West Virginia University

Student Lab Worker

May - August 2022 • Morgantown, WV

What I liked

This internship gave me the opportunity to experience real lab work under the supervision of a PI and PhD candidate, and allowed me to decide if this was something I wanted to go to school to do for a career.

What I wish was different

The time that the internship occurred meant that I only had about 3 weeks of summer vacation, and 4 days between the end of the internship and the start of the semester, so I experienced pretty extreme burn-out very quickly into the semester.

Advice

It is 100% worth it to have an internship under your belt, whether you want to go to grad school or not. It offers insight as to what your future could potentially look like, and you get to meet some great people!

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Undergraduate Research Assistant

May 2022 • Morgantown, WV

What I liked

I loved how I got experience working with different instruments and was able to read relevant literature to my field that I would not have read otherwise.

What I wish was different

I wish I got paid or credit because I worked 20 hrs/ wk for free which was really had on me this summer.

Advice

Say yes to everything.

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Orientation Leader

May - August 2021 • Morgantown, WV

What I liked

I liked being able to interact with incoming freshman and share my experience with WVU! This job encouraged me to apply to graduate school in Higher Education Administration, and I am now beginning my program this upcoming summer.

What I wish was different

The first half of the job was online due to Covid-19. I wished this experience was in person as sitting on the computer for eight hours a day was difficult. However, I think we made the best of it! I still enjoyed talking to students over zoom.

Advice

I would share to always be mindful of your words and attitude. While you might think you are having a conversation with a coworker, a family could be nearby. In this role, every little decision you make could influence whether a person stays with their choice of being a student here.

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