My parents moved back to their native country and have sold the family's home in the states, so my only option is that I have to find work and sublet a house. That puts me in a tough spot so I started planning so early to prepare for the summer. As a college junior, here are my options: find a summer internship, continue on-campus research, or find a non-science part time job - these three are mutually exclusive.
The problem with the internship is that I may not have time to study for the MCAT, volunteer, and study a foreign language (which I am doing so I can waive my final two required semesters of foreign language classes, which otherwise would make graduating much more difficult). The problem with the research is that although the schedule is more flexible it may be unpaid, or paid in the form of work-study which does not help me with housing, and the problem with the part-time job is that it's not science-related, and that since I go to a top ten school I'm going to feel really awkward when surrounded by friends who would be spending their summers at Google, Goldman Sachs, etc.
Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do? The fourth option is obviously to live with my parents in China but I don't want to look like I did nothing for that summer on my app.
The problem with the internship is that I may not have time to study for the MCAT, volunteer, and study a foreign language (which I am doing so I can waive my final two required semesters of foreign language classes, which otherwise would make graduating much more difficult). The problem with the research is that although the schedule is more flexible it may be unpaid, or paid in the form of work-study which does not help me with housing, and the problem with the part-time job is that it's not science-related, and that since I go to a top ten school I'm going to feel really awkward when surrounded by friends who would be spending their summers at Google, Goldman Sachs, etc.
Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do? The fourth option is obviously to live with my parents in China but I don't want to look like I did nothing for that summer on my app.