GOOD NEWS I just received an offer for a sales&marketing internship in a local city, which is a huge feat for me because as a biology major I thought my options were extremely limited. It seems like a great opportunity for me to continue improving my professional communication skills and to become more sociable in a friendly business setting.
But the bad news is that the week long training program will interfere with a LOT of my finals - at least three. I'm quite sure (but not 100% positive) that all of these deadlines would be pushed forward to 7-10 days earlier, making that week extremely hellish, which isn't good because in four of my classes I'm on the fence between a B/B+ or an A-/A, and I'm worried the decreased time will hurt me greatly in my studies. I also can't afford too many more dents in my GPA at this point, since I didn't do too well last semester after taking CS courses.
The alternatives are, currently, to take on a research position in anesthesiology with a professor whose projects seem to have a high chance of becoming published and presented if I continue throughout the academic year. The problem is that he seems very busy as an MD/PhD and might not have too much time for me. In addition there is a part-time, unpaid internship that can be done from home, allowing me to also take additional summer classes to help improve my low-by-SDN-standards sGPA. But it doesn't seem like a great opportunity for career prospects and for improving my own personal skills.
And of course, I can continue job hunting. If I take the research position the professor had said he was totally fine with me dropping for something else because he understands that other commitments may come.
Suggestions?
But the bad news is that the week long training program will interfere with a LOT of my finals - at least three. I'm quite sure (but not 100% positive) that all of these deadlines would be pushed forward to 7-10 days earlier, making that week extremely hellish, which isn't good because in four of my classes I'm on the fence between a B/B+ or an A-/A, and I'm worried the decreased time will hurt me greatly in my studies. I also can't afford too many more dents in my GPA at this point, since I didn't do too well last semester after taking CS courses.
The alternatives are, currently, to take on a research position in anesthesiology with a professor whose projects seem to have a high chance of becoming published and presented if I continue throughout the academic year. The problem is that he seems very busy as an MD/PhD and might not have too much time for me. In addition there is a part-time, unpaid internship that can be done from home, allowing me to also take additional summer classes to help improve my low-by-SDN-standards sGPA. But it doesn't seem like a great opportunity for career prospects and for improving my own personal skills.
And of course, I can continue job hunting. If I take the research position the professor had said he was totally fine with me dropping for something else because he understands that other commitments may come.
Suggestions?
