DiavoloAlighieri
Jus bëtter
- Joined
- Mar 18, 2023
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Man oh man, I am quite late to the game. My parents never really allowed me to hold a job in high school, which is alright since I was involved in school sports and took all the challenging APs offered, but now that I’m in college, I’m struggling to find a retail job like at a grocery store or something along those lines.
I applied for last year’s cycle of SURF/undergrad research but was rejected from the handful I applied for. I have a sneaking suspicion it could have been due to my lack of work experience, as my friends who have less academic experience but more work experience managed to nab some positions. For instance, I know a guy in my year who typically spends his weekends smoking cigarettes (which is a great way to divide your lifespan in half) and not much else.
He got an undergrad research position at my university over the summer, and I think it’s because he worked fast food during high school.
Tl;Dr: Should I prioritize finding a simpler job as one of my main goals first or should I be able to get a research position without doing this step? I’d rather not work retail if I don’t need to as I am somewhat tight on time.
I applied for last year’s cycle of SURF/undergrad research but was rejected from the handful I applied for. I have a sneaking suspicion it could have been due to my lack of work experience, as my friends who have less academic experience but more work experience managed to nab some positions. For instance, I know a guy in my year who typically spends his weekends smoking cigarettes (which is a great way to divide your lifespan in half) and not much else.
He got an undergrad research position at my university over the summer, and I think it’s because he worked fast food during high school.
Tl;Dr: Should I prioritize finding a simpler job as one of my main goals first or should I be able to get a research position without doing this step? I’d rather not work retail if I don’t need to as I am somewhat tight on time.