<p>or can you change your job if you really don't want the one they assign?</p>
<p>yeah, i'd like to know that as well. The last time i tried to do anything in kitchen, i almost burned our house down!! :( no dining halls/kitchen stuff plz (plus, being around food makes me hungry :p)</p>
<p>i dont care, as long as it doesnt involving standing out in the cold for extended periods of time, washing other people's dishes, or cleaning toilets.</p>
<p>I don't think they'd actually <em>fire</em> you for breaking dishes or something. The only case of a student being fired I've heard of involved reserve books and the taking thereof, but that was quite serious.</p>
<p>A word about library jobs: the ones where you can do homework at the same time pays at about half the rate. Sometimes they have specialised positions (I think in Firestone definitely, and maybe in some of the other larger libraries) like "shelving," "circulation," etc., but in the smaller branch libraries, you do a little of everything so there's a bit of variety. I often find it quite pleasant to interact with patrons, and sometimes quite amusing too. Also, if you are very interested in a subject, working in that subject library should be fun.</p>
<p>What about working in campus offices or research jobs?</p>
<p>If you can find another job you can do that instead of your assigned job, but it won't be a guaranteed position (as in, you can get fired whereas people are rarely fired from their assigned jobs)</p>
<p>ohhh yeah - clumsiness is a HUUUUUGE problem with me - I still trip over my own feet :o </p>
<p>So obviously I also break dishes :p</p>
<p>Admissions office would be FANTASTIC :D</p>
<p>Dude, I would loooooove to work in the admissions office, especially on any kind of recruitment task forces. It's the next best thing to Orange Key :D</p>
<p>Orange Key?</p>
<p>tour guides</p>
<p>Orange Key isn't paid is it?</p>
<p>So yeah admissions office is better :D</p>
<p>Do you think I can get a job there if I call them everyday and generally make myself painful? :p</p>
<p>No, but I think it'd be more fun :) As an EC, anyways, since just as a job does, it takes up time. And yeah, go for it, heh.</p>
<p>Okay seriously, what is the greatest thing about working for the admission office?</p>
<p>u have the inside scoop on what goes on in there and-</p>
<p>a. use that knowledge when you apply for grad school
b. write a book on college application and make some money
c. atleast figure out the mystery that has been haunting so many other college applicants</p>
<p>j/k</p>
<p>on a more serious note-
a. it dont have anything to deal with dishes/fire
b. almost non physical (except when you are sending out acceptance/rejection letters)
c. if you get a chance to read the essays etc. - very interesting as well</p>
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<p>EXACTLY!!! :D</p>
<p>Good point adides. ;)</p>
<p>such - that was a whore post and don't you deny it!!!!! :D</p>
<p>I'd prefer a library job to anything else. It'd be less of a disruption to my studies.</p>
<p>I think the coolest thing about working in the admissions office would be the fact that you're basically working in the gut of your school. I mean, if you have Princeton pride, the admissions office is the place is to be (especially if you could work on recruitment committees/task forces)</p>
<p>yes gia that was a whore post :p</p>
<p>whore post :p i like that term. </p>
<p>phil, i agree with you - working on recruitment, task forces would be awesome! especially if it is for intel students (which i doubt)</p>
<p>i know this dude from india, who was at yale workin on intl recruitment and yale would pay for his flight back to india in summer since he would spend couple of days 'recuiting' over here!!!</p>
<p>+</p>
<p>we can help the office get tech savvy like MIT. where ben, matt, etc. are so much in touch with the applicants through blogs, cc, etc.</p>