Including job I quit on future application

[frosty66]

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I started a full-time research position at a prestigious institution a few months back. Long story short, the environment is toxic and not what I was expecting, and I am thinking about quitting.

I plan on applying next cycle but only have ~200 research hours in a nonscience subject with no pubs/posters otherwise, so I would like to be able to list this research experience on my application even if it doesn't work out.

Would this be seen as a red flag on my application? I wouldn't be getting a letter of rec from my PI if I quit and I'm unsure if including the experience could backfire on me.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

 

[Nontrad_FL_LGBT]

Make it to 6 months and include it. You don't need a letter from everyone you've ever worked with and all jobs are eventually quit.

 

[LizzyM]

You can quit now and not list the job at all. No one will expect a letter if the experience isn't on your application.

Depending on your gpa/MCAT, the topic of the other research, and the type of schools you'd like to attend, you may not need research.