What's your summer job?

Student Lounge College Life
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are college students supposed to get internships and "good jobs"

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<p>Some of them do. Some of them get great internships working with museum curators, scientists, local politicians (just from my friends' experiences).</p>

<p>Are they "supposed" to? Not necessarily. More of my friends are doing restaurant work/bagging groceries/Blockbuster than getting a lab internship.</p>

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really easily?

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<p>Hahahah. No. It is NOT that easy. First, often times you're in "competition" for these internships/"good jobs" with graduate students, and they are usually preferred. Second, you have to compete with students your own age/undergraduate level, and the choicer the job/internship, the more competitive it is.</p>

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<p>Intermural basketball/soccer referee while taking summer classes.</p>

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well, we get free food on break (except dessert) :)...I'm addicted to Chick-Fil-A</p>

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<p>ive had a couple of banking internship interviews but if those fall through i will just stick with my part time and do a few mystery shops.</p>

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<p>Paid internship with NIH, get to stay on campus of UAA for free and get paid to do some research! Also thinking after the 6 weeks is over perhaps getting a job as a CNA at the hospital before school starts.</p>

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<p>Banana are you from CT by any chance?
Camp counselorrrr. holler.</p>

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<p>Research with a prof at my school.</p>

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<p>Still Unemployed so far. :-/</p>

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<p>hostessing/waitressing at a local italian place i've spent the last few breaks working at.</p>

<p>and studying in spain for 6 weeks <em>grin</em></p>

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<p>i have two.
i'm a year round receptionist at weight watchers and i'm an equiptment person at a cell phone distributor.</p>

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<p>Nope, I am from CA</p>

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<p>Intern for the county government; don't know what field yet. That lasts two months.</p>

<p>And then I'll be applying to Best Buy, Starbucks and any other place that'll pay a decent wage. Any ideas where?</p>

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<p>Working at a local gourmet deli. Kind of crappy pay, and I don't know how many hours I can work, so I might be looking for another job. I need $$$.</p>

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<p>I won't be in college until this fall but I'm a sales associate at the Gap.</p>

<p>And I love it :)</p>

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<p>Probably working at the super market. I worked there at the end of school last year. Probably about $8 per hr. since i worked there already.</p>

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<p>working at a store on the jersey shore... boring job, great location. i'm excited!</p>

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<p>paid research assistantship at an excavation in Portugal! Could not be more psyched. Airfare and room and board and paid for, and then some! Oh, and then after that's done, food service!!!</p>

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<p>I've been a slacker so I'm just looking for a job now (read that as life got in my way so I had no time to look for a job until I got home a week ago, then got sick, so am just now able to deal with the job mess). Will apply to Kohls, and some other stores (assuming they're hiring). Thinking of checking if Barnes and Noble, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Aeropostale are hiring. I applied a couple months ago online for Old Navy, but have never heard anything, so guess that's out.</p>

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<p>I'm a waterslide attendant and sell tickets and concessions at a water park</p>

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<p>Mediocreme- I wouldn't suggest Starbucks unless you want to spend your summer working at 4-ish AM. Doesn't really matter if you say you aren't available b/c you'll probably be scheduled anyways. Just a warning. The barely-decent money isn't worth it.</p>