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There's a summer internship opportunity for a $1000 stipend for me, but I'm not sure if it's worth my time. It's at a GED instruction program. I've been volunteering there (which involves teaching students trying to get their GED) for a few months now (have about 150 hours) and I've been extremely involved. The people there really like me, and that's why they want me to do the internship. It would be at least 20 hours a week, possibly 40.
Here's the pros and cons that I can thinks of:
Pros-
-Lets me help tons of people throughout the summer
-Build stronger relationship with students and staff (improved rec. letter if i need it)
-Shows long term and extensive commitment
Cons-
-Takes up tons of time
-Not really related to science (I'm a biology major with strong interests in science. I have a research position lined up for Fall 2013 though..)
-I started with the program to volunteer my time, and getting paid with a stipend would kind of defeat that
Should i just continue to volunteer there for 7-8 hours a week, or go ahead and jump right into the internship?
I'm just finishing freshman year, and just starting to build up my ECs.
Here's the pros and cons that I can thinks of:
Pros-
-Lets me help tons of people throughout the summer
-Build stronger relationship with students and staff (improved rec. letter if i need it)
-Shows long term and extensive commitment
Cons-
-Takes up tons of time
-Not really related to science (I'm a biology major with strong interests in science. I have a research position lined up for Fall 2013 though..)
-I started with the program to volunteer my time, and getting paid with a stipend would kind of defeat that
Should i just continue to volunteer there for 7-8 hours a week, or go ahead and jump right into the internship?
I'm just finishing freshman year, and just starting to build up my ECs.