kkja Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Ok, so I'm in 1st year Life Sci at UTSG and I really regret not planning ahead this year... I was gonna do research in the summer and my marks are great (A+'s) but it's already April. I tried emailing some profs about research jobs last week but got nothing, so now I'm asking around for volunteer positions. I'm about to give up, though, because I'm behind in my courses and exams are coming up. I really can't afford to spend hours ACTUALLY reading their research papers and writing emails expressing my genuine interest only to be ignored. And is it even worth it? I mean, even if I do land a volunteer position, is it worthy enough to be included as "experience" on my CV for future research opportunities? I went through many topics about this on this forum and many people said volunteers just do menial cleanup work and stuff... But then what am I supposed to do this summer if I don't volunteer in a lab? Any ideas/advice/words of encouragement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmer08 Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 LOL I don't know what to do this summer either so can't help ya there... But you might not be getting any replies cuz you're a first year... many profs want upper year students or atleast people who've taken the core lab courses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmfaodot Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Volunteer at a nursing home? Get a summer job at Starbucks/retail store? Apparently medical schools like work experience (from what I hear!). You can't give up...there has to be something still available. You just have to keep trying (easier said than done). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuturePT216 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 I got a few offers for a volunteer position at SunnyBrook! It might be late for paid positions, but if you really wanna do research, sending emails is your best bet at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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