It is never too early to begin thinking about working with a faculty member on their research,ÌýscholarshipÌýandÌýcreative works. Typically, if you begin thinking about it your freshman year, then by your sophomore year, you will have an idea of what you want to work on and with whom. Sophomore year is a great time to begin reaching out to faculty, so that you are in place by junior year, giving you at least two years to work with the faculty.