Built by a 10th-grader who cold-emailed his way into a UCSD lab
LabBound finds the right professors, drafts the cold emails that actually get replies, and rehearses you with an AI voice coach that scores every answer — so you're sharp for the call, the fair, and the moment it counts.
Free to start: 1 full mock interview with a score card + 3 professor searches.
You can't practice the interview until someone agrees to give you one. LabBound gets you that yes.
Describe your project. LabBound searches real research databases and surfaces the professors whose published work actually overlaps yours — not a generic list you'd waste emails on.
It drafts a personalized cold email for each one — short, specific, and in a real student's voice. It references their actual work, so it reads like a human, not spam.
When a professor says yes, switch to the voice coach and rehearse the call — so you don't freeze when they ask "why this method?" ↓
LabBound is interview practice for science fair and mentor meetings — with your own project brief and slides on screen.
Paste your brief, upload a poster or deck (up to 20 slides), pick how hard you want the coach.
The coach asks questions out loud. You answer into the mic. Flip slides like a real poster session.
Clarity, specificity, scientific thinking, delivery, composure — plus what to fix next time.
This isn’t another open-ended chatbot. It’s structured practice with a beginning, middle, and a score.
Stop freezing when a judge asks “why this method?” Rehearse until your answers sound like you — just sharper.
One simple price, usage caps so costs can’t run away, and you can see exactly what they’re working toward.
Seat packs for a research club or tutoring group. Same coach, shared across the team.
Start free. Go Pro when you're serious — best value on the year.
Free
$0 no card
Feel the score card before you pay.
Pro
$99 / year
≈ $8/mo, best value — or $19/mo billed monthly.
Lab / school
$399 / year
10 seats — the adult with the budget buys it.
You describe your project; LabBound searches real research databases (millions of papers) and ranks professors by how closely their published work matches yours. You reach out to people who'd actually care — not a random list off Google.
The opposite. It writes short, specific emails that reference the professor's actual research and what you want to learn — the specificity is exactly what earns a reply. And you send it from your own inbox after editing, so it's genuinely yours.
Every answer gets rated on clarity, specificity, scientific thinking, delivery, and composure — plus the single thing to fix next. It's the honest, specific feedback a good mentor gives, on demand, out loud.
No. Start with a rough idea, or load a sample project and run a full mock interview in one click. You sharpen the real thing as you go — free, no card.
Start free. Go Pro when it counts.