So, last week I received an email that Genzyme is looking to hire students of different majors, including Bio & Biotechnology. Now, granted I have no idea of what I want to do for the summer, I decided to go for this opportunity and apply. The deadline was February 15, so I just made the deadline =D
Now, if I do get an interview and somehow do get this job, what will I do? I'm confused with my options because even though I know I do not want to go to Med School right away, I still want to do something that pertains to that field, and will help me with my personal statement and resume later on. My options for the summer right now are...
- work at a bio company
- work in a lab at Brighams and Womens
- Shadow a doctor for the entire summer...
- volunteer some place and not have an internship..
What do I do?!???
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Procastination = bad habit!
Putting of important things, such as looking for an MQP, is a very bad habit. It's the type of bad habit that once you have it.. its really hard to shake off. Junior year is almost coming to an end, and if I want to get a good project and be done with it in the first half of senior year.. I should be looking right now.
I guess the thing that makes me not want to do so is.. I don't know where to start really. I want an MQP that would add to my resume for Med School. I have looked around online and have failed to find anything. The next step to take would be talk to the pre-health advisor, Jill Rulfs, and see if she has anything. I usually like to figure things out on my own and try not to go to people for help unless and until its my last option. That's another reason why I haven't been on top of things about MQP lately.. heh...
Anyways, I will definitely get going on this MQP hunt. Hopefully I will have good news about it next week!
Wish me luckkkk!! :o]
I guess the thing that makes me not want to do so is.. I don't know where to start really. I want an MQP that would add to my resume for Med School. I have looked around online and have failed to find anything. The next step to take would be talk to the pre-health advisor, Jill Rulfs, and see if she has anything. I usually like to figure things out on my own and try not to go to people for help unless and until its my last option. That's another reason why I haven't been on top of things about MQP lately.. heh...
Anyways, I will definitely get going on this MQP hunt. Hopefully I will have good news about it next week!
Wish me luckkkk!! :o]
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
What's going on?
Hey everyone,
What have you all been upto? Did anyone take the practice MCAT or GRE test that was being offered this past weekend? How did it go? I think the MCAT tests are really mentally draining. It's pretty much awful. It did, however, give me a good idea of how brutal the test can be.
Other than the practice MCAT test, I have been thinking about my future a lot lately. Recently, I have been having second thoughts about applying for Med School right after undergraduate. I have been considering taking a year off maybe. Even though I may not be sure about what I would like to do after WPI, I do know one thing.. and that is Med School is no joke. You have to be a 100% sure about it because if you don't love it and aren't looking forward to it then it's not going to be easy. Its a HUGE time and financial committment. Anyways, I'm just thinking about my options if I do not apply. Maybe I'll work for a year or two. Or... maybe I'll find something to do in that year which will look amazing on my med school resume.. I don't know yet, but I'm happy to know I have plenty of options, and even though Med School may not be in my immediate future... it definitely will be somewhere down the road.
So in the meantime I just keep my mind and eyes open for any possiblity. =o)
What have you all been upto? Did anyone take the practice MCAT or GRE test that was being offered this past weekend? How did it go? I think the MCAT tests are really mentally draining. It's pretty much awful. It did, however, give me a good idea of how brutal the test can be.
Other than the practice MCAT test, I have been thinking about my future a lot lately. Recently, I have been having second thoughts about applying for Med School right after undergraduate. I have been considering taking a year off maybe. Even though I may not be sure about what I would like to do after WPI, I do know one thing.. and that is Med School is no joke. You have to be a 100% sure about it because if you don't love it and aren't looking forward to it then it's not going to be easy. Its a HUGE time and financial committment. Anyways, I'm just thinking about my options if I do not apply. Maybe I'll work for a year or two. Or... maybe I'll find something to do in that year which will look amazing on my med school resume.. I don't know yet, but I'm happy to know I have plenty of options, and even though Med School may not be in my immediate future... it definitely will be somewhere down the road.
So in the meantime I just keep my mind and eyes open for any possiblity. =o)
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Something I should be doing...
...is editing my resume. The Career Fair is coming up on Feb 18th, and there are many new things that I have accomplished since fall of '09 that need to go in my already stuffed resume. You see, updating the resume would not be a hard task if the page limit was not 1. Now that I am approaching my senior year there are a ton of things that can be put in, however, there is no space for all of it. So... here is where deciding what is best to put in becomes an issue.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who gets annoyed by that and has trouble deciding so here's something helpful: go to the CDC. Or you can also go to the Resume Writing workshops that are being held on the following days:
Jan 21 (today) at 6 PM in SL 115
Jan 25th at 4 Pm in HL 116.
