Undergrad Research...

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<p>I know L'etranger was complaining (a while ago) about research being hard to find; I have an some information that might contend otherwise. </p>

<p>The work-study office at McGill regularly posts job-openings for semester (or semester+) positions throughout campus. A decent amount of these jobs involve research assistance, or things of that nature. I personally (as a U0 student who hadn't even completed his first semester) was able to find, and get an offered extended to help a professor research. It WASN"T HARD AT ALL. </p>

<p>To stretch this out even more, and because someone, someday, will hopefully read this, I'll outline how it all happened. </p>

<p>My twin brother stumbled on the work-study sight (we both qualify for it, though I doubt in the grand-scheme of things that even matters...). He found a bunch of openings who's prerequisite training was minimal, and then gave me a few phone numbers. I made a few phone calls, most got busy tones or no answers, and finally one picked up. The professor who picked up was Dr. M. Glavinovic, and I will be working under him this semester on his Electro-physiological research.</p>

<p>I literally only had to talk to one person (twice on the phone, once to confirm a meeting with him at his office), conduct a VERY informal interview (I doubt you could even call it that), and I had a RA position lined up for the next semester. </p>

<p>The thing to note here is this: I don't plan on running the research, I never planned on anything of the such, and I wouldn't even dream of getting my name anywhere near the author-list. This is an entry, resum</p>

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<p>drmambo wrote: My twin brother stumbled on the work-study sight (we both qualify for it, though I doubt in the grand-scheme of things that even matters...).</p>

<p>Actually, McGill work study takes "need" seriously. My daughter was turned down because our family income exceeded their limits. That is probably how it should be and I have no quarrel with their policy. She found work in Montreal as international students are now allowed to work off campus.</p>

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<p>What I meant to add to that is this:</p>

<p>In my reply the professor never made any mention, or inquiry as to whether I qualified for "work-study". So the work-study sight can be used for people who qualify or not, because after a certain point, they'll take you regardless of the qualification (especially late in the semester when no one else has been applying for the position). </p>

<p>I didn't mean that work-study itself shouldn't be taken seriously...Sorry for the confusion.</p>