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Consequently, my summer job search this year became a hunt for an internship that involved science but would keep me as far away from the lab as possible. Before leaving school, I had planned to spend the summer in Washington, D.C., interning at a swanky new public policy institute where I would be studying the problem of nuclear proliferation from Russia to rogue nations. The job was a dream come true: it sounded fresh, stimulating and totally free from lab work. However, when that job fell through at the last minute, I found myself facing a Harvard student?...
...first time in my long string of internship experiences, my fears proved unwarranted. Within the first few days, my boss had me performing experiments for my own small project. I became engrossed in learning as much as possible about the molecular biology techniques used in the lab. For all purposes, I became a scientist. My 40-hour week quickly expanded to 60 hours, and I did not even notice the difference. Now, I even go in on Sunday afternoons to prepare experiments for the week...
Career advice at Harvard has always been spotty and conflicted. But the one piece of advice everyone seems to agree upon is that the Holy Grail of internships is one that gives an intern exposure to a career that he or she could really love. While this ideal may be the mantra of the Office of Career Services, it is certainly hard to come by. Have any of these advisors actually experienced an internship? Have they ever felt the eternal tick of seconds that make the hours between 2 and 3 p.m. seem like ten lifetimes? Have they ever made...
...this summer has been the exception. I had no expectations for the internship, but it has turned out to be the best job I’ve ever had. And it’s not the particulars of the job that make it so wonderful. While it’s true that I love science, fly olfaction probably would not have been my first choice to study. What makes my job so wonderful is that I have responsibilities, great people to work with and a real idea of what it is like to be a scientist in the lab. It?...
While he loves the internship, Smith says that much of the strength of the program comes from the other students and spending time with “20 other people interested in social justice issues...