Believe me when I say this, it will make things much easier and faster. :o]
I'm sure I'm not the only one who gets annoyed by that and has trouble deciding so here's something helpful: go to the CDC. Or you can also go to the Resume Writing workshops that are being held on the following days:
Jan 21 (today) at 6 PM in SL 115
Jan 25th at 4 Pm in HL 116.
Believe me when I say this, it will make things much easier and faster. :o]
Thursday, January 14, 2010
And I'm BACKKK!
Hey everyone!
Guess who is back from IQP?? ME. IQP abroad was an phenomenal experience. I had so many first time experiences that I would not had if I had not gone out of the country. It was simply AMAZING. For those of you who got into their choice of IQP site, congrats. For those who are not going abroad for whatever reason, my advice? DO IT. It's a wonderful experience. If not IQP then go abroad for MQP =o) It will be so worth it.
Well that is all for now. Once C-term gets rolling I'll be back with a bunch of new information for all of you. Hope you all enjoyed the break and are ready for an awesome term ahead.
See ya!
Guess who is back from IQP?? ME. IQP abroad was an phenomenal experience. I had so many first time experiences that I would not had if I had not gone out of the country. It was simply AMAZING. For those of you who got into their choice of IQP site, congrats. For those who are not going abroad for whatever reason, my advice? DO IT. It's a wonderful experience. If not IQP then go abroad for MQP =o) It will be so worth it.
Well that is all for now. Once C-term gets rolling I'll be back with a bunch of new information for all of you. Hope you all enjoyed the break and are ready for an awesome term ahead.
See ya!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Done with A term!
Hello all,
I just wanted to drop in and say best of luck for finals. The past week has been really hectic for me and for everyone else also I am sure. Every classroom I sit in, I notice atleast dozen people coughing and sniffling. This can only confirm that finals are here. We only have one more day to get through people, then we can rest peacefully for 10 days before we have to look at any books or assignments again!
I on the other hand will not be returning in 10 days. My time to go abroad for IQP has finally arrived :o):o):o) So I will be logging on again with a ton of information for you guys next year!
Hope you all enjoy your break and do well in the finals.
See ya!
I just wanted to drop in and say best of luck for finals. The past week has been really hectic for me and for everyone else also I am sure. Every classroom I sit in, I notice atleast dozen people coughing and sniffling. This can only confirm that finals are here. We only have one more day to get through people, then we can rest peacefully for 10 days before we have to look at any books or assignments again!
I on the other hand will not be returning in 10 days. My time to go abroad for IQP has finally arrived :o):o):o) So I will be logging on again with a ton of information for you guys next year!
Hope you all enjoy your break and do well in the finals.
See ya!
Monday, October 5, 2009
End of the term is approaching fast
Hey folks,
Sorry I have not updated in the longest time. I know you all have missed my blogs so muchhh. hehe. So lately I have been really caught up in all the end of the term stress that accumulates here at WPI. I'm sure you ALL are well aware of this. The papers, the tests, the all nighters and other stressful things have had a huge impact on my immune system. I am sick, hence the delay in blogging. Sorry guys.
Being sick really stinks =o(. You wanna know why? Well it's mainly because being sick is exhausting. Literally all I want to do is sleep all the time. Sleep and eat and sleep, but ofcourse there just is no room for THAT at this schoool. Nooo wayy. I hate having my life being in shambles. I hate falling behind and then playing the catch up game, which is neverending (wellll i guess it ends once the term ends).
So last week I was going to blog about going to the "How to write a cover letter" workshop. Let mee tell youu there is sooo much more to writing a cover letter than I had imagined. The workshop, run excellently by Maggie, was extremely informative. IF any of you missed the workshop, but wanted to learn how to write a GOOD cover letter, no worries there are a couple of options for you. These are:
1) You can come to the CDC to make an appointment and a counselor can help you out.
2) There are handouts with instructions and sample cover letters on them
I had to write a cover letter once last year for a Biotech company that I was applying to. If you are one of those people who have NEVER written a cover letter then let me tell you... it really is not that easy. It's something you, along with many others, will hate doing but unfortunately it has to be done. My problem was that I didn't even know how to begin. I mean I knew I should start it off by introducing myself but where do I go from there? The one HUGE mistake I made in that cover letter was that I summarized what was already in my resume. That's NOT what a cover letter should be. The employers can see what your resume consists of , and there is ABSOLUTELY NO NEED to sum it up in the cover letter. Instead, you write about things that aren't in your resume, but will help make you a stronger candidate. This can be achieved by doing research about the company you intend on applying to and proving to them how you meet the standards and qualities that company X is looking for in their intern. Anyways, dont worry there will be a whole blog on writing a cover letter later. So keep an eye out for that post, if you're interested.
I'm curious, did anyone go to the practice MCAT or GRE tests that were being held this weekend? I had signed up for the MCAT practice test, but ofcourse did not make it :0(. Oh well, good thing I have taken many of those already so I know what to expect. Those of you who are interested in going to Med school, please make sure you take one of those practice tests. Its a really good way of gauging what you need to not worry about, what area you need sever help in and how it feels to take a 5.5 hour test. If you can't tell... its EXHAUSTING. It's mentally draining if you're not prepared for it. My advice to the people planning on taking the MCAT test is to prepare well, know all the background material, and take as many practice tests as you can. Taking these practice tests will help you build your endurance for the 5.5 hour test day. If you have any questions, concerns or comments regarding this matter leave me a comment OR you can come to the CDC orr even better contact Jill Rulfs. She is the pre-health advisor.
Okay so this post is pretty long. I guess it makes up for all the days I didn't post up anything huh? Anyways, I hope you all are doing much better than me handling the stress and the change of weather. We only have about two more weeks to go so HANG ON!
Sorry I have not updated in the longest time. I know you all have missed my blogs so muchhh. hehe. So lately I have been really caught up in all the end of the term stress that accumulates here at WPI. I'm sure you ALL are well aware of this. The papers, the tests, the all nighters and other stressful things have had a huge impact on my immune system. I am sick, hence the delay in blogging. Sorry guys.
Being sick really stinks =o(. You wanna know why? Well it's mainly because being sick is exhausting. Literally all I want to do is sleep all the time. Sleep and eat and sleep, but ofcourse there just is no room for THAT at this schoool. Nooo wayy. I hate having my life being in shambles. I hate falling behind and then playing the catch up game, which is neverending (wellll i guess it ends once the term ends).
So last week I was going to blog about going to the "How to write a cover letter" workshop. Let mee tell youu there is sooo much more to writing a cover letter than I had imagined. The workshop, run excellently by Maggie, was extremely informative. IF any of you missed the workshop, but wanted to learn how to write a GOOD cover letter, no worries there are a couple of options for you. These are:
1) You can come to the CDC to make an appointment and a counselor can help you out.
2) There are handouts with instructions and sample cover letters on them
I had to write a cover letter once last year for a Biotech company that I was applying to. If you are one of those people who have NEVER written a cover letter then let me tell you... it really is not that easy. It's something you, along with many others, will hate doing but unfortunately it has to be done. My problem was that I didn't even know how to begin. I mean I knew I should start it off by introducing myself but where do I go from there? The one HUGE mistake I made in that cover letter was that I summarized what was already in my resume. That's NOT what a cover letter should be. The employers can see what your resume consists of , and there is ABSOLUTELY NO NEED to sum it up in the cover letter. Instead, you write about things that aren't in your resume, but will help make you a stronger candidate. This can be achieved by doing research about the company you intend on applying to and proving to them how you meet the standards and qualities that company X is looking for in their intern. Anyways, dont worry there will be a whole blog on writing a cover letter later. So keep an eye out for that post, if you're interested.
I'm curious, did anyone go to the practice MCAT or GRE tests that were being held this weekend? I had signed up for the MCAT practice test, but ofcourse did not make it :0(. Oh well, good thing I have taken many of those already so I know what to expect. Those of you who are interested in going to Med school, please make sure you take one of those practice tests. Its a really good way of gauging what you need to not worry about, what area you need sever help in and how it feels to take a 5.5 hour test. If you can't tell... its EXHAUSTING. It's mentally draining if you're not prepared for it. My advice to the people planning on taking the MCAT test is to prepare well, know all the background material, and take as many practice tests as you can. Taking these practice tests will help you build your endurance for the 5.5 hour test day. If you have any questions, concerns or comments regarding this matter leave me a comment OR you can come to the CDC orr even better contact Jill Rulfs. She is the pre-health advisor.
Okay so this post is pretty long. I guess it makes up for all the days I didn't post up anything huh? Anyways, I hope you all are doing much better than me handling the stress and the change of weather. We only have about two more weeks to go so HANG ON!
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