woodsman Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 I messed up earlier this year in planning out how I was going to spend my summer, and now I'm scrambling to find an opportunity to see what research is like. The main problems I see right now are that it's pretty late in the summer to be looking for this kind of thing, and that I study out of town, so I have few/no connections to researchers where I'm living for the summer (Toronto). I'm sure there's opportunities, however few they may be, SOMEWHERE in a city as big as Toronto, I'm just kind of lost and not sure where to start. I've tried Sunnybrook but apparently I'm too late for their program, and I've emailed a bunch of researchers at St. Michael's, but no replies yet. For context, I just finished my 3rd year of UG in Honours Science at Waterloo, and I have strong skills and interest in programming and computational methods, but I'll take anything I can get--beggars can't be choosers, after all. Any ideas on what I could do to find a position at this point? Thanks in advance for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depression Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 I try to optimistic but I think you're quite late in your applications for summer research. :/ There's quite a bit of training involved with research students; for that reason, I don't think labs would be too keep on having someone start late in the summer only to leave in a couple of months. Umm, also try contacting grad students in addition to the PI's as they are more likely to reply and/or offer guidance. BUT what you could do is ask around and see if there are research positions for the next academic year in the Waterloo area. It's not a bad idea to start early. Good luck, OP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuturePT216 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 You may be able to get in if you spin it as a volunteer position in the email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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woodsman Posted June 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Thanks for all the input. I have thought about it and decided I should probably just use my summer on other productive things, and try to find a research position during the school year that fits better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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