[cweagans]

"Work with" how? You mean you want to learn from that professor in a non-classroom setting? Or you want to just get to know the professor before you start classes there? Or...?

Kind of hard to say unless you're more specific with what you want to be doing.

Generally, try to find someone to make an introduction on your behalf. That will go over a lot better, IMO.

[essofluffy]

As in help out with their research as a learning experience.

[auxym]

Professors don't do much of the actual research work themselves. They are the ideas person, giving their grad students direction, and applying to grants to fund them.

So, what will probably happen is that they will direct you to one of their students, if they think you can give him a hand on his project.

Are you looking for a summer internship kind of thing?

Anyways, just wanted to give you a heads up. Do go ahead and ask! And if one prof isn't interested, ask another one. All profs are quite different. If you know someone in the department (grad or undergrad student), you could ask them for suggestions as to which prof would be open to having a HS level intern.

[essofluffy]

Yeah a summer internship type thing. Thanks for the advice.