IMHO it is what you make of it. I'd recommend understanding what type of problems are reasonable to be solved in the time you're given, find someone who's work

IMHO it is what you make of it. I'd recommend understanding what type of problems are reasonable to be solved in the time you're given, find someone who's working on ones your interested in and see if they need help. Also, you'll be passing up a lot of potential $$ going to grad school so make sure you understand why your doing it..