to do some basics, like running a gel or making media. Try to remember that it isn't one exciting discovery after another, but a lot of work, entering data, checking spreadsheets. I hope you will find it worthwhile as we have.
3. The pros will listen to you if they like you. Make friends in the lab.
4. Tone it down a little. Sorry, but a high school kid or college freshman is a hard sell sometimes, and this is why. While I'm sure you were happy (and rightly so) that you did well on your history paper, no one in a molecular biology lab will care about that. Winning a prize for having grades above a D is probably something you should keep to yourself. Spend less time telling everyone how great you are and more time actually being great.
I wish you the best of luck on your journey, and please keep us posted on your progress.
Stacy
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