Lmfaodot Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Hi guys, I don't really post here, but I am a second year chemical engineering student with a 3.7 (not the best compared to the 3.9+ people I've found here). I recently got a job with a pharma company to do engineering work like check equipment/validation/write reports. I was looking forward to this till a Sickkids professor emailed me out of nowhere saying someone dropped out of the contract and he needs a volunteer. I had emailed him in like December and completely forgot. I'm not sure which one I should take...reserach is amazing (I already have 8 months worth of it) and the pharma company isn't a big name like Sickkids. I think both would open doors for me. Only difference is that I think I would enjoy reserach much more than a desk job, but it doesn't pay. Though, I can do research anytime during school and should at least give engineering a try (in the field I mean). I'm heavily conflicted. Any suggestions would be really helpful! My goal is medicine though I enjoy both reserach and engineering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmer08 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Hi guys, I don't really post here, but I am a second year chemical engineering student with a 3.7 (not the best compared to the 3.9+ people I've found here). I recently got a job with a pharma company to do engineering work like check equipment/validation/write reports. I was looking forward to this till a Sickkids professor emailed me out of nowhere saying someone dropped out of the contract and he needs a volunteer. I had emailed him in like December and completely forgot. I'm not sure which one I should take...reserach is amazing (I already have 8 months worth of it) and the pharma company isn't a big name like Sickkids. I think both would open doors for me. Only difference is that I think I would enjoy reserach much more than a desk job, but it doesn't pay. Though, I can do research anytime during school and should at least give engineering a try (in the field I mean). I'm heavily conflicted. Any suggestions would be really helpful! My goal is medicine though I enjoy both reserach and engineering. I would choose the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 You already have 8 months of research. That extra 3-4 months is not going to do much for your application, to be honest. And volunteering for what is typically a paid position is really not motivating or practical. This research isn't going to make your application any stronger, unless you need a reference letter. But even then, that is a TON of work just for a letter. I would get more experience in your backup field. It'll give you some perspective about your field of study and a back up option if medicine doesn't work out. Who knows? You may even come to love it. And being paid is always nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Hi guys, I don't really post here, but I am a second year chemical engineering student with a 3.7 (not the best compared to the 3.9+ people I've found here). I recently got a job with a pharma company to do engineering work like check equipment/validation/write reports. I was looking forward to this till a Sickkids professor emailed me out of nowhere saying someone dropped out of the contract and he needs a volunteer. I had emailed him in like December and completely forgot. I'm not sure which one I should take...reserach is amazing (I already have 8 months worth of it) and the pharma company isn't a big name like Sickkids. I think both would open doors for me. Only difference is that I think I would enjoy reserach much more than a desk job, but it doesn't pay. Though, I can do research anytime during school and should at least give engineering a try (in the field I mean). I'm heavily conflicted. Any suggestions would be really helpful! My goal is medicine though I enjoy both reserach and engineering. PS. That "big name" is the wrong mentality for getting into medicine. Adcom doesn't care what you do or where you do it. They just want to know that you have done something and grown from it in some way. The name "SickKids" is not going to open a door, especially with the role you will be given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooty Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 the pharma job sounds much sexier to me than sick kids volunteering. it's _volunteering_ for christ's sake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmfaodot Posted March 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Thank you very much guys! You are all very knowledgeable and I think I will end up enjoying my own field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuturePT216 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 I would definitely take the Pharma job, because it's a lot more unique. Everyone has research experience, but maybe not everyone will have Pharma experience, especially since it's also paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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