Loyalty and Research

[listener23]

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Do schools look down on kids who work in 2 different research labs or do the medschool simply don't notice. If they do notice do they consider it a lack of loyalty or acting shady?

 

[WillburCobb]

I highly doubt they care. Many of my classmates worked in several different labs in undergrad (some as many as 5). I jumped ship from a neuroscience lab to a social psych lab and it was never an issue during interviews.

 

[Oso]

Plenty of people switch labs for various reasons. As long as you're not constantly getting fired from labs or being too picky and trying to find 'the perfect' lab, then I wouldn't worry too much. Just have a good reason for switching. Sometimes your first lab just isn't a good fit. No worries.

Edit: 5 labs, as mentioned above, sounds excessive. Don't do that.

 

[AlbinoHawk DO]

They could ask you why you left a lab, but just on paper it isn't bad to switch labs. You just need to have a reason.

 

[Goro]

NO. Why would you even think this?


Do schools look down on kids who work in 2 different research labs....


We'd consider that you're getting a greater exposure to research and learning more. Do something about the anxiety, will ya? I know that this is an anxiety-provoking process, but, jeeze, 'cmon...there's no need for paranoia.

If they do notice do they consider it a lack of loyalty or acting shady?

 

[listener23]

NO. Why would you even think this?


Do schools look down on kids who work in 2 different research labs....


We'd consider that you're getting a greater exposure to research and learning more. Do something about the anxiety, will ya? I know that this is an anxiety-provoking process, but, jeeze, 'cmon...there's no need for paranoia.

If they do notice do they consider it a lack of loyalty or acting shady?

I was referring to working in two different labs at the same time

 

[WillburCobb]

Read and take to heart what @Goro posted above...

 

[Narmerguy]

Actually, sometimes it becomes kind of a "prestigious" CV thing to be able to list all these labs and influential people that you've worked with. It can get excessive though (i.e. 5 labs is definitely strange).

 

[WillburCobb]

The 5 lab thing was an anomaly with a few people who couldn't figure out what they wanted to do after college. Wouldn't recommend it, just trying to put in perspective that being involved in more than one lab isn't uncommon